Job Description

Shortlisting to take place in the week following closing date: Commencing 9th July 2025.
Interview expected to take place in the week following shortlisting: Commencing 14th July 2025.
This is an exciting and rewarding leadership role at BTHFT with the ability to make a significant impact on the Trust's future growth and sustainability as well as make best use of our current estate and creation of new to support modern fit for purpose patient care environments.
The Deputy Director of Capital & Strategic Development is accountable for creating and delivering short to long term estates strategies, strategic business cases, capital site development plans, driving national health infrastructure programmes of work and managing the successful delivery of the Trusts annual capital programmes of work.
Focusing on the development, transformation and re-development/re-provision of the estate, now, and for the future, capturing and sharing of best practice (nationally and internationally) with the successful delivery of capital development programmes to support and ensure the provision of our services are provided for in appropriate, effective and efficient fit for purpose estate and that are and achieved within the resources and programmes envelopes identified.
Main duties of the job
A key element of this role will be to support the Director of E&F and the Executive Team in the leadership and strategic direction of the Trust in its objectives of estate development and environmental modernisation/transformation programmes and to lead the business case developments of essential service transformation, modernisation and site rebuild/re-development of estate fit for the future. The post holder will set improvement standards, drive consistency and build financial and commercial management capability and rigor within estates and facilities services. This will include, proactively working with a range of senior stakeholders/Executive Directors to innovate and expand strategic service delivery plans for our services, planning and evaluating new business options, identifying potential new funding streams and opportunities to support achievement of the Trusts strategic objectives and the safe delivery of capital development programmes of work.
The post holder provides expert leadership, strategic and operational management in project procurement and implementation of phased capital investment projects, business cases and be responsible for their delivery to programme and to financial envelopes.
About us
Our People Charter outlines the behaviours we can expect from one another and what you can expect from Bradford Teaching Hospitals Foundation Trust:

• We value people
• We are one team
• We care

We're keen to meet people who share these values and are passionate about delivering the highest quality of care to our patients.
Details
Date posted
24 June 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 8d
Salary
88,168 to 101,677 a year per annum (pro rata)
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
389-25-7301190
Job locations
Bradford Royal Infirmary
Duckworth Lane
Bradford
BD9 6RJ
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached job description and person specification for more information before applying for this role. Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached job description and person specification for more information before applying for this role.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential

• Previous experience of working at a strategic level in the NHS or a similar large, complex environment
• Previous experience in managing and delivering large complex capital developments and backlog maintenance programmes in a live environment
• Project Management Procurement of large capital projects and budget management processes
• Experience of planning legislation, building control and statutory requirements
• Experience in managing a diverse workforce and internal/external design and consultancy teams
• Experience in annual planning, business case and strategy development.
• Demonstrable experience of managing and processing tender, specifications and public sector procurement frameworks
• Experience of commercial/legal contract negotiation.
• Experience of value engineering and delivering VFM.
• Experience and vast knowledge of engineering and building systems within a healthcare environment.
• Experience of the design, development, implementation and interrogation of management IT systems
• Highly developed experience in the management of CAD systems to support capital development and operational maintenance of accurate estate data

Desirable

• Understanding of all types/forms of construction contract and construction frameworks
• Demonstrable experience and understanding of NHS estate issues and national funding methodologies.

Skills
Essential

• Excellent management, leadership and motivational skills
• Ability to communicate estates and facilities policy to senior managers, directors, and to take part in high level negotiations where developed persuasive skills are required to reach agreement and cooperation, and where there may be barriers to understanding. High level communication skills including written and presentation.
• Excellent influencing skills including conflict resolution
• Ability to make sound decisions and judgements relating to a range of estates and facilities matters, taking into account conflicting factors and in challenging environments.
• Analytical skills, and the ability to interpret highly complex information providing appropriate options or solutions
• Innovator and facilitator in identifying and developing alternative approaches to problem solving
• The ability to work confidently, flexibly, efficiently and effectively with senior colleagues from within and external to the Foundation Trust in assessing priorities, meeting deadlines, achieving the corporate objectives.
• Ability to concentrate in circumstances where the work pattern may often be unpredictable
• Evidence of training or experience in one or more of the following areas: oHealth and Safety oLEAN methodologies oEmergency and Business Continuity Planning oFire Safety oCustomer Care oFacilities Services
• Demonstrable ability to prioritise and manage time, people and resources to deliver required outcomes
• Well developed commercial acumen in order to negotiate at the highest level
• Competent in use of standard keyboard and computer skills

