Project Delivery Manager - Minor Works

Main area Capital Planning and Development Grade NHS AfC: Band 8a Contract Permanent Hours

• Full time
• Part time
• Flexible working

37.5 hours per week (Full Time or Part Time / Flexible working hours may be considered) Job ref 180-F-CVA852-RE Employer Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Addenbrookes Hospital-Division Corporate Town Cambridge Salary £57,528 - £64,750 per annum pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 15/11/:59

Job overview Are you an experienced Project Delivery Manager looking for an opportunity to help lead a varied and rewarding portfolio of healthcare construction projects

The Capital, Estates and Facilities Directorate at Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (CUH) is seeking to recruit a talented and motivated Project Delivery Manager - Minor Works to join our Capital Planning and Development Team.

Working alongside a dedicated team of senior leaders, project managers, building and engineering managers, clerks of works and support staff, you will lead the Minor Works team in delivering a diverse portfolio of construction and infrastructure projects that directly support clinical services and enhance patient care across the organisation.

Reporting to the Head of Capital Projects, you will provide day-to-day leadership and management of the Minor Works delivery team, overseeing projects from inception through to successful completion. You will be responsible for ensuring projects are delivered safely, efficiently, on time and within budget, while maintaining the highest standards of quality, governance and compliance.

Main duties of the job This role combines leadership, people management, technical expertise and hands-on project delivery. Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills are essential, as you will work closely with clinicians, senior managers, consultants and contractors to successfully deliver projects that improve healthcare facilities and support clinical excellence.

You will have excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, and a proven ability to lead and develop teams within a fast-paced environment. You will be a motivated leader with the ability to inspire colleagues, drive performance with your team and deliver successful project outcomes

This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in delivering CUH's investment programme while helping to shape and improve healthcare facilities for patients, visitors and staff.

Working for our organisation Our Trust

Cambridge University Hospitals (CUH) NHS Foundation Trust comprises Addenbrooke's Hospital and the Rosie Hospital in Cambridge. With over 13,000 staff and over 1100 beds the priorities of the Trust focus on a quality service which is all about people patients, staff and partners. Recognised as providing 'outstanding' care to our patients and rated 'Good' overall by the Care Quality Commissioner, is testament to the skill and dedication of the people who work here. CUH's values Together - Safe, Kind, Excellent are at the heart of patient care, defining the way all staff work and behave. The Trust provides accessible high-quality healthcare for the local people of Cambridge, together with specialist services, dealing with rare or complex conditions for a regional, national and international population.

CUH is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community - a place where we can all be ourselves. We value our differences and fully advocate and support an inclusive working environment where every individual can fulfil their potential. We want to ensure our people are truly representative of all the communities that we serve. We welcome applications for all positions in the organisation irrespective of people's age, disability, ethnicity, race, nationality, gender identity, sex, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership status, or pregnancy and maternity status or social economic background.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please see the attached Applicant Information Pack (combined Job Description and Person Specification) for key duties and responsibilities.

All appointments with a start date on or after 1 October 2026 will be subject to a 12-week probationary period. This provides a structured and supportive period to help you settle into your role, with regular reviews and feedback.

As there is a 12-week probationary period, successful candidates are expected to have the Right to Work for a period of at least 6 months from the proposed start date. Immigration and Right to Work status will be discussed with successful candidates at conditional offer. CUH will not offer sponsorship to candidates that have applied for a fee waiver.

Due to Home Office immigration rules, a full time permanent vacancy cannot be filled by individuals on a Student visa. Therefore, please be advised that if you are a Student visa holder, we will not be able to offer you a full time permanent contract unless you have:
- applied for a Graduate visa
- or you will have successfully completed your course and have applied for a Graduate visa before the anticipated start date of your employment

This vacancy will close at midnight on the 15th November 2026

Interviews are due to be held on the 30th November 2026 and 4th December 2026

Benefits to you

At Cambridge University Hospitals, we want to do all we can to support good working days. We offer development opportunities and a wide range of benefits, including on-site leisure facilities, shopping concourse and day nurseries. Our good work programme currently includes providing reduced cost Stagecoach bus travel to and from Cambridge University Hospital site. Park and Ride bus journeys between Babraham Road and Trumpington sites are free, as is the route to and from Cambridge train station and our hospitals. We also subsidise the cost of parking on site for eligible staff.

On CUH campus, hot food is available 24/7 and at a reduced cost for colleagues. Recently we launched the first of our staff pod break spaces. Located in the Deakin Centre, we have a purpose-created colleague-only café, with free tea and coffee, a break space and private outside area for colleagues to rest, refuel and recharge. Just one of the ways we are working hard to support good working days at CUH.

CUH is committed to assisting employees in achieving a good work-life balance irrespective of role or personal circumstances. Flexible arrangements may include, but are not limited to, part-time working, job-share, term-time working and flexible start and finish times.

Please note if you would like to discuss the required hours of this role further, you should approach the contact given. In some cases, alternative working hours will be considered.

We welcome applications from the Armed Forces.

Person specification Qualifications

• Honours degree level or equivalent in building, engineering or related speciality works (e.g. building services design and installation, building surveying, quantity surveying, construction management)
• MRICS status in building or quantity surveying or evidence of specific job related CPD in specialised construction
• Record of continuous development over a broad range of issues such as legislation, health and safety, management policies, sustainability, contract/project management
• Post Graduate Diploma in Management or equivalent

Experience

• Substantial post qualification experience of working in a building related industry, including working in a supervisory position
• Significant experience of NHS capital and/or construction project management lifecycle delivery in a large complex acute hospital/organisation
• Management and procurement of external teams and contractors
• Successfully managing a number of both inhouse and out-sourced functions/Teams within an estates or facilities function
• Significant experience of managing projects through full project lifecycle
• Significant experience of feasibility studies and appraisal of investment
• Working as part of a multidisciplinary team, involving clinicians. Experience of chairing clinical stakeholder meeting to aid design development and execution
• Track record of ability to deliver projects against targets and within set timescales
• Budgetary and financial management experience
• Experience of managing and supporting a team of professional staff for delivery
• Experience of developing and implementing management plans for compliance with statutory instruments and specific industry standards
• NHS Experience

Knowledge

• Detailed knowledge of H&S, Building and CDM legislation and requirements
• Detailed knowledge of current Department of Health guidance and all other applicable standards
• Detailed knowledge of other relevant current legislation/guidance and associated statutory requirements
• Knowledge and experience of specifying and appointing specialist advisors
• Detailed knowledge of on-site construction methods and procedures
• An understanding of the capital planning, tendering and commissioning process adhered to in the NHS and industry standards and guidance
• Knowledge of NHS/DoH/CQC standards and requirements
• Knowledge of managing an aged estate

Skills

• Interpretation and explanation of highly specialised technical drawings
• The ability to influence senior managers and clinicians in relation to patient environment based on sound technical construction and legislative knowledge and expertise
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