Project Director

Project Director

2026-08-14T00:00:00

Location: Newport, Gwent, GB, NP20 1

Any

Application deadline: 2026-09-11T18:47:18.127

Airedale NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an exceptional technical and construction leader to join its New Hospital Programme team. This is an exceptional opportunity to move client-side and take ownership of the technical design and construction delivery of a £1bn+ hospital development that will transform healthcare delivery for future generations.

Airedale NHS Foundation Trust provides acute, elective, specialist and community services to a population of more than 200,000 people across Yorkshire and East Lancashire. Serving communities through Airedale General Hospital and a range of community-based services, the Trust has built a reputation for innovation, quality care and pioneering telemedicine services. At the heart of the communities it serves, Airedale combines clinical excellence with a strong commitment to continuous improvement, partnership working and the delivery of outstanding patient care.

The Trust is entering a defining period in its history through the delivery of its New Hospital Programme, one of the most significant healthcare infrastructure investments in the UK. As part of the national NHS New Hospital Programme, Airedale will develop a state-of-the-art replacement hospital on its Steeton site, creating modern, sustainable facilities that will transform healthcare delivery for future generations. Following the Government's confirmation of Airedale as a first-priority scheme within the New Hospital Programme, this landmark development will address the significant challenges posed by RAAC across the existing estate and secure the future of healthcare provision in the region.

Reporting to the Programme Director, you will act as the Trust's senior technical and construction lead, responsible for the development of the hospital design, site-wide masterplanning, enabling works and construction delivery. Working closely with NHS England, the New Hospital Programme, Hospital 2.0 partners, consultants, contractors and Trust stakeholders, you will ensure the successful delivery of a highly complex healthcare project that meets programme objectives for quality, sustainability, affordability and operational effectiveness.

You will lead design and construction partners, and ensure the effective integration of clinical, operational and estate requirements into the future hospital. As the Trust's technical expert, you will provide leadership across all aspects of design, engineering, construction and sustainability, ensuring compliance with national standards and New Hospital Programme requirements.

The ideal candidate will have a proven track record of managing major capital or estate development programmes in complex environments, with experience of leading teams to balance quality, commercial acumen and the highest standards of design and sustainability at every stage of the programme.

This is a career-defining opportunity for an ambitious technical and construction leader seeking to shape one of the UK's most high-profile healthcare infrastructure programmes.

The candidate brochure can be viewed and downloaded at: Project Director

To arrange a confidential briefing discussion, please contact our retained search advisor Nick Coppard at MRG. Phone:

Should you have any questions on the application process, please contact Charley McCarthy.

Applications should consist of a CV and supporting statement and should be sent to Nick and Charley.

Closing date for applications: Sunday 30th August 2026

Interviews will be held: 29th September 2026

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Airedale NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an exceptional technical and construction leader to join its New Hospital Programme team. This is an exceptional opportunity to move client-side and take ownership of the technical design and construction delivery of a £1bn+ hospital development that will transform healthcare delivery for future generations.
Airedale NHS Foundation Trust provides acute, elective, specialist and community services to a population of more than 200,000 people across Yorkshire and East Lancashire. Serving communities through Airedale General Hospital and a range of community-based services, the Trust has built a reputation for innovation, quality care and pioneering telemedicine services. At the heart of the communities it serves, Airedale combines clinical excellence with a strong commitment to continuous improvement, partnership working and the delivery of outstanding patient care.
The Trust is entering a defining period in its history through the delivery of its New Hospital Programme, one of the most significant healthcare infrastructure investments in the UK. As part of the national NHS New Hospital Programme, Airedale will develop a state-of-the-art replacement hospital on its Steeton site, creating modern, sustainable facilities that will transform healthcare delivery for future generations. Following the Government's confirmation of Airedale as a first-priority scheme within the New Hospital Programme, this landmark development will address the significant challenges posed by RAAC across the existing estate and secure the future of healthcare provision in the region.
Reporting to the Programme Director, you will act as the Trust's senior technical and construction lead, responsible for the development of the hospital design, site-wide masterplanning, enabling works and construction delivery. Working closely with NHS England, the New Hospital Programme, Hospital 2.0 partners, consultants, contractors and Trust stakeholders, you will ensure the successful delivery of a highly complex healthcare project that meets programme objectives for quality, sustainability, affordability and operational effectiveness.
You will lead design and construction partners, and ensure the effective integration of clinical, operational and estate requirements into the future hospital. As the Trust's technical expert, you will provide leadership across all aspects of design, engineering, construction and sustainability, ensuring compliance with national standards and New Hospital Programme requirements.
The ideal candidate will have a proven track record of managing major capital or estate development programmes in complex environments, with experience of leading teams to balance quality, commercial acumen and the highest standards of design and sustainability at every stage of the programme.
This is a career-defining opportunity for an ambitious technical and construction leader seeking to shape one of the UK's most high-profile healthcare infrastructure programmes.