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Project Manager

Employer
2gether Support Solutions
Location
Kent, CT1 3NG
Salary
£48,000 per Annum, 25 days annual leave plus other employee benefits
Closing date
29 Jul 2019

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Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time
Job Function
Project Manager

Project Manager

Contracted Hours: Full Time 37.5 Hours (Mon-Fri)

Driving License: Essential

We have an exciting opportunity for a Project Manager to join our business to cover the Kent region. The role supports delivery of capital projects across the healthcare estates ensuring that projects are delivered on time, on budget and meeting client expectations.

The Project Manager will ensure that good stakeholder engagement and governance is in place for all projects with safe delivery being at the forefront of all work.

2gether Support Solutions is a new, wholly owned subsidiary company of one of the largest NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK, East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust.

At 2gether Support Solutions we put customer service and quality at the heart of all that we do. We have strong social enterprise principles and the profits we make go back into supporting our staff, improving services for patients and other community activities in East Kent.

Key responsibilities will include:

  • Lead and co-ordinate the project work programme and provide project management support/leadership in accordance with the Trust’s strategic plan.
  • Manage external consultants (architects, structural engineers, quantity surveyors, mechanical and electrical engineers) engaged on projects and to ensure delivery on time and within budget.
  • Manage project teams (including user groups) and consultants, develop/procure and build in standardised building elements, plant, equipment and components with proven acceptable performance, without loss in flexibility in design and utilisation of space.
  • Ensure that building/engineering design conform to current NHS and statutory legislation and guidance.
  • Responsibility and accountability for the management of the project budget, ensuring the project takes into consideration the whole life project costing.
  • Support the Assistant Director of Strategic Estates with the implementation of the Estates element of the Trusts Clinical Strategy and ensure that developments are planned to cause minimum disruption to patient services.
  • Delivery of excellent communications with all internal and external stakeholders, throughout the project lifetime.
  • Maintaining high personal, professional and contemporary standards and knowledge of current practices, technology and legislation, relating to the construction industry.

We are looking for candidates with the following skills and attributes:

  • Proven experience of successfully managing building/ construction projects to include people, finance and materials.
  • Educated to degree level in either Engineering, Surveying, Architecture, Building or a member one of the accredited bodies for those industries or substantial work experience would be considered instead.
  • Drive and focus to succeed with the ability to multi-task across a range of highly complex issues

Why work for us?

We offer a range of excellent benefits including:

  • 25 days annual leave
  • Employee benefits scheme including childcare vouchers, cycle to work scheme, health cash plan and access to thousands of retail discounts
  • Structured career pathway and progression opportunities
  • DBS paid by 2gether Support Solutions

Our recruitment process will consist of a telephone interview and a face to face interview.

Apply online today or call our friendly recruitment team on 0121 713 8333 for more information.

2gether Support Solutions is an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion / belief, sexual orientation or age.

We reserve the right to close this advert early if we are able to appoint to the vacancy before the advertised closed date.

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