Project Manager

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Job Description:

Project Managers on the Origin program are responsible for planning, organizing, securing and managing resources to bring about the successful completion of specific program goals and objectives. Duties include ensuring that all programs run within scope, time and budget constraints. The PM must have experience running multiple projects to Customer satisfaction in a fast paced, highly dynamic IT environment. The PM will have flexibility and professionalism when interfacing with multiple levels of Customers with evolving and competing  priorities.  The manager must provide the leadership and have the interpersonal communication skills necessary to lead, direct and manage multiple dynamic end users.
This position is in McLean. As a condition of employment, this position requires the candidate pass both a customer required medical and physiological screening.

Primary Responsibilities:
The candidate selected for this position will be responsible for:

• Providing day-to-day oversight of multiple projects

• Cost, schedule, and performance responsibility for simultaneous projects ranging from small to large and complex

• Demonstrating exceptional project management skills to include risk mitigation strategies, financial management, and stakeholder analysis

• MS Project experience, Cost management experience: ETC, EAC reporting

• Serving as the primary focal point for the customer regarding new engineering requirements and the status

• Presenting weekly and monthly status to include financials, risk and mitigations, schedules, and other ad-hoc information requested by the customer

• Coordinating the development and implementation of budgetary briefings and ad-hoc reporting requests that are deliverable directly to the customer

• Driving process improvements and innovation within the project teams

• Fostering a diverse and inclusive environment 

Basic Qualifications:

• Requires a BA degree And minimum 12 years of prior relevant experience or Masters with minimum 10 years of prior relevant experience.

• Must have a TS/SCI with Poly to be considered

• Must have 2+ years with project management in a technical environment

• Must be able to communicate with multiple levels of leadership and team members

• Must have experience with cost management and reporting

Preferred Qualifications:

• PMP certification or equivalent, Experience as a Cost Account Manager (CAM) or CLIN manager, 

• Prior managerial experience within an IT environment

• Experience in Agile development (e.g. Scrum) or equivalent

• Experience in IT or equivalent environment 

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About Leidos

Leidos is a Fortune 500^® information technology, engineering, and science solutions and services leader working to solve the world’s toughest challenges in the defense, intelligence, homeland security, civil, and health markets. The company’s 38,000 employees support vital missions for government and commercial customers. Headquartered in Reston, Va., Leidos reported annual revenues of approximately $11.09 billion for the fiscal year ended January 3, 2020. For more information, visit www.Leidos.com.

Pay and Benefits

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Commitment to Diversity

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, ethnicity, age, national origin, citizenship, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy, family structure, marital status, ancestry, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, or any other basis prohibited by law. Leidos will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with relevant laws.