Senior Capital Projects Manager | East London NHS Foundation Trust

Are you looking for a new and exciting challenge? Are you a naturally helpful and creative thinking projects professional? Do you have proven experience leading built environment development and construction project management improvement and change?

We are looking for an exceptional and inspirational Senior Capital Projects Manager - a technical expert who will be pivotal senior member of the Trust and of the estates senior leadership team.

This role will be a highly visible member of estates who is a senior leader in project delivery across the Trust.

With over 135 properties across East London, Luton & Bedfordshire and a multitude of service contracts with NHS and Private sector providers, you will be instrumental in ensuring that we are providing the best possible experience and quality of care for the population that uses our services as well as staff and partners that work for our Trust.

You will have a proven track record of managing NHS (or similar) development and project delivery teams as well as being an inspirational leader who takes pride in stakeholder engagement.

The role be will be offered on a secondment basis for existing NHS Staff / fixed term contract for this fiancial year

As an effective Senior Capital Projects Manager, you will;

Contribute to the strategic direction and be responsible for the management, delivery and monitoring / improvement of the Trust's Capital projects from RIBA stage 0 to 7 and to provide a safe and suitable estate for all service users, visitors and staff, encompassing full statutory compliance.

Contribute to the development of project related policies, strategy and best practice to ensure an estate fit for purpose, of appropriate condition and functional suitability to support the Trusts Vison, Values and strategic outcomes.

Deliver Capital schemes and provide budgetary / spend profiling and control, including lessons learned and feedback initiatives.

Prepare Project Reports for internal and external stakeholders.

Contribute to the Trust's Site Development and Master Planning strategy and processes, including annual and 5 to 10-year planning and programming processes.

Provide advice on best practice procurement procedures and management, including the use of approved public sector frameworks e.g. Procure 23, Crown Commercial Services, SBS framework.

Be an expert lead for construction project health and safety related matters, including management and control of contractors, for all estates and digital infrastructure projects.

Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve.

Our values are

We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive – so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations.

Please refer to the job description for a full range of duties and responsivities

As a dynamic and values-driven Senior Capital Projects Manager, you will be committed to collaborative working and passionate about the equality, diversity and inclusion agenda. You will be a vision-led individual with a strong desire to make a difference and help steer our Trust into the future.

Does this job excite you but you feel as though you don’t have experience in all of the areas listed in this Job Description, or that your skills and qualifications don’t perfectly meet the requirements? We would welcome applications from under-represented groups in this sector such as women and BAME candidates.

At ELFT Estates, we are dedicated to creating a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you’re passionate about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every criterion or qualification in the job description, we actively encourage you to apply or to reach out for a conversation. You could be just the person that we are looking for.

David Stevens - Director of Estates, Facilities & Capital Development

This advert closes on Sunday 7 Jun 2026