FDM is a global
business and technology consultancy seeking an experienced Delivery Managers to
lead the successful delivery of complex technology and transformation work
within a secure client environment. You will play a key
role in leading medium to large multidisciplinary teams, ensuring complex work
packages and services are delivered predictably, efficiently and to the
required quality standards. Working across software, data, integration,
transformation and live-service environments, you will provide clear leadership
across planning, governance, financial control, resources, risks, dependencies
and stakeholder management. This is initially a 6 month contract with the potential to extend and will be a hybrid role based in either Telford or Hove.
The role requires
strong delivery leadership, commercial awareness and the ability to build
trusted relationships with senior client stakeholders while establishing the
governance, delivery rhythm and controls required to maintain momentum and
achieve successful outcomes.
All candidates must either hold current SC security
clearance or be eligible and willing to undergo SC security clearance.
About the Role
We are seeking an
experienced Delivery Manager to take ownership of complex or higher-risk work
packages and services, leading multidisciplinary teams and coordinating
delivery across multiple projects, technologies and interdependencies.
You will establish
effective delivery plans, governance and reporting while maintaining control
across scope, schedule, cost, capacity, quality, risks and dependencies.
Working closely with client stakeholders, Delivery Managers, Project Managers,
Service Delivery Managers, engineering teams and commercial functions, you will
identify and remove blockers, manage change and provide clear, evidence-based
recommendations to support effective decision-making.
You will also play
an important role in developing team capability, improving delivery performance
and driving continuous improvement across delivery practices, tooling and
governance.
Key Responsibilities:
- Owning delivery plans,
schedules, milestones, outcomes and delivery controls for assigned work
packages and services
- Leading medium to large
multidisciplinary teams across complex technology and transformation
environments
- Establishing an effective
delivery rhythm, governance cadence and accurate reporting across scope,
cost, schedule, quality, risk and dependencies
- Coordinating delivery across
multiple teams, projects and services and resolving blockers and
interdependencies
- Maintaining integrated
schedules, capacity forecasts and resource plans aligned to delivery
priorities
- Managing project budgets,
forecasting costs and monitoring actual expenditure against forecasts
- Anticipating future resource
requirements and supporting effective recruitment, onboarding and
deployment
- Maintaining RAID, dependency
and change-control records with clear ownership, mitigation and escalation
routes
- Assessing the delivery impact
of changes to scope, requirements, schedules, resources and service
commitments
- Supporting controlled
implementation, transition and handover while protecting live services and
customer outcomes
- Providing clear incident,
problem and change updates where delivery interacts with live service
operations
- Building effective
relationships with senior client stakeholders, delivery teams, project
managers, service managers and commercial leads
- Communicating delivery
concerns, risks and recommendations clearly and gaining timely stakeholder
decisions
- Coaching and supporting
junior delivery professionals and contributing to capability development,
knowledge sharing and team wellbeing
- Promoting Agile, engineering,
operational and delivery standards, including automated delivery practices
where appropriate
- Using delivery data and
corporate tooling to improve transparency, productivity, predictability
and decision-making
- Identifying and implementing
practical improvements that increase delivery efficiency, quality and
client value