Construction Project Manager - Healthcare
📍 Home-based with national travel
💷 £65,000-£70,000 + £5,500 car allowance + 20-25% bonus + matched pension up to 7%
Are you an experienced Capital Projects Manager with a background in construction or engineering, looking for a role where your work directly improves patient care?
We're supporting a leading UK healthcare provider in recruiting a Capital Property Projects Manager to deliver major capital projects across the UK.
You'll oversee projects from initial modelling and design through to build, mobilisation, and service go-live, working closely with internal teams and external partners. Projects will range from refurbishment and new-build schemes to modular and relocatable healthcare units, typically valued between £1m-£15m.
What you'll be doing:
✅ Developing project briefs, cost modelling, and budgets
✅ Managing the full design and procurement process with 3rd party consultants
✅ Overseeing delivery of construction projects to RIBA methodology, ensuring quality and regulatory compliance
✅ Managing contractors, risks, and timelines while keeping projects on budget
✅ Administering and managing JCT contracts and ensuring proper documentation
✅ Coordinating project handover to operational and facilities teams
✅ Supporting continuous improvement by conducting post-project reviews
What we're looking for:
✔️ Significant experience in construction project management, ideally within healthcare environments
✔️ Strong working knowledge of JCT contracts and their administration
✔️ Knowledge of diagnostic imaging facilities (MRI, CT, PET-CT) desirable
✔️ Strong understanding of statutory requirements, project risks, and financial management
✔️ Ability to manage multiple high-value projects simultaneously
✔️ Excellent stakeholder and contractor management skills
✔️ Degree in construction, engineering, building surveying, or similar
✔️ PRINCE2, MSP, or APM qualifications desirable
What's on offer:
- Competitive salary £65k-£70k
- £5,500 car allowance
- 20-25% bonus
- Matched pension up to 7%
- Clear progression route to Senior Project Manager or Head of Capital Projects as the organisation continues to expand
- Opportunity to work on projects that truly make a difference to patient care
This is a fantastic opportunity for a Capital Projects professional to join a growing healthcare organisation, with structured career development and the chance to progress into more senior leadership roles as the team and project pipeline grows.
📩 Interested? Please get in touch with Lucy Wynn for a confidential chat to explore this further.
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