Delivery Lead

About The Role

FDM is a global business and technology consultancy seeking a Delivery Manager to work for our client within the public sector. This is initially a 5month contract with the potential to extend and will be a remote role with occasional travel to London or Manchester.

We are looking for an experienced Delivery Manager to lead a key Security Assurance and Business Continuity / Disaster Recovery (BC/DR) workstream within a government environment.

The successful individual will be responsible for driving delivery across the workstream, coordinating stakeholders, managing risks and dependencies, and ensuring activities progress in line with agreed priorities and governance.

Responsibilities:

• Lead the delivery of the Security Assurance and Business Continuity / Disaster Recovery workstream.
• Own delivery planning, tracking milestones, dependencies, risks and issues.
• Coordinate activity across technical, security, operational and business stakeholders.
• Ensure appropriate governance, reporting and delivery controls are maintained.
• Facilitate workshops, planning sessions and stakeholder meetings to drive actions and decisions.
• Identify delivery risks and blockers early, ensuring appropriate mitigation and escalation.
• Support the development, coordination and delivery of Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery plans and activities.
• Work closely with Security Assurance stakeholders to ensure security requirements are considered throughout delivery.
• Provide clear reporting on progress, risks, dependencies and key decisions to senior stakeholders.
• Drive delivery through to agreed outcomes within a complex government environment.

• Must have worked within a government environment within the last 12 months.
• Current/active Security Clearance (SC).
• Experience delivering complex technology, digital or transformation workstreams.
• Strong experience managing risks, dependencies, governance and delivery plans.
• Experience working with technical, security and business stakeholders.
• Strong stakeholder management skills, including working with senior stakeholders.
• Experience operating within multidisciplinary teams and complex delivery environments.

FDM is an award-winning global leader in tech and business talent solutions, backed by more than 35 years of industry experience. We have centres across Europe, North America, and Asia-Pacific, and a global workforce of over 2500 employees. FDM has shown exponential growth throughout the years, firmly establishing itself as an award-winning employer, currently listed on the FTSE4Good Index and as a 2026 Financial Times UK ‘Best Employer’.

Diversity and Inclusion

FDM Group is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, veteran status or any other status protected by federal, provincial or local laws.

Why join us

• Career coaching, mentoring and access to upskilling throughout your entire FDM career
• Assignments with global companies and opportunities to work abroad
• Opportunity to re-skill and up-skill into new areas, develop non-linear career paths and build a skillset within your field
• Annual leave and work-place pension