• Be responsible in the formulation of delegated sections of the Directorate’s Business Plan, incorporating priorities for service developments within overall Trust objectives including supporting the development of the Trust’s five-year Capital Plan. • Act with a high level of autonomy, with significant freedom to initiate action and decide how best organisational objectives can be achieved, only seeking advice as necessary. • Engage where necessary the aid of external consultants for professional guidance and the design of schemes. Interrogate information provided by external professional consultants and advise the Trust accordingly • Chair and facilitate capital technical meetings ensuring that the technical advisers develop appropriate and affordable design and capital costs in line with the constraints set by each scheme, procurement processes and competing demands of the Trust. Ensure the advisors work is properly co-ordinated and interfaced; • Manage external contractor and professional consultant non- performance and/or grievances in line with Trust procedures and processes and the relevant governing institution (eg. RICS, RIBA, CIOB). • Be responsible for updating departmental processes and procedures as and when required and ensure successful implementation throughout the department. Implement legislation updates and amendments into project processes and procedures and partake in regular Continued Professional Development training as necessary to the role. Report any non-compliance or irregularities or inefficient practices to the Assistant Director of Capital Projects. • Develop, monitor and review the Trust policies and standards relating to design, construction, procurement methods and performance along with drafting and maintaining Estates and Facilities policies relevant to the delivery and administration of capital projects. In conjunction with other Senior Estates managers, lead on the development of the Trust-wide standards for design, finishes, materials and components for capital projects.
• Be responsible for developing the Capital Estates Key Performance Indicator system for monitoring external contractor and professional consultants. Ensure all other members of the Capital Estates Projects Department are trained to implement the system and policy, and review at regular intervals to ensure that statutory updates are incorporated as part of the system. Produce monthly and quarterly KPI reports with regard to overall contractor and professional consultant performance. Business Cases and Investment Proposals: • Be responsible for the preparation and review of capital information as part of Business Case and Investment Proposal submissions, to include design options, detailed design, financial information, contract options and information and programmes. • Set up and lead capital project specific steering group meetings/ project boards where appropriate in order to liaise with clients and prepare design briefs to ensure quality and best value procedures for managing the schemes. • Review highly complex facts relating to individual projects and use analytical skills to produce options appraisals for discussion. Advise the Assistant Director of Capital Projects on a number of options available in order to meet a project brief and to manage expectations in order to provide efficient patient care and demonstrate best practice and value for money. This may involve highly complex, sensitive or contentious information whereby the Project Management team will be tasked with obtaining agreement or cooperation for project solutions that may not meet the Client brief. • Advise on derogations from statutory and non-statutory guidance and regulations. Communicate with Clinical Leads, Divisional Leads and at necessary Trust meetings. Ensure that any derogations which are agreed on projects are recorded.
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20 St George’s University Hospitals • Head of Capital Projects
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