Capital Project Manager

Capital Project Manager

The closing date is 26 February 2026.

We are looking for a forward-thinking Capital Projects Manager to join our Estates & Facilities team at Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. Whether based at Bedford Hospital or Luton and Dunstable Hospital, you'll work across multiple Trust sites and take ownership of delivering a varied portfolio of complex capital estates projects, typically valued between £3-5 million each year.

In this influential role, you'll report to the Estates & Facilities Business and Compliance Manager and work closely with the Director of Estates & Facilities, playing a key part in shaping the future of our estate. Your expertise will help ensure our buildings and infrastructure fully support outstanding patient care, evolving clinical needs, and the long-term sustainability of the Trust. This is an exciting opportunity for a proactive, strategic leader with a strong track record in estates project management to drive meaningful improvements across a fast-moving NHS environment.

Act as a Project Manager for Estates capital schemes across the Trust.

Lead the planning, delivery, and monitoring of a diverse range of construction and refurbishment projects
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Manage capital project budgets (£3-5m) and staffing budgets (~£100k), ensuring delivery on time and within budget.

Develop project briefs, analyse tenders, appoint contractors and consultants, and ensure compliance with all statutory and regulatory requirements.

Support the Trust's six-facet survey programme, backlog maintenance planning, and prioritisation of estates investments.

Prepare and support the development of Business Cases aligned to clinical and operational needs.

Contribute to corporate governance, risk management, and strategic estates planning.

Work collaboratively with clinical and operational teams, senior managers, external contractors, and statutory bodies to ensure smooth project execution.

Report progress and risks to the Capital Planning Group and other key governance forums.

Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides hospital services to a growing population of around 700,000 people living across Bedfordshire and the surrounding areas across two busy hospital sites in Bedford and Luton. Both hospital sites offer key services such as A&E, Obstetrics-led Maternity and Paediatrics. You will be joining a friendly, high performing Trust committed to ensuring the health and wellbeing of staff.

As one of the largest NHS Trusts in our region you will have access to a programme of high quality training and development to help you grow your career. The Trust continues to be committed to delivering the best patient care using the best clinical knowledge and technology available.

Please note that vacancies may close prior to the advertised closing date when sufficient number of applications have been received. All new staff will be subject to a probationary period covering first 6 months in post. Travel between hospital sites may be required. Please review all documents attached to ensure you familiarise yourself with all requirements of the job.

Responsibility for supporting the Capital Program utilising a risk-based framework agreement and backlog maintenance/ 6-facet survey information, to agree this Capital Program with various stakeholders and provide professional evidence to Senior Estates Manager (Building) of the reasons behind the proposed investment decisions.

To administer delegated elements of the Capital program in-line with SFIs and statutory guidelines including reporting monthly on progress and advising on making decisions as and when conflicting requirements for funding arise.

Responsibility to update the senior management team on a monthly reporting basis.

To act as Project Manager for schemes as required, fulfilling all the professional obligations this experienced role requires to ensure the best outcome for clients.

Develop client brief with clients within the organisations, challenge brief and adapt into a specification for tender.

Analyse complex tender returns in preparation for appointing a competent building…