Employer: Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
Job Title: Senior Project Manager
Location: London, United Kingdom
Salary: £72,921 to £83,362 a year
Job Type: Full-time
Closing Date: 10 December 2025
Contract: 3 Month Fixed Term Contract
Job Summary
In this senior role, you will be responsible for co-ordinating and managing Estates engineering projects. You will ensure compliance with all appropriate legislative and statutory requirements, and Trust and NHS guidance and frameworks, with the challenge of achieving the most efficient and economical use of the Trust’s expenditure.
You will also be key in the development and delivery of the Trust’s ambitious and exciting backlog maintenance programme, delivering some of the most challenging and complex engineering projects in a healthcare setting.
Main Duties of the Job
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Act as Authorised Person Electrical High Voltage and Low Voltage.
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Advise and support the Estates Programme Manager, DCE/HPD, Project Sponsors, Project Board/team and senior clinicians.
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Take predominant responsibility for the coordination, management, and delivery of major engineering projects.
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Ensure objectives are achieved in terms of specific performance, time, cost and quality.
About Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s biggest and most innovative trusts. Across three main hospitals, staff care for over 1.6 million patients, treat more than 200,000 in A&E, deliver over 8,000 babies and carry out more than 17 million tests.
The Trust’s size, scale and influence offer unrivalled career opportunities and a forward-thinking approach to working. From flexible hours and generous benefits to next-level training, the Trust aims to support career growth.
Job Description
Job Responsibilities:
Please see attached job description for more information about this role and working at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust.
Person Specification
Education & Qualifications
Essential:
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Chartered Construction professional RICS, RIBA, C Eng or similar
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Degree/Diploma in line with key competencies in construction and contract management
Desirable:
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Diploma in Project Management
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BS7671 18TH Edition Electrical
World Class Values
Essential:
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Demonstrate ability to meet Trust Values
Experience
Essential:
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Experience of a variety of project planning and programming techniques
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Proven expertise to lead, plan, manage, interact with colleagues and deliver projects successfully in a spirit of cooperation
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Extensive post qualification experience at management level
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Experience as Contract Administrator for ECC/JCT forms of contract
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Authorised Person for Electrical HV/LV
Skills and Aptitudes
Essential:
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Ability to seek and share information and ideas confidently using a range of techniques
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Clear aptitude to engage with internal and external stakeholders, service providers and business partners
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Knowledge of ECC/JCT suite of contracts
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Knowledge of HBN’s, Firecode, HGN’s and HTM’s
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Comprehensive ability to use Microsoft Project, project management software & Microsoft Office
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Good written communication and analytical skills
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Ability to analyse income and expenditure financial information rapidly and apply sound commercial acumen
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Ability to act autonomously in predicting and responding to property management problems
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Ability to train and teach others and act as workplace mentor
Desirable:
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Comprehensive ability to use Microsoft Project, project management software & Microsoft Office
Personal Qualities & Attributes
Essential:
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Proven ability to interact & work cohesively with colleagues
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Be physically fit and able to work at height
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Ability to organise workload and manage outcomes
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Analytical and technical skill to produce coherent and concise reports
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Need to use significant mental effort to undertake requirements of the role
Others
Essential:
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Ability to train and teach others and act as workplace mentor and general development of others
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and requires a Disclosure and Barring Service submission to check for previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled Worker sponsorship will be considered alongside all other applications.
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants applying for entry clearance into the UK must present a criminal record certificate from each country lived in for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) must also meet this requirement.
Guidance can be found here: Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
How to Apply
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