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Head of Capital Projects and Minor Works

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Whittington Health

2mo ago

  • Job
    Full-time
    Senior & Expert Level
  • Construction & Surveying
  • London

AI generated summary

  • You must engage clients, manage projects with plans and risk registers, conduct feasibility studies, ensure timely approvals, monitor performance, report progress, and collaborate with the Estate Department.
  • You will lead complex projects, engage stakeholders, provide project management expertise, ensure quality delivery, monitor progress, and maintain clear communication with the Estates Department.

Requirements

  • The post holder must be able to engage with clients along the whole process of the project.
  • Provide project management expertise to both the team and on all owned projects, ensuring those projects have a RAP, brief, project plan, risk register and appropriate approvals.
  • Provide feasibility studies on proposed areas of work and change for Whittington Health, including holding and leading workshops and meetings to better understand the needs of the client.
  • Develop, implement and monitor good management practices in respect of the design, construction and delivery of assigned projects including relevant procurement and H&S processes and procedures, ensuring all projects go through Whittington Health’s approval process in a timely manner and to a high quality of submission.
  • Ensure that major infrastructure/construction projects deliver planned performance and outputs to time, budget commitments and quality specifications by monitoring the activities of development partners and their contractors; highlighting risks and taking remedial actions as required.
  • Maintain regular and accurate reporting to management, including analysis and evaluation of progress, with respect to the current and forecast status on assigned projects. Identify potential difficulties with project delivery and take appropriate remedial action.
  • Work with colleagues in the Estate Department to ensure clear communications are in place for each of the projects and their history and knowledge is understood, especially in terms of equipment and finish standards.

Responsibilities

  • The post holder will lead the delivery of various projects from medium, major to complex multi-million value projects (e.g. variety of high level stakeholders, including external contractors and managers). Often with multiple projects at any one time. The post holder will work, from a projects inception and feasibility, with an oversight of project through then to completion, in order to achieve desired outputs within agreed time frame, within budget, to specification and operational standards. The post holder will undertake delivery tasks as well as managing the over plan.
  • Working with stakeholders is key to this role to ensure that patient and staff environments are suitable, practicable and considerate. The post holder must be able to engage with clients along the whole process of the project.
  • Provide project management expertise to both the team and on all owned projects, ensuring those projects have a RAP, brief, project plan, risk register and appropriate approvals.
  • Provide feasibility studies on proposed areas of work and change for Whittington Health, including holding and leading workshops and meetings to better understand the needs of the client.
  • Develop, implement and monitor good management practices in respect of the design, construction and delivery of assigned projects including relevant procurement and H&S processes and procedures, ensuring all projects go through Whittington Health’s approval process in a timely manner and to a high quality of submission.
  • Ensure that major infrastructure/construction projects deliver planned performance and outputs to time, budget commitments and quality specifications by monitoring the activities of development partners and their contractors; highlighting risks and taking remedial actions as required.
  • Maintain regular and accurate reporting to management, including analysis and evaluation of progress, with respect to the current and forecast status on assigned projects. Identify potential difficulties with project delivery and take appropriate remedial action.
  • Work with colleagues in the Estate Department to ensure clear communications are in place for each of the projects and their history and knowledge is understood, especially in terms of equipment and finish standards.

FAQs

What is the primary responsibility of the Head of Capital Projects and Minor Works?

The primary responsibility is to lead the delivery of various capital projects, from inception through to completion, ensuring they meet desired outputs within agreed time frames, budgets, and specifications.

What types of projects will the post holder be involved in?

The post holder will manage medium, major, and complex multi-million value projects, including those arising from the Estates Strategy, BAU minor works, and the Environment and Sustainability Strategy.

Is stakeholder engagement important in this role?

Yes, engaging with stakeholders is key to ensure that patient and staff environments are suitable, practicable, and considerate throughout the project process.

What kind of expertise is expected from the Head of Capital Projects and Minor Works?

The post holder is expected to provide project management expertise, ensuring that all projects have a Risk Assessment Plan (RAP), brief, project plan, risk register, and necessary approvals.

What responsibilities does the post holder have regarding feasibility studies?

The post holder is responsible for conducting feasibility studies on proposed areas of work, which includes holding and leading workshops and meetings to understand client needs better.

How will the post holder monitor project performance?

The post holder will monitor the activities of development partners and their contractors to ensure projects deliver planned performance, outputs, and adhere to time and budget commitments.

What reporting is required in this role?

The post holder must maintain regular and accurate reporting to management, including analysis and evaluation of progress, identifying potential difficulties with project delivery, and taking appropriate remedial actions.

What is the importance of communication within the Estate Department?

Clear communication is essential to ensure that the history and knowledge of previous projects are understood, particularly regarding equipment and finish standards.

How does Whittington Health promote diversity and inclusion within its workforce?

Whittington Health aims to employ a workforce representative of its diverse population and has recruitment, training, and promotion policies that are sensitive to differences in age, disability, gender, marital status, pregnancy and maternity, race, sexual orientation, and religion or belief.

Who can I contact for further details or informal visits about the position?

You can contact Liam Triggs, the Director of Estates & Facilities, via email at liam.triggs1@nhs.net for further details or informal visits.

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Whittington Health

Whittington Health

Science & Healthcare
Industry
1001-5000
Employees
1848
Founded Year

Mission & Purpose

Whittington Health NHS Trust aims to help local people live longer and healthier lives by providing safe, personal, coordinated care for the community we serve. We provide hospital and community care services to 500,000 people living in Islington and Haringey as well as Barnet, Enfield, Camden and Hackney. As one organisation providing both hospital and community services, we are known as an ‘integrated care organisation’ and have over 4,400 staff delivering care across north London. Our priority is to provide the right care, at the right time and in the right place for our patients. We provide a large range of services from the hospital, including accident and emergency (A&E), maternity, diagnostic, therapy and elderly care. We also run services from 30 community locations in Islington and Haringey. Over the past year we have reviewed and developed services to make them stronger and better support the needs of patients. As an integrated care organisation we bring high quality services closer to home and speed up communication between community and hospital services, improving our patients’ experience. Key to our approach is partnering with patients, carers, GPs, social care, mental health and other healthcare providers. Our organisation has a highly-regarded educational role. We teach undergraduate medical students (as part of UCL Medical School) and nurses and therapists throughout the year, alongside providing a range of educational packages for postgraduate doctors and other healthcare professionals.