Project Manager

Purpose:

This role is ideal for an experienced Project Manager - Healthcare Technology with a strong background in construction-based project delivery, ideally gained within healthcare, infrastructure or other complex regulated environments.

The successful candidate will have experience managing projects delivered through Principal Contractors under NEC-style contracts and be comfortable coordinating multiple stakeholders across live operational sites. Experience delivering technology or integrated systems within healthcare would be highly advantageous.

Key responsibilities:

• Manage customer delivery projects of medium to large size, working within agreed contract scope, assumptions, constraints, budgets and timelines


• Plan and manage projects end to end, applying appropriate project management standards, tools, governance and reporting disciplines


• Coordinate installation, integration, commissioning, testing, acceptance and handover activities, ensuring all work is delivered to the required quality and safety standards


• Manage project risks, dependencies, milestones, decision points and resource plans, taking proactive action to keep delivery on track


• Protect project margins by monitoring cost elements, including labour, subcontractor activity, hardware and materials, and escalating deviations promptly


• Act as the main interface with customers, subcontractors, suppliers and internal teams, ensuring clear communication and effective stakeholder management throughout the project lifecycle


• Create and maintain project documentation, including status reports, risk logs, change records and handover documentation for Customer Care or support teams


• Deliver projects in accordance with NEC4 or equivalent construction contract frameworks, ensuring contractual obligations, programme milestones and change control are effectively managed


• Work closely with Principal Contractors, M&E contractors, consultants, subcontractors and client representatives to coordinate delivery activities throughout the construction programme


• Manage delivery within live hospital environments, ensuring minimal disruption to clinical services whilst maintaining compliance with infection control, permit-to-work and site safety requirements


• Lead project change management including Early Warning Notices (EWNs), compensation events, variations and scope changes where applicable


• Coordinate technical design reviews, site surveys, construction readiness, commissioning activities, witness testing, customer acceptance and final handover


• Ensure compliance with CDM regulations, RAMS, permit processes and site-specific health and safety requirements


• Manage multiple concurrent projects across various locations, balancing customer priorities, internal resources and commercial objectives

Experience and qualifications:

• Project Management qualification or certification, such as PRINCE2, PMP, APM or equivalent, would be beneficial


• Proven experience managing construction-related projects, ideally involving infrastructure, cabling, technology deployment or site-based delivery


• Strong project management capability, with experience planning, monitoring and delivering projects against agreed milestones, budgets and quality standards


• Experience managing project risks, dependencies, change control, resource planning and stakeholder expectations


• Experience working under NEC3/NEC4 or similar construction contract frameworks


• Experience delivering projects within live healthcare environments would be highly desirable


• Experience delivering technology, communications, nurse call, security, fire, AV, BMS or other integrated building systems would be advantageous

Skills and competencies:

• Excellent project management, planning, organisation and delivery skills


• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills, with the confidence to work with customers, subcontractors, suppliers and internal teams


• Ability to manage multiple workstreams and competing priorities in complex or sensitive operational environments


• Strong commercial awareness, including cost control, margin protection and contract-based delivery


• Reporting skills and attention to detail


• Basic experience in contractual law applicable for customer delivery projects


• Build strong relationships across clinical, estates, IT and construction stakeholders, ensuring all parties remain aligned throughout project delivery


• Excellent planning skills with the ability to manage complex construction programmes, critical paths and interdependencies


• Strong understanding of construction site processes, commissioning activities and phased handovers


• Ability to confidently challenge programme issues, negotiate solutions and influence stakeholders at all levels


• Experience managing subcontractor performance and coordinating multidisciplinary delivery teams


• Comfortable working independently whilst managing multiple concurrent projects across geographically dispersed sites


• CSCS card or equivalent site qualification would be advantageous and SMSTS or SSSTS would be desirable.