Assistant Director, Capital Projects

Essentia, part of Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, is seeking to recruit an Assistant Director, Capital Projects to play a key role within its Estate Development function.

One of the largest NHS Trusts in the country with around 22,700 staff, Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust comprises five of the UK’s best-known hospitals – Guy’s, St Thomas’, Evelina London Children’s Hospital, Royal Brompton and Harefield – as well as community services in Lambeth and Southwark, all with a long history of high-quality care, clinical excellence, research and innovation. We are among the UK’s busiest, most successful foundation trusts. We provide specialist care for patients including heart and lung, cancer and renal services as well as a full range of local hospital and community services for people in Lambeth and Southwark.

Essentia Group is part of Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust. Responsible for non- clinical healthcare services, Essentia designs, builds and maintains healthcare infrastructure vital to the smooth running of healthcare services. This encompasses everything from construction projects and healthcare planning to waste management, housekeeping, transport and security. Essentia employs around 1,900 people, who provide essential support to clinical teams working across the acute hospital of Guy’s and St Thomas’, Royal Brompton and Harefield as well as the South East London Community and other partner Trusts. It combines high standards and public sector values with commercial focus, innovative thinking and modern technology to create the best possible patient experience.

Reporting to the Director of Capital Projects, the Assistant Director Capital Projects leads a team of Senior Project Managers in the delivery of a variety of key major capital projects across the GSTT estate portfolio. The role offers the chance to lead a portfolio of major capital projects with a cumulative value in excess of £750m and that will have a transformative impact on the NHS estate and healthcare provision in London for future generations.

We’re looking for a dynamic leader with a strong background in capital project management, stakeholder engagement, and team leadership. The role involves high-level planning, coordination, and oversight of complex developments across our estate. You will have exceptional interpersonal and communication skills, given the need to proactively develop positive relationships across a diverse range of stakeholders. Experience of delivering projects in live, operational, critical environments would be particularly advantageous.

The role offers the opportunity to play a crucial role in the future development of one the UK’s largest healthcare portfolios, creating an environment that in turn will make a fantastic difference to so many.

The Candidate Brief can be viewed and downloaded here.

To arrange a briefing discussion please contact our retained search advisors Nick Coppard ([email protected]/ 07896 079 495) and Ben Duffill ([email protected] / 07976 125010) at MRG. Applications should consist of a CV and supporting statement and should be sent to both Nick and Ben.

Interviews will be held W/C 21st July 2025.