Knowledge
Essential

• Sound knowledge of business planning, project and financial management processes and procedures
• The ability to manage efficiently and effectively both human and financial resources in line with the Foundation Trust's Policies, Procedures and SFIs
• An understanding of current healthcare estate and facilities issues

Qualifications
Essential

• Professional / academic qualification at Masters level or equivalent in a related Building/Project Management field, plus evidence of specialist technical knowledge in estate and construction management, procurement, standards, regulations and compliance acquired through post-graduate experience and further training.
• Evidence of continuing personal and professional development (CPD) in project management/construction disciplines

Desirable

• Further management/leadership or relevant professional qualifications e.g. Chartered Status eg. RICS/CIOB/RIBA

Person Specification
Experience
Essential

• Previous experience of working at a strategic level in the NHS or a similar large, complex environment
• Previous experience in managing and delivering large complex capital developments and backlog maintenance programmes in a live environment
• Project Management Procurement of large capital projects and budget management processes
• Experience of planning legislation, building control and statutory requirements
• Experience in managing a diverse workforce and internal/external design and consultancy teams
• Experience in annual planning, business case and strategy development.
• Demonstrable experience of managing and processing tender, specifications and public sector procurement frameworks
• Experience of commercial/legal contract negotiation.
• Experience of value engineering and delivering VFM.
• Experience and vast knowledge of engineering and building systems within a healthcare environment.
• Experience of the design, development, implementation and interrogation of management IT systems
• Highly developed experience in the management of CAD systems to support capital development and operational maintenance of accurate estate data

Desirable

• Understanding of all types/forms of construction contract and construction frameworks
• Demonstrable experience and understanding of NHS estate issues and national funding methodologies.

Skills
Essential

• Excellent management, leadership and motivational skills
• Ability to communicate estates and facilities policy to senior managers, directors, and to take part in high level negotiations where developed persuasive skills are required to reach agreement and cooperation, and where there may be barriers to understanding. High level communication skills including written and presentation.
• Excellent influencing skills including conflict resolution
• Ability to make sound decisions and judgements relating to a range of estates and facilities matters, taking into account conflicting factors and in challenging environments.
• Analytical skills, and the ability to interpret highly complex information providing appropriate options or solutions
• Innovator and facilitator in identifying and developing alternative approaches to problem solving
• The ability to work confidently, flexibly, efficiently and effectively with senior colleagues from within and external to the Foundation Trust in assessing priorities, meeting deadlines, achieving the corporate objectives.
• Ability to concentrate in circumstances where the work pattern may often be unpredictable
• Evidence of training or experience in one or more of the following areas: oHealth and Safety oLEAN methodologies oEmergency and Business Continuity Planning oFire Safety oCustomer Care oFacilities Services
• Demonstrable ability to prioritise and manage time, people and resources to deliver required outcomes
• Well developed commercial acumen in order to negotiate at the highest level
• Competent in use of standard keyboard and computer skills

Knowledge
Essential

• Sound knowledge of business planning, project and financial management processes and procedures
• The ability to manage efficiently and effectively both human and financial resources in line with the Foundation Trust's Policies, Procedures and SFIs
• An understanding of current healthcare estate and facilities issues

Qualifications
Essential

• Professional / academic qualification at Masters level or equivalent in a related Building/Project Management field, plus evidence of specialist technical knowledge in estate and construction management, procurement, standards, regulations and compliance acquired through post-graduate experience and further training.
• Evidence of continuing personal and professional development (CPD) in project management/construction disciplines

Desirable

• Further management/leadership or relevant professional qualifications e.g. Chartered Status eg. RICS/CIOB/RIBA