Capital Project Delivery Lead
At a glance
- Band
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Hours / week
- 37.5
- Posted
- 10/09/2026
- Closes
- 24/09/2026
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Role summary
The Capital Project Delivery Lead will join the Estates Department at Milton Keynes University Hospital to manage and deliver a programme of capital improvement projects. This role involves leading specific projects, developing business cases, chairing meetings, and providing expert advice on construction and cost management. The successful candidate will contribute to improving the hospital environment for patients and staff, utilizing their project management and healthcare planning experience.
Essential criteria
- Degree qualification or equivalent or equivalent experience
- Relevant professional qualification to post graduate level or equivalent experience
- Budget and Construction Cost Management
- Database and Spreadsheets
Desirable criteria
- NHS/Public sector Procurement
- Current JCT & NEC forms of Contract
- Good working knowledge of the aims and objectives of the NHS and Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and how Estates services contribute to those objectives.
- Project management experience
- Experience in a healthcare setting
- Record of advising on and implementing Health and Safety regimes for construction and engineering contracts within a 'live' (occupied) environment
- IT skills
- Ability to work accurately and manage large multi-disciplinary projects under pressure
- Ability to seek solutions to extremely challenging problems showing empathy with staff, visitors and patients - A 'Can do' approach
- Good organisational skills
- In the use of Computerised Design System (CAD)
- In the use of surveying tools and equipment
- Personal and people development
- Committed to lifelong learning and use of knowledge management
- Communication
- High Level of Interpersonal and communication skills
- Ability to write detailed/highly sensitive or confidential reports for Project Boards
- Good negotiating skills
- Confident public speaker
- Specific requirements
- Able to perform the duties of the post with reasonable aids and adaptations
- Qualifications and knowledge
- Degree qualification or equivalent or equivalent experience
- Relevant professional qualification to post graduate level or equivalent experience
- Budget and Construction Cost Management
- Database and Spreadsheets
- NHS/Public sector Procurement
- Current JCT & NEC forms of Contract
- Good working knowledge of the aims and objectives of the NHS and Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and how Estates services contribute to those objectives.
- Project management experience
- Experience in a healthcare setting
- Record of advising on and implementing Health and Safety regimes for construction and engineering contracts within a 'live' (occupied) environment
- IT skills
- Ability to work accurately and manage large multi-disciplinary projects under pressure
- Ability to seek solutions to extremely challenging problems showing empathy with staff, visitors and patients - A 'Can do' approach
- Good organisational skills
- In the use of Computerised Design System (CAD)
- In the use of surveying tools and equipment
- Personal and people development
- Committed to lifelong learning and use of knowledge management
- Communication
- High Level of Interpersonal and communication skills
- Ability to write detailed/highly sensitive or confidential reports for Project Boards
- Good negotiating skills
- Confident public speaker
- Specific requirements
- Able to perform the duties of the post with reasonable aids and adaptations
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 7 at £46,148 – £52,809 a year, across England.
This advert: £49,387 – £56,515 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Capital Project Delivery Lead
The closing date is 24 September 2026
Job summary
Capital Project Delivery Lead
Department Estates
Band 7 £49,387 - £56,515 Per annum
Hours: 37.5 per week, all MKUH roles will be considered for flexible working
The Estates Department has a vacancy for a Capital Project Delivery Lead to enable the Capital Projects team to successfully deliver a programme of improvements on the Milton Keynes University Hospital site. The Department serves a growing Acute Foundation Trust Hospital of around 450 beds and is committed to providing a quality service.
This is an opportunity for a suitably qualified, motivated individual to join our team. You will have excellent organisational and communication skills and ability to use your initiative. You should have healthcare planning experience and be able to lead clinical colleagues through the project process. Contact prior to application is welcomed, please see details below.
The Capital Projects Team undertake projects which refurbish and upgrade the environment, repurpose spaces for different clinical uses and undertake works to address backlog maintenance.
You will need a significant appropriate experience and hold a relevant qualification in the Built Environment. Experience and competency in using CAD supported by releva
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