Project Manager - Fire RemediationNHS AfC: Band 7

Main area

Client-side Project Management - Construction

Grade

NHS AfC: Band 7

Contract

Permanent: Role may involve out of hours working to support contract delivery

Hours

Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Role may involve out of hours working to support contract delivery)

Job ref

435-1LSC-ELHT-132-26

Site

ELHT sites

Town

Blackburn

Salary

£49,387 - £56,515 per annum

Salary period

Yearly

Closing

12/11/2026 17:00

Interview date

24/11/2026

At East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust our vision is to be widely recognised for providing safe, personal and effective care. We currently provide high quality services and treat over 600,000 people across East Lancashire and the surrounding area. We employ over 9,500 staff, many of whom are internationally renowned and have won awards for their work.

Job overview

The post holder will support the Project Director in ensuring the Fire Remediation works are planned and managed effectively and take the lead

in their successful delivery. This role is unique as it will lead on the day to day management of the Fire Remediation works. The post will provide

assurance that national and local standards and accreditations are in place and maintained; and that the services are provided within budget. The

post holder will work collaboratively with colleagues across the Directorate.

Main duties of the job

• Liaise with appropriate stakeholders across the organisation.
• Develop and implement service transformation and improvements.
• Maintain service quality systems and procedures.
• Ensure annual training and development plans are completed.
• Identify commercial opportunities for the areas within your scope of responsibility.
• Define service level agreement with all customers ensuring that education of service expectations are identified and are accepted.
• High levels of customer care are maintained.
• Ensure statutory compliance and appropriate record keeping.
• Implement and review procedures to ensure waste is minimised in all forms.

Working for our organisation

At East Lancashire Hospitals Trust, our vision is to be widely recognised for providing safe, personal and effective care.

This is an exciting opportunity for two Project Managers with a PFI or Estates background to join the Estates and Facilities Department on a fixed

term to support the team in providing estates contractual compliance with fire safety statutory requirements and defect remediation across all Trust

PFI sites. One position will be based at the Royal Blackburn Teaching Hospital and the other will be based at Burnley General teaching hospital.

You will work closely with the Project Director and other Estates Colleagues. You will work as an integral part of the team and will assist with the

management of Project Co and all third-party specialist

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• Participate in relevant internal and external working groups/projects, service initiatives, to provide information and analytical advice and expertise.
• Develop and implement data collection systems that will provide accurate and timely data relevant to your services.
  
  Present information and issues, explaining highly complex issues, to a wide range of internal and external stakeholders.
• Provide coordination of and participate in relevant internal and external working groups and provide project advice, expertise and
  
  support where requested.
• Provide relevant and timely specialist advice and guidance for administration services.
• Work with other members of the team to investigate the causes of any variance from target plans and proactively contribute to the
  
  implementation of solutions.
• Management of risk and issues within your scope of responsibility and providing proactive resolution and escalation.
• Provide monthly reporting on the targeting of resources and monitoring their implementation from a value for money perspective.
• Developing cost Improvement schemes to improve productivity and efficiency.
• Own the management information of the service and use it to influence and reinforce business cases, service developments and
  
  efficiencies.
• Devise and provide improvements to current management information, analysing, reporting and suggesting procedures to enhance the decision making process.

Person specificationQualificationsEssential criteria

• Educated to degree level in relevant subject or equivalent level qualifications

ExperienceEssential criteria

• Significant experience of successfully operating in a politically sensitive environment
• Demonstrated experience of management in complex and challenging environments
• Experience of managing risks, reporting them, and risk mitigation.
• Comprehensive knowledge of Microsoft word and advanced user of Microsoft excel
• Experience of management of fire remediation works

Desirable criteria

• Understanding of the public sector and NHS
• Demonstrated experience in a healthcare environment
• An understanding of project principles, techniques and use of tools such as Microsoft Project

CommunicationEssential criteria

• Ability to prepare produce concise yet insightful communications for dissemination to senior stakeholders and a broad range of stakeholders as required
• Experience of creating and giving presentations to a varied group of internal and external stakeholders

Planning SkillsEssential criteria

• Demonstrated capability to plan over short, medium and long term timescales and adjust plans and resource requirements accordingly
• Knowledge of financial systems e.g., monitoring budgets, processing invoices etc..

Dear Potential Applicant,

It is important you are made aware of the following as regards your application to East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust

• Please note that the salary advertised is for full time hours. If this post is less than 37.5 hours per week, the salary will be pro-rata. For posts on Agenda for Change pay-scales, new entrants to the NHS will normally commence on the first pay point of the relevant band.
• This vacancymay close before the closing date if the recruiting manager deems sufficient applications have been received. Therefore it is advised to complete your application as early as possible to avoid disappointment.**
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