Head of Capital Projects - Reading, United Kingdom - Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust

Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust

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Reading, United Kingdom

1 week ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

To take lead responsibility and overview for delivery of the RBFT Capital Programmes, as directed, on all RBFT major capital projects, ensuring the most cost and resource effective planning, development and financial management of all services/resources provided by the Estates Development Team.

Groups. Highlevel negotiations with supplychain contractors, construction consultant teams, local authority officers and other external bodies. Take the lead on all procurement and contract aspects of Capital Investment.

Provide complex reports to board on financial monitoring/forecasting, programme management and risk management.

To take technical and professional lead on identified issues/risks related to the management of Capital Project and to provide accurate up to date advice/reports to the Deputy Director of Estates & Facilities

To develop, plan and monitor the delivery of the major capital elements of the RBFT Capital programme, including the 3year investment plan, 5year rolling plan, and 10year strategic review, incorporating all major projects, the retained estate programme and estate property/utilisation programme to enable the efficient use of the RBFT Estate and general lifecycle replacement programmes.
To take responsibility for the management and execution of the RBFT estates capital programme, and to lead the development of the Estates Development through the whole project lifecycle, focusing on GSL Soft Landings. To provide professional leadership to all staff within the recognised professional
To provide expert advice to senior managers, care group directors/leads and other senior RBFT colleagues

To support the development of long term strategic plans that are relevant and impact across whole organisation in support of Trust objectives; and the development of Estate Strategy that is responsive to the Trust's clinical services and financial strategy.

Responsible for interpreting legislative, land, contract and property and other policy requirements on Estates matters for the Trust and for advising the Deputy Director of Estates & Facilities, Trust Board, sub-organisations on appropriate E&FM capital related matters.

Full financial management and accountability of all major projects.

To manage and control as designated, major Trust capital budgets, authorise capital requisitions/purchase orders and to authorise payment of associated capital works invoices.

Closure of final accounts.

Professionally and managerially accountable for all major capital estates construction and engineering projects, ensuring health & safety compliance and appropriate management of risk.

To take technical lead on identified issues related to the management of Estates capital, providing accurate up to date advice to the Trust Executive and Capital investment Group.

To be professionally accountable for the development and implementation of Trust policies relating to the delivery of the capital programme, assigned corporate policies, land and property portfolio of the Trust including Town and Country Planning advice.

To participate in the production of the Divisional Business Plans and in the business planning process for the Estates Department, ensuring active involvement of all professional staff planning and service development.

To develop and produce performance targets/KPI's and co-ordinate the monitoring of these through an agreed set of performance indicators to track spend and scheme delivery.

To develop and maintain close and effective working relationships with Senior Estates & Facilities Managers to support an effective and integrated Estates & Facilities service.

Lead the production of the design brief and manage design development, including leading and co
- ordinating the multi-disciplinary design teams

Ensure there is a co-ordinated process in place to take all design drawings to the agreed programme contractual status and manage any change of scope or clinical variations, ensuring that they are essential and costs are affordable, within budget and achieve value for money.

Lead on the procurement of the contractor/delivery team, taking responsibility for the management of that team and the external design team and for the delivery of outputs to ensure that they meet the brief; that they are delivered to the programme plan and budget; and that outputs are delivered in a way that supports partnership and aligns with the programme vision and objectives.

Lead the delivery of the Capital programme through the construction and commissioning stages by managing the administration of the design and construction contract and liaising with other stakeholders as necessary.

This will include issuing instructions to the construction partner; the certification of valuations; and monitoring and supporting the construction partners so that progress is sustained and accurately reported to meet the objectives of achieving the requirements of the brief, delivering the hospitals into clinical services p