Programme Manager (Compliance)

Salary: £88,250 £100k

Location: London (Hybrid)

About the Role

We’re seeking an experienced and highly skilled Programme Manage to lead the delivery of complex capital programmes and ensure robust compliance across large-scale construction and estates projects.

You will manage multi-million-pound capital schemes from feasibility through design, procurement, construction and handover—ensuring full alignment with clinical, technical, and statutory requirements. Working closely with senior stakeholders, advisors and operational teams, you’ll play a pivotal role in delivering safe, compliant, and future-ready facilities for patients, staff, and communities.

This is a high-profile leadership role requiring strong technical understanding, excellent stakeholder management and proven expertise in major capital programme delivery.

Key Responsibilities

Lead Compliance Advisor

• Oversee all compliance aspects of capital projects, ensuring alignment with HTMs, HBNs, Building Safety Act (BSA) requirements and NHS design guidance
• Manage external advisors and ensure timely, accurate and cost-effective outputs
• Record, assess and mitigate compliance risks and derogations
• Ensure robust clinical, technical and safety assurance across all schemes
• Coordinate compliance documentation, reviews and approvals with all relevant committees
• Provide specialist input to decanting, commissioning and operational readiness activities

Programme Leadership & Governance

• Lead day-to-day compliance activities across the programme, managing internal and external specialists
• Develop, refine and oversee compliance governance systems
• Support development of Outline and Full Business Cases from a compliance perspective
• Ensure all compliance elements meet Trust governance, financial controls and statutory requirements
• Provide leadership, coaching and line management to programme team members
• Represent the Trust at regional and national forums

Financial, Commercial & Risk Management

• Manage elements of the multi-million-pound programme budget
• Work with Capital Finance to prepare forecasts, reports and updates
• Lead contractual oversight including RFIs, EWNs, risk schedules and compensation events
• Support resolution of contractual disputes and ensure procurement compliance
• Own and manage compliance risk registers, escalating as required

Stakeholder & Operational Collaboration

• Build strong relationships with senior clinical, operational, estates and external partners
• Ensure clinical services remain safe and operational during construction activities
• Foster collaboration with architects, engineers, consultants, and Trust leadership teams
• Promote a high-performing, inclusive and positive programme culture

About You

You will bring:

• Extensive experience delivering large construction programmes, ideally within the public or healthcare sector
• Strong senior-level stakeholder, negotiation and influencing skills
• Deep knowledge of construction compliance, healthcare standards, risk management and capital programme governance
• Experience leading multidisciplinary teams in complex environments
• Excellent analytical, financial and decision-making skills
• Ability to manage competing priorities, deadlines and pressures with confidence

Qualifications:

• Degree in construction, engineering, building surveying or related field (or equivalent senior-level experience)
• Corporate membership of a relevant Chartered Institute (e.g., RICS, RIBA, CIBSE, MCIOB)
• Project/programme management qualification (e.g., MSP, PRINCE2)
• Higher management qualification