Project Manager Oxford, England
Job description
Do you have experience of managing capital projects in the NHS?
Would you like to be part of a Trust that value, recognise and celebrate staff members? Who work as a team to provide a high level of service? If yes, Oxford University Hospitals is the place for you.
We have a vacancy for a full-time Project Manager in the Capital Development team. The post-holder will be required to lead a team to successfully develop and manage the Capital Programme for OUH.
A construction professional, degree qualified in a construction related disciple, post graduate diploma/ masters of specialist knowledge through equivalent experience.
The Project Manager is responsible for the delivery to time, budget, and quality of delegated capital and revenue projects (projects), including project and programme management, cost and contract management, procurement management quality management, health & safety, and risk management in support of the Trust objectives. The projects will predominantly but not exclusively be located on the Trust hospital sites (John Radcliffe, Churchill, Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre, and Horton Hospital), for example, the Trust may also deliver projects with other partners, on other hospital sites and within the community.
Working within an acute hospital environment, the Project Manager will be responsible for the planning, monitoring and control of all aspects of one or more high value (up to £20 million) and complex capital and revenue projects.
The Project Manager will use technical knowledge and experience to resolve project issues to ensure the successful delivery to the specified programme, cost, and quality standards.
The Project Manager will deputise for the Senior Project Manager, as necessary. In addition, the post holder will provide line management for one or more Assistant Project Managers and management of external appointed design and technical consultants.
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trustis one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research.
The Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury.
Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community.We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellence and its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence.These values put patients at the heart of what we do and underpin the quality healthcare we would like for ourselves or a member of our family. Watch how we set out to deliver compassionate excellence via the OUH YouTube channel.
Operational
- To support and guide the Senior Project Manager in the management of projects within the estate and to provide the most practical and economic solutions for design, procurement, construction, management, commissioning, and maintenance of the development. Ensure that the Senior Project Manager has the right information and knowledge at the right time to exercise authority properly.
- Lead and be responsible for one or more projects (up to £20million in value), including refurbishments, redevelopment, and new builds, in accordance with the Trust’s project management policies, procedures and processes.
- Establish and manage an effective project team to include user representatives.
- Develop a Project Initiation Document and detailed project plans to ensure delivery of the project to agreed budget, programme, scope, and quality standards, taking account of interdependencies between projects. Monitor and update the plans on a regular basis.
- Manage and ensure the successful delivery of the projects within an acute hospital environment, managing conflicting demands, whilst minimising any potential disruption or disturbance to patients, staff, or other visitors.
- Ensure that all aspects of the projects are managed based on best practice, promoting sustainability, and working towards enhancing patient care and experience.
- Responsible for ensuring the correct surveys are carried out, for example structural and asbestos surveys.
- Produce regular reports using the Trust’s IT systems including project management software.
- Report monthly (including Highlight Report, Exception Report, cash flow and forecast outturn Capital Spread sheet, Risk Log etc) as required by Capital Management Group and provide other updates as required by the Senior Project Manager, Programme Manager or Deputy Director of Capital Development.
- Report on progress to the Project Sponsor, Project Group, Capital Management Group, and other senior managers monthly and as required.
- Develop, monitor and keep up to date an overall programme / schedule for the project to ensure that the project is delivered to the agreed timescale, taking account of any dependencies, and checking for any changes to the critical path.
- Establish and implement robust project monitoring and change control systems, ensuring that all proposed changes are logged, and decisions recorded.
- Work with the Capital Development team and support the Senior Project Manager and clinical/operational service in developing the project from Strategic Outline Case business case stage to Outline Business Case and Full Business Case stage, including undertaking options appraisals and feasibility studies for preferred options.
