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Capital & Healthcare Planning Project Manager

East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Colchester, CO4 5JL £49,387 – £56,515 a year Fixed-Term Posted 28 August 2026 Apply by 10 September 2026

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Role description

Job summary

Join us in shaping the future of healthcare infrastructure

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced and motivated Capital & Healthcare Planning Project Manager to join ESNEFT's Capital & Healthcare Planning team on a 12-month fixed-term contract.

This role will play a pivotal part in the development of a proposed Pharmacy Aseptic Manufacturing Unit at Colchester Hospital, supporting the Trust through a critical phase of healthcare planning, capital investment and design development.

Working alongside clinical teams, estates professionals and external consultants, you will lead the appointment of professional advisers and design teams, coordinate the progression of the project through RIBA Stages 1-4, and support the development of the business case required to secure investment and approvals. The role will also provide project management expertise to ensure programme, cost, quality and risk objectives are achieved.

This is an opportunity to contribute to a strategically important healthcare investment that will support the future delivery of pharmacy services across North Essex and Suffolk. You will work as part of a dynamic Capital & Healthcare Planning team delivering some of the Trust's most significant transformation and capital programmes.

Base: Colchester Hospital with travel across ESNEFT sites as required

Main duties of the job

Lead procurement and appointment of architects, cost consultants, engineers and other professional advisers.
Coordinate design development activities through to RIBA Stage 4 Technical Design.
Support the preparation of Strategic Outline, Outline and Full Business Cases as required.
Facilitate stakeholder engagement with pharmacy teams, clinical services, operational managers and external partners.
Manage project programmes, risks, actions and reporting arrangements.
Coordinate technical, clinical, operational and financial inputs to support investment decisions.
Prepare reports, presentations and governance papers for senior management and Trust approvals.
Ensure projects are delivered in line with NHS guidance, Trust objectives and approved timescales.We are looking for an individual with:

Experience of managing capital, healthcare planning, construction or infrastructure projects.
Knowledge of NHS business case development and governance processes.
Experience of appointing and managing professional advisers and multidisciplinary design teams.
Strong stakeholder engagement, communication and project management skills.
The ability to coordinate complex programmes involving multiple workstreams and competing priorities.
A degree-level qualification or equivalent experience in project management, construction, estates, healthcare planning or a related discipline.

About us

We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients' own homes.

We are one of the largest NHS organisations in England, employing more than 12,000 staff.

We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options.

Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services.

Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients.

We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what's widely regarded as the world's best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients.

If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you.

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Date posted

28 August 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£49,387 to £56,515 a year per annum

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

432-HR727-26

Job locations

Colchester Hospital

Colchester

CO4 5JL

United Kingdom

Job description

Job responsibilities

For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

Proven experience of working in a management/leadership role
Experience in managing or leading a team
Project management/co-ordination
Responsibility for a budget

Qualifications

Essential

Relevant degree or equivalent qualification or significant experience of working at degree level
Management /leadership qualification or equivalent knowledge at post graduate level
Evidence of continued professional development

Desirable

Project Management Qualification

Knowledge

Essential

Financial procedures including budgetary management
Business planning /annual planning
Good understanding of change management
Expertise in spreadsheets and use of wider IT systems (e.g. Word , Excel, Outlook)
Understanding of the NHS and current agenda
Demonstrable knowledge of service improvements and project management
Risk management and governance

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.