Program Manager

Description

Job Description:

At Leidos, we embrace innovation to solve some of the world's toughest challenges. We’re focused on ensuring our Intelligence Community customers have the right tools, technologies, and tactics to keep pace with an ever-evolving threat landscape and succeed in their mission to protect national security. Who wouldn’t be fulfilled being part of that every day? 

We know once you join Leidos, you are sure to go home at the end of every day knowing YOU MADE A DIFFERENCE, resulting in one of the most REWARDING careers you could have imagined. 

We are hiring a Program Manager for a technical development program supporting mission critical work providing cutting edge and innovative solutions.  As the PM, you will lead the entire technical program team through the planning, organizing, development and delivery of capabilities for the customer’s mission. The successful candidate will provide effective communication to your PMO support staff, the program, customer, and all levels of management. You will ensure that the program runs within scope, on schedule, and within budget constraints. You must have the ability to handle multiple tasks, solve problems, and make decisions under pressure and with tight timelines.

Primary Responsibilities:

As the Program Manager you will be responsible to:

• Coordinate with the customer and understand the technical and mission needs to lead the teams in providing solutions

• Serve as point of contact for senior customer and Leidos leadership; provide regular program updates and reporting as required

• Coordinate with program PMO support to ensuring smooth contract operations

• Work with contract technical leadership to direct work efforts that align with the missions and deliverables

• Coordinate across technical and organizational boundaries

• Effectively communicate across the team, functional organizations, and customer groups

• Proactively identify and mitigate risks; identify, and capitalize on opportunities

• Establish and maintains an inclusive work environment consistent with Leidos values and ethics

• Deliver appropriate monthly status and financial reports

• Prepare and run the program reviews on a quarterly basis. 

• Identify and support areas of training for the team to maintain its technical advantage

Basic Qualifications:

• TS/SCI with poly

• Prior experience with programs of similar size and complexity

• Experience with the customer and the customer’s mission

• BS/BA degree with 8+ years of prior onsite Program Management relevant experience

• Ability to lead others and clearly convey complex technical concepts

• Proven leadership skills in a complex technical environment with tight restrictions and a diverse work force (4+ years of experience)

Preferred Qualifications:

• Prior Software/Application development with Lead roles

• PMP certification

Pay Range:

The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.

About Leidos

Leidos is a Fortune 500® technology, engineering, and science solutions and services leader working to solve the world’s toughest challenges in the defense, intelligence, civil, and health markets. The company’s 46,000 employees support vital missions for government and commercial customers. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, Leidos reported annual revenues of approximately $14.4 billion for the fiscal year ended December 30, 2022.  For more information, visit www.Leidos.com.

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