Regional Technical Lead

FCDO Services

Milton Keynes MK19 7BH, UK

Hybrid

Expires: Expiring in less than 4 weeks

Building Control

Full time

£48,801 per year

Job summary

At FCDO Services, we protect the UK’s interests at home and overseas. We design and construct secure government buildings, courier diplomatic packages worldwide, safeguard government tech, and a whole lot more. Our work is as varied and vital as it gets, but we never lose sight of our people. Their skills, aspirations and growth mean as much as the global mission we're on. In our world, it all matters.

Job description

If you’re interested in living in UK or abroad, you could help make sure our day-to-day service for our customers runs efficiently to protect UK interests overseas. Our regional hubs in Washington, Brussels, Pretoria and Bangkok enable us to respond to our customers’ needs locally with the right skills and people, along with value for money services. As part of the overseas team, you’ll work in any one of 60 different international locations, supporting 280 diplomatic missions around the world.

Supporting customer globally.

Uncovering new ways of working.

Making an impact overseas.

It all matters.

Keep our overseas estate running safely and smoothly

Joining our dynamic and versatile Global Services team, you’ll inspect and advise on the maintenance of our overseas estate. Based either in the UK, or overseas, your day-to-day will be varied and active, and could include carrying out property inspections, spotting hazards and ensuring compliance, producing reports to support recommendations, and advising a broad range of people on health & safety matters.

You’ll provide technical input for small to medium sized projects, including producing simple designs and tender documents. More than anything, you’ll be committed to driving continuous improvement with everything you do, paying meticulous attention to health and safety, and working with a key eye for detail.

Use your technical skills to keep people and properties safe on a global scale

With a Level 4 or higher qualification in building construction and / or building services, or equivalent experience, you’ll be a member of a relevant professional body. You’ll have a good working knowledge of technical standards and building related health and safety legislation, as well as broad knowledge of building, civil, mechanical and electric work.

Your skillset will include financial management skills, IT skills, and strong verbal and written communication skills. Comfortable making effective decisions and delivering at pace, you’ll be a source of insight and guidance to your team. Collaboration and communication is at the heart of this role, so you’ll be a true team player with a strong work ethic and the ability to adapt to emerging situations.

Discover the support you need to grow your career further

But we’re always looking to improve – just like you. That’s why when you join us, expect to receive a competitive salary, generous holiday entitlement and a Civil Service Pension. Along with this, you’ll also have access to training and other development opportunities to help grow your career with us. Our offices have an on-site gym, nursery, café, and restaurant, and we offer interest-free loans on season tickets and bikes to help you get there. It's a great set of benefits made to support all you do, and all you need.

Want to see your future team’s work in action? Step into our Virtual Embassy and select a guide to take you round to see how we deliver for government customers and how you could help. Explore the embassy now at virtual-embassy.fcdoservicescareers.co.uk.

Every single colleague must be security cleared before joining us. If you’re successful in your application, we’ll ask you to undergo our vetting process to achieve Developed Vetting (DV) clearance. You can find out more about vetting at fcdoservicescareers.co.uk/how-to-apply/

To find out more about our benefits and our organisation, please visit fcdoservicescareers.co.uk

It takes a diverse team to protect a diverse world.

The vital work we do takes an incredible community of colleagues, with different skills, backgrounds, cultures and identities. We support every individual, so that you always know you’re welcome and valued. It’s what makes us a Disability Confident employer. And why we’re recognised as a ‘Carer Confident’ workplace. And it’s how you know you’re joining an inspiring, inclusive organisation.

Person specification

We are looking for people with :

Min Level 4 (preferably Level 5) technical or professional qualification, in building construction and/or building services related disciplines or demonstrable extensive equivalent experience.
Member of professional body such as IET, CIOB, CIBSE, CIET or similar.
Health & safety qualification (NEBOSH/IOSH) or willingness to acquire it.
Knowledge of relevant technical standards and building related H&S legislation.
Strong verbal and written communication.

Memberships

Member of professional body such as IET, CIOB, CIBSE, CIET or similar

Behaviours

We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

Delivering at Pace
Making Effective Decisions
Managing a Quality Service

Technical skills

We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:

Min Level 4 (preferably Level 5) technical or professional qualification, in building construction and/or building services related disciplines or demonstrable extensive equivalent experience.
Member of professional body such as IET, CIOB, CIBSE, CIET or similar
Knowledge of relevant technical standards and building related H&S legislation
Strong verbal and written communication

We only ask for evidence of these technical skills on your application form:

Min Level 4 (preferably Level 5) technical or professional qualification, in building construction and/or building services related disciplines or demonstrable extensive equivalent experience.
Member of professional body such as IET, CIOB, CIBSE, CIET or similar
Knowledge of relevant technical standards and building related H&S legislation

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £48,801, FCDO Services contributes £14,137 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.

Learning and development tailored to your role.
Annual leave starting at 25 days.
A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity.
A Civil Service pension.
Free shuttle bus available between central Milton Keynes and Hanslope Park

Things you need to know

Artificial intelligence

Artificial intelligence can be a useful tool to support your application, however, all examples and statements provided must be truthful, factually accurate and taken directly from your own experience. Where plagiarism has been identified (presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own) applications may be withdrawn and internal candidates may be subject to disciplinary action. Please see our candidate guidance (opens in a new window) for more information on appropriate and inappropriate use.

Selection process details

This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours, Experience and Technical skills.

To apply for this role, you will be asked to provide your CV, a personal statement, and provide answers to some job specific questions.

Your CV and personal statement will not form part of the assessment they will provide an insight into your work history and experience.

Your CV should include:

no personal identifying details
career history with key responsibilities
skills and experience
achievements
qualifications

Your personal statement should outline your interest in the role.

Candidates will only be sifted on answers provided to the job specific questions which are outlined in the application form.

Those that are successful will be invited to a MS Teams or Face to face interview.

At the interview you will be asked a blend of questions on technical skills and behaviours.

Candidates who are judged to be close to meeting the criteria may be considered for other positions in FCDO Services which may be at a lower grade, but have a potential skills match.

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

Security

Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is developed vetting (opens in a new window).

See our vetting charter (opens in a new window).People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.

Medical

Successful candidates will be expected to have a medical.

Nationality requirements

Open to UK nationals only.

Working for the Civil Service

The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.

We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window).The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy.

Diversity and Inclusion

The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see theCivil Service People Plan (opens in a new window) and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window).

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Salary range

£48,801 per year