Estates - Capital Project Manager | University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 20 February 2026 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £55,690 - £62,682 PA |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 22 March 2026 |
| Location: | Bournemouth, BH7 7DW |
| Company: | Royal Bournemouth and Christchurch Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7784785/153-CO05709 |
Summary
The Capital Planning and Development Team is part of the Multi-Disciplinary Estates Team, reporting to the Associate Director of Estates and Capital Development. The post holder will lead on all engineering and building aspects of assigned projects including infrastructure design from inception to completion as derived from the Trust’s Capital Programme. The Capital Programme includes projects at Trusts sites and other sites as required. The post holder will be accountable for the project under their care and will manage in-house resources, external Consultants and Contractors in the delivering of projects in accordance with agreed programmed and budgetary parameters.
Interview date: 16th March 2026
The post holder will be part of the Projects Team responsible for the following general activities:
- Capital Planning
- Project feasibility and defining briefs
- Delivery of major and minor projects
- Engineering/Building and Turn-key projects
- Project administrations and contract management
- Finance.
General Duties
- Support with the development of and implementation of the annual Capital Programme of works, contributing to monthly status reporting on capital spend and forecasting
- To manage a number of small sized Capital and Non-Recurring Revenue projects from initial
inception through to completion using in-house resources, as well as commissioning external
professional services and contractors when required
Please refer to attached job description.
UHD are investing, developing and transforming Trust services in line with the New Hospital Programme. As part of this, some services may move site this year or next, either temporarily or permanently. Recruiting Managers will be happy to answer any service-specific questions at interview.
If a role or service relocates as part of a planned move, excess mileage will not be reimbursed. Travel from home to the new work base will be classed as a normal commute. Any other changes will be managed under Trust or national terms and conditions.
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Sponsorship can be offered for this position.
For a detailed job description and for main responsibilities, please refer to the attached job description and person specification.
This advert closes on Friday 6 Mar 2026
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