Programme Manager

Working within the Project & Property Management Department
Directorate - Estates & Facilities on behalf of East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust
To lead on a Programme of Capital Projects including charity funded projects taking day to day responsibility for successful delivery of the programme within time, cost and quality
Planning, organising, recruiting as appropriate, to deliver the programmes within the Trust’s governance structure and its adopted management and operating policies.
Ensuring that appropriate programme management documentation is developed and maintained as the basis for progression of activities and that people, including a range of external contractors are held to account.
Lead on the development of the governance framework for projects within the Programme/ Portfolio as they evolve with robust reporting systems in place to the relevant Senior Groups, Boards and Executive Management Team.
Developing and maintaining a comprehensive framework for management and reporting of portfolio programme risks and issues
Coordinating the programme with other Trust projects and general operational activity and ensuring that momentum is maintained
Ensuring that the portfolio / programme is delivered within the cost, time and quality parameters set by the relevant Board Committee.
Developing and refining reporting processes which are able to provide a clear presentation of the portfolio / programme, along with interdependencies.
A wide range of staff benefits are available to our staff including staff development, enrolment in the NHS pension scheme, auto-enrolment to our Temporary Workforce Service, access to nurseries at EDGH and Conquest, staff restaurants and on-site staff accommodation.
In addition to an internal Occupational Health department, all staff also have access to free psychological support through our confidential Employee Assistance Programme which is available to staff 24 hours a day 7 days a week.
Onsite parking is available from £50 per year.
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The Capital Projects Department provides a service to the Trust that ranges from Estates strategic planning, refurbishments, new builds, estates projects and minor capital works as well as ongoing planning of future capital developments in line with the Trust clinical and estates strategy.
The Programme Manager will be responsible for managing a portfolio / Programme of capital projects from inception to completion to cost and time.
The day to day management of the programme (including resource management and whole programme budgets) and delivery of the programme deliverables within agreed constraints.
Planning, monitoring and controlling all aspects of the agreed portfolio programme to ensure that the most cost effective, timely and appropriate solutions are developed to fulfil the Trust’s strategic goals.
Producing documentation including financial and progress reporting, highlight and checkpoint progress reports, quality assurance reports, and risk/issue management logs related to the Programme.
Providing leadership to Senior Project Managers undertaking formal role of Contract Administrator for the delivery stage of a projects.
Managing the relationship with external suppliers for the Portfolio Programme to define and agree business needs, objectives and system requirements and any interfaces with the operational hospital staff, ensuring the scheme delivers the agreed output specification and commissioners/users’ requirements.
Line management of the Trust’s internal capital project management team (interim and substantive).