Regional Delivery Manager, FCDO Services

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office; Washington (District of Columbia); Hybrid; USD 106,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity awaits in the heart of Washington DC for a Regional Delivery Manager. This role supports the UK’s overseas estate, ensuring safe and comfortable accommodations for staff across the Americas. You will lead diverse teams in delivering the Global Maintenance Programme, managing projects that enhance operational efficiency. The position offers a flexible work culture, generous benefits, and the chance to work closely with UK diplomats and armed forces personnel. If you thrive in dynamic environments and possess strong project management skills, this role is perfect for you.

Benefits

Generous Leave

Medical Insurance

401(k) Matching

Flexible Working Hours

Learning and Development Opportunities

Paid Maternity Leave

Paid Paternity Leave

Qualifications

• Experience managing construction projects from inception to completion.
• Proven ability to engage with stakeholders and manage expectations.
• Strong IT skills and literacy in Microsoft Office applications.

Responsibilities

• Manage multi-functional teams for construction and maintenance projects.
• Monitor financial performance and ensure budget compliance.
• Deliver projects on time, budget, and quality.

Skills

Project Management

Construction Management

Health and Safety Management

Stakeholder Management

Financial Performance Monitoring

Communication Skills

IT Skills (Microsoft Office)

Education

Health and Safety Qualification (IOSH, NEBOSH)

Tools

Salesforce

MS Project

MS Teams

Job description

Regional Delivery Manager, FCDO Services

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The British Government’s Embassy in Washington DC has an exciting opportunity for a dynamic person to join the FCDO Services, Portfolio Team as a Regional Delivery Manager (RDM). This opportunity is a rewarding role which supports the UK’s overseas estate, ensuring staff can live and work in safe, comfortable office and housing accommodation. The role centres around the delivery of the FCDO ‘Global Maintenance Programme’ which is the delivery of maintenance projects across the entire Americas region.

The US Network offers a unique career enhancing opportunity and is committed to supporting its staff through a variety of benefits including generous leave, insurance packages and a highly competitive 401k programme. It also promotes a culture of flexibility which enables people to better maintain wellness through an excellent work/life balance approach that encompasses hybrid working, including working from home and flexible hours, where possible. In this role you would be working in a diverse international environment supporting UK diplomats, armed forces personnel and other country based staff operating across the British Government’s network of Consulates and Government Offices all across North, Central and South America as well as the Caribbean. This network provides a platform for approximately 30 Government departments and agencies.

Roles and responsibilities:

• Manage multi-functional teams within an estate’s construction and maintenance programme, across multiple countries and time-zones.
• Schedule major work packages, engage with supply chain for the project and add to the pipeline, forecasting work to ensure adequate resource planning and the optimum use of FCDO Services resources.
• Monitor and record financial performance within the project to stay within budget and to provide updates to the Project Board in accordance with the governance arrangements.
• Set the project cost and resources baseline and ensure that all required data entries are complete and accurate to conduct effective analysis.
• Deliver the construction project requirements to time, budget and quality, working within the FCDO Services governance model and ensure all projects are delivered in line with the wider governance framework.
• Perform internal and external stakeholder mapping, communications strategy and communications planning.
• Identify and manage stakeholder requirements, interests and influences and manage their expectations.
• Embed rigorous project risk and change management processes and procedures, escalating issues, where appropriate, to the Regional Portfolio Manager.
• Manage Health and Safety for all responsible projects in accordance with CDM 2015 Regulations (UK Health and Safety regulations).
• Commercially manage Engineering and Construction contracts for numerous constructions projects across the region.
• Liaise with end-users and Project Sponsors to agree scope, budget and timeframes for multiple estate projects.
• Ensure data and records are kept up to date on a variety of software tools including Salesforce, MS Teams, MS Project and CEMAR
• Occasional travel to posts within portfolio

Resources managed (staff and expenditure):

• Task manage multi-discipline project teams including Building Surveyors, Structural Engineers, Mechanical & Electrical Engineers, Architects and other construction disciplines.
• Task manage Project Controls Officer for financial planning and management of projects or programme of projects, ranging in value from £5k to £500k to ensure delivery within the agreed cost forecasts.
• Overall portfolio of £1-3 million spread approximately 12 work packages.

Essential qualifications, skills and experience

• Experience in managing estates/facilities/construction projects from inception to completion.
• Experience in applying project management methodologies in project design, development and implementation.
• Specific experience in procuring and managing construction and maintenance projects.
• Health and Safety knowledge and experience in construction.
• Experience in the delivery of multiple, concurrent construction projects.
• Flexible, resilient under pressure, and decisive, with a proven track record of working quickly and reliably with attention to detail and with limited supervision.
• Ability to work independently and to take the initiative as well as being able to work well as part of a larger team to deliver results.
• Collaborative approach to colleagues and stakeholder partnerships. Ability to initiate and maintain a wide range of working relationships.
• A confident communicator with excellent interpersonal skills and good presentation and representational skills. Proven ability to engage at all levels internally and with external stakeholders.
• Excellent communication skills in English, both verbal and written.
• Strong IT skills and literacy in Microsoft Office applications (Project, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams, Outlook).
• Fluent in written and spoken English.
• There is a requirement for occasional travel, therefore a valid passport and ability to travel across the Americas (including the Caribbean) is essential.

Desirable qualifications, skills and experience

• Health and Safety management qualification such as IOSH, NEBOSH, SMSTS etc. (or local equivalent).
• NEC4 Accreditation (or other internationally recognised contract management e.g. FIDIC).
• Basic Spanish/Portuguese language skills.

15 May 2025

Grade

Senior Executive Officer (SEO)

Type of Position

Full-time, Permanent

Working hours per week

40

Region

Americas, Caribbean & Overseas Territories

Country/Territory

United States

Location (City)

Washington

Type of Post

British Embassy

Number of vacancies

1

$105,882 gross annually

Start Date

Other benefits and conditions of employment

US State Department requirements, the UK Government in the US has restrictions on the type of visas our non-diplomatic staff may hold. If you are not a US Citizen or a US Permanent Resident, or the dependent of a diplomat (with an EAD card), you may not be eligible for employment with the UK government. We cannot accept student Visas (J1, F or M) nor other forms of work Visas (I, H, P). If you hold a work visa it is best to check on your eligibility to work for a foreign government before applying for a position.

You may refer to our website for additional information: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/living-in-the-usa.

All selected candidates are subject to background checks and will require a security clearance prior to starting work.

The British Embassy and its US Network embraces hybrid working. We are an organization that also recognises the critical value of team work and we embrace and endorse collaboration by ensuring that all staff attend the office flexibly yet regularly.

Please note: The British Embassy and its US Network is committed to all employee’s ongoing learning and development needs. We offer a comprehensive platform for personalised learning for everything from soft skill development (communicating with impact, handling difficult conversations, time management) to more technical or professional skills necessary to complete your job (software training, formal qualifications etc.).

The UK Government operating in the US offers a substantial benefits package including generous leave, a choice of medical insurance, 401(k) matching up to 7%, extensive learning opportunities and a great work/life balance.

Additional information

This role is 40 hours a week, but does not require set working hours each day.

There is occasionally a requirement to attend meetings to accommodate different time zones, so some flexibility for occasional early working is required.

Closing date of receiving applications is before 23:55 (Local Time) on 15th May 2025

All applicants must fully complete the online application form, including the sections for employment and educational details, experience, and behaviour-based questions. Only those applications that contain all required information will be considered. To ensure the sift process remains anonymous, please do not include any personally identifiable information in your application form.

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