Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Project Delivery Manager- Capital Planning and Development
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Job Overview
Are you an experienced Project Delivery Manager looking for an opportunity to help lead a varied and rewarding portfolio of healthcare construction projects?
The Capital, Estates and Facilities Directorate at Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (CUH) is seeking to recruit 2 talented and motivated Project Delivery Managers - Minor Works/Capital Projects to join our Capital Planning and Development Team.
Working alongside a dedicated team of senior leaders, project managers, building and engineering managers, clerks of works, and support staff, you will lead the Minor Works team in delivering a diverse portfolio of construction and infrastructure projects that directly support clinical services and enhance patient care across the organisation.
Main Duties of the Job
This role combines leadership, people management, technical expertise, and hands-on project delivery. Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills are essential, as you will work closely with clinicians, senior managers, consultants, and contractors to successfully deliver projects that improve healthcare facilities and support clinical excellence.
- Reporting to the Head of Capital Projects, you will provide day-to-day leadership and management of the Minor Works delivery team, overseeing projects from inception through to successful completion.
- You will be responsible for ensuring projects are delivered safely, efficiently, on time, and within budget, while maintaining the highest standards of quality, governance, and compliance.
About the Role
The successful candidate will have excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, and a proven ability to lead and develop teams within a fast-paced environment. You will be a motivated leader with the ability to inspire colleagues, drive performance with your team, and deliver successful project outcomes.
This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in delivering CUH's investment programme while helping to shape and improve healthcare facilities for patients, visitors, and staff.
If you are interested, we would like to hear from you. Please apply or contact Katherine Fitzwilliams for an informal discussion about the role.
Please note: We are also actively recruiting for the Project Delivery Manager – Capital Projects position. Candidates applying for the Project Delivery Manager – Minor Works role are strongly encouraged to apply for both vacancies (other vacancy also listed on CUH Current Vacancies page) to maximise opportunities through the recruitment and selection process.
Working for Our Organisation
Our Trust
Cambridge University Hospitals (CUH) NHS Foundation Trust comprises Addenbrooke’s Hospital and the Rosie Hospital in Cambridge. With over 13,000 staff and over 1100 beds, the priorities of the Trust focus on a quality service which is all about people – patients, staff, and partners. Recognised as providing ‘outstanding’ care to our patients and rated ‘Good’ overall by the Care Quality Commissioner, it is a testament to the skill and dedication of the people who work here. CUH’s values – Together - Safe, Kind, Excellent – are at the heart of patient care, defining the way all staff work and behave. The Trust provides accessible high-quality healthcare for the local people of Cambridge, together with specialist services, dealing with rare or complex conditions for a regional, national, and international population.
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CUH is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community - a place where we can all be ourselves. We value our differences and fully advocate and support an inclusive working environment where every individual can fulfil their potential. We want to ensure our people are truly representative of all the communities that we serve. We welcome applications for all positions in the organisation irrespective of people’s age, disability, ethnicity, race, nationality, gender identity, sex, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership status, or pregnancy and maternity status or social economic background.
Detailed Job Description and Main Responsibilities
Please see the attached Applicant Information Pack (combined Job Description and Person Specification) for key duties and responsibilities.
Due to Home Office immigration rules, a full-time permanent vacancy cannot be filled by individuals on a Student visa. Therefore, please be advised that if you are a Student visa holder, we will not be able to offer you a full-time permanent contract unless you have:
- Applied for a Graduate visa
- Or you will have successfully completed your course and have applied for a Graduate visa before the anticipated start date of your employment
This vacancy will close at midnight on the 7th September 2026.
Interviews are due to be held on the 21st September 2026.
Benefits to You
At Cambridge University Hospitals, we want to do all we can to support good working days. We offer development opportunities and a wide range of benefits, including on-site leisure facilities, shopping concourse, and day nurseries. Our good work programme currently includes providing reduced-cost Stagecoach bus travel to and from Cambridge University Hospital site. Park and Ride bus journeys between Babraham Road and Trumpington sites are free, as is the route to and from Cambridge train station and our hospitals. We also subsidise the cost of parking on site for eligible staff.
On CUH campus, hot food is available 24/7 and at a reduced cost for colleagues. Recently we launched the first of our staff pod break spaces. Located in the Deakin Centre, we have a purpose-created colleague-only café, with free tea and coffee, a break space, and private outside area for colleagues to rest, refuel, and recharge. Just one of the ways we are working hard to support good working days at CUH.
CUH is committed to assisting employees in achieving a good work-life balance irrespective of role or personal circumstances. Flexible arrangements may include, but are not limited to, part-time working, job-share, term-time working, and flexible start and finish times.
Please note if you would like to discuss the required hours of this role further, you should approach the contact given. In some cases, alternative working hours will be considered.
We welcome applications from the Armed Forces.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Honours degree level or equivalent in building, engineering, or related specialty works (e.g., building services design and installation, building surveying, quantity surveying, construction management)
- MRICS status in building or quantity surveying or evidence of specific job-related CPD in specialized construction
- Post-graduate certificate in management
Desirable criteria
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- Record of continuous development over a broad range of issues such as legislation, health and safety, management policies, sustainability, contract/project management
- Technical Mechanical design qualification
- Post-graduate diploma in management or equivalent
Experience
Essential criteria
- Substantial post-qualification experience of working in a building-related industry, including working in a supervisory position
- Significant experience of NHS capital and/or construction project management lifecycle delivery in a large complex acute hospital/organisation
- Management and procurement of external teams and contractors
- Successfully managing a number of both in-house and outsourced functions/teams within an estates or facilities function
- Significant experience of managing projects through the full project lifecycle
- Significant experience of feasibility studies and appraisal of investment
- Working as part of a multidisciplinary team, involving clinicians. Experience of chairing clinical stakeholder meetings to aid design development and execution
- Track record of ability to deliver projects against targets and within set timescales
- Budgetary and financial management experience
- Experience of managing and supporting a team of professional staff for delivery
Desirable criteria
- Experience of developing and implementing management plans for compliance with statutory instruments and specific industry standards
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Detailed knowledge of H&S, Building, and CDM legislation and requirements
- Detailed knowledge of current Department of Health guidance and all other applicable standards
- Detailed knowledge of other relevant current legislation/guidance and associated statutory requirements
- Knowledge and experience of specifying and appointing specialist advisors
- Detailed knowledge of on-site construction methods and procedures
- An understanding of the capital planning, tendering, and commissioning process adhered to in the NHS and industry standards and guidance
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge of NHS/DoH/CQC standards and requirements
- Knowledge of managing an aged estate
Skills
Essential criteria
- Excellent people/staff management skills.
- Excellent communication skills
- Interpretation and explanation of highly specialized technical drawings
- The ability to influence senior managers and clinicians in relation to patient environment based on sound technical construction and legislative knowledge and expertise
- Ability to work under pressure and achieve delivery against challenging deadlines
- Ability to prioritise work, meet tight deadlines, and work independently
- Positive and effective team leader, able to motivate and manage staff
- Highly developed analytical skills enabling interpretation and communication of multi-stranded projects: design, financial, and contractual information
- Excellent CAD skills and construction knowledge enabling the production of full technical building, mechanical, and electrical drawings for given projects
- Good leadership skills
- High level of computer literacy required: Word, Excel, Office, Fast/AutoCAD, MS Project
- Capable of working and leading in a demand-driven service and organisation
- Able to promote and cultivate a customer-focused service delivery
Desirable criteria
- Polished presentation skills
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