NHS Scotland
252793 (CHA) PPP Contract Manager
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NHS Scotland Job Description
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Contract Manager Role
About the Role
NHS Lothian currently has a portfolio of 10 operational Public Private Partnership (PPP) contracts with a total annual unitary payment of circa £100 million. These are a mix of Private Finance Initiatives, Hub health care, and Not for Profit Distribution (NPD).
Reporting directly to the PPP Programme Director, the Contract Manager is required to join a team that provides commercial and financial leadership, oversight, risk management, and direction in respect of this portfolio. Responsibilities include:
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- Performance management
- End of contract term arrangements
- Life cycle investment
- Change management
- Dispute process
- Division of services provided in-house or under contract
Key Requirements
With significant engagement with commercial providers, you will have strong negotiation, influencing, and leadership qualities which you will require to evidence through significant experience in a commercial or healthcare or other complex environments. You must also demonstrate the ability to lead and manage changing requirements within clinically sensitive and demanding environments.
Qualifications and Experience:
- From a facility management, building management/surveying, finance, commerce, or accountancy background.
- Detailed knowledge and experience of developing, negotiating, tendering, and managing complex high-value contracts, such as PFI/NPD.
- Excellent analytical and judgement skills to address highly complex facts and situations incorporating legal, commercial, technical, construction, and clinical information.
- A holder of a degree and relevant post-graduate qualification in the areas of facility management, building management/surveying, finance, commerce, or accountancy.
- Significant relevant post-qualifying experience in the delivery of quality commercial and contract management services.
Application Information
For further information on what is included in the role and what skills/experience are being looked for, click on the links at the bottom of the screen to the job description and person specification. Informal enquiries are welcome to Bruce Barron, PPP Programme, NHS Lothian on 07989 763358.
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Application Deadline
Please note: we anticipate a high level of interest in this position and may close the vacancy early once a sufficient amount of applications are received. Therefore, please make sure you complete and submit your application at an early stage.
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