P23 Cost Manager

An exciting opportunity has become available to join the Procure Construction Team within the Estates and Facilities department of the Finance Directorate in NHSE and to participate in the delivery of the substantial increases in Capital investment into the NHS Estate and support commercial delivery of the NHS estates and facilities function providing cost and commercial support to the NHSE ProCure framework and across the broader construction oversight role of the NHS England estates team. This vacancy is a key role within the ProCure Construction Team. Focused on cost and commercial matters relating to the ProCure23/24 Frameworks (P23/P24), the accredited framework for NHS organisations, the role will also involve the provision of cost and benchmarking advice on the NHS capital investment programme to others within NHSE supporting the delivery of our next generation of capital projects and broader capital/transaction team objectives. The ProCure Frameworks The current P23 and previous P21/P21+/P22 Frameworks are industry leading and award winning, delivering more than £18bn of NHS Capital Projects since its inception in 2002. All ProCure project are predicated on NEC contracts. With your help the next iteration ProCure24 will excel and develop still further and achieve further recognition supporting the delivery of capital the next generation of capital investment across the NHS making a step change in the NHS estate.Main duties of the job The Key Objectives of the NHSE Estates and Facilities Team The aim is to ensure the provision of a clean, safe, and suitable estate and patient environment within the healthcare system. In relation to estate matters, the team's key responsibility is to design the system strategy, set policy, ensure system wide delivery and accountability to Parliament. To support the effective delivery of the significant capital investment increase in the Estates and Facilities Team at NHS England. The team has significant areas of accountability with several institutional relationships; some rooted in statutory and other requirements of the healthcare system; in particular:

• The NHS Constitution England (2015) Patient and Public right '...You have the right to be cared for in a clean, safe, secure and suitable environment'.
• Statutory healthcare regulations requirement that, '...service users are protected against the risks associated with unsafe and unsuitable premises.
• Productivity and Efficiency Management Recommendations for the NHS
• Net zero
• Delivery and assurance of capital investment
  
  We require a motivated individual to join our small specialist team. We need someone who:
• is a quick learner and can quickly get into the groove, as we have lots of important and time critical work to do.
• is organised, a good co-ordinator and excellent at managing your own workload.
• is capable of prioritising demands, working under pressure and yet able delivering quality output on time.
• values diversity and difference; operates with integrity and openness.
• Is proficient and experienced with NEC contracts.
• Is a team player.