Capital Delivery Manager

Job summary

We at Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust have an exciting opportunity based in Gloucester (but working countywide), for 2 temporary fixed term (18 month) full-time roles as Capital Delivery Managers.

The postholder will be part of the Buildings and Environment Improvement Team, delivering a range of capital projects, from inception to completion, across the Trust. Over the next 18 months, there are a number of development schemes with a focus on hospital refurbishment projects, accommodation for supporting functions and infrastructure improvements to meet the net zero carbon target.

The postholder will be supported by a close team of Estates and Facilities professionals, but will also be required to work across the organisation with operational managers, clinicians, administrators and all corporate departments. The individual must be confident in leading & managing the work of a design and construction project team, posing challenge where necessary, to ensure compliance and best value for the Trust.

We are therefore looking for a professional, reliable and strong, but compassionate team player to support the Team in ensuring that the Trust provides a modern, fit-for-purpose estate for patients, staff and visitors. The postholder must have exceptional planning and organisational skills and be an effective team player, but also have the ability to work alone, multitask, prioritise and manage their own workload and that of the project team.

Main duties of the job

In this role, you will be responsible for ensuring the efficient use of resources sothat the land, buildings, and property are safe, compliant and fit for purpose in accordance with statutory legislation, codes of practice and operational business plans. Ensuring parity of service and compliance and adherence to procedures and policies, including all statutory & non-statutory instruments, including but not limited to Health Technical Memorandums, Hospital Building Notes and best practice.

The postholder will be proactive, reliable and flexible with a "can do" attitude, excellent communication skills are required, both verbal and written, including skills to negotiate solutions to avoid, or manage, minor conflict.

The ideal candidate will be someone with relevant qualifications and experience of managing healthcare projects with a proven record of delivering high quality outcomes, managing budgets and project programmes.

The qualification, training & experience requirements for the role are underlined in the Job Description/Person Specification.

About us

We have a skilled and dedicated workforce of over 5000 colleagues working in a diverse range of services over 55 sites and within people's homes. We strive to enable a welcoming workplace culture that builds and celebrates civility, inclusivity and diversity, while providing a sense of belonging and trust.

Annual staff surveys, regular Pulse surveys and other engagement opportunities provide our people with lots of opportunity to tell us about their experiences of working with us. In the latest staff survey, 61% of colleagues gave us their views. It was great to hear that:

• 72% of colleagues would recommend the Trust as a place to work, ranking us 1st for Provider Trusts in the South West region on this question.
• 76% would recommend the standard of care provided in our services if a friend or relative needed treatment, also ranking us 1st in the South West region.
• 81% said that care of patients and service users is the Trust's priority, compared with an average in comparable NHS Trusts in England of 64%.

This high-level overview shows we are in a healthy position, with higher scores than average for comparable organisations, alongside a great response rate, indicating good staff engagement. However, we also know we have plenty of room for improvement in many areas. To that end, we continue to prioritise and invest in our commitment to genuinely becoming a Great Place to Work with consistent top-quartile performance in the annual staff survey and Pulse surveys.

Details

Date posted

03 September 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£47,810 to £54,710 a year per annum

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

18 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

327-25-751

Job locations

Rikenel

Montpellier

Gloucester

GL1 1LY

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