Operations Manager

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Job Description:

The Defense Group at Leidos currently has an opening for Operations Manager to work in a customer facility at Ft Bragg, North Carolina. This program requires a seasoned, mature professional with prior experience working in higher echelons of military headquarters, experience in handling sensitive information and independent decision making. Must be capable of working as a member of a highly skilled team to accomplish time sensitive, critical tasks. Must be capable of receiving, analyzing, and interpreting general guidance and direction from program leadership to act independently to changing situations.

Primary Responsibilities

• Operations management – makes decisions routinely that impact the smooth operation of the program office and battle staff. As an example, coordinating and making decisions regarding travel planning, temporary duty, and training opportunities.

• Coordinates activities with teammates and other non-program stakeholders to ensure unity of effort.

• Independently produces briefings and reports to inform customer’s chain of command of sensitive activities.

• Daily handles sensitive material and information.

• Independently establishes and maintains processes and procedures that impact the entire team and conform to organizational standard operating procedures of the higher, supported headquarters. Establishes standards and performs quality control on reporting. As an example, temporary duty and travel reports and after action reviews.

• Manage and account for team equipment, office space, and scheduling team requirements of operationally shared assets from across the organization

• Responsible for ensuring routine maintenance of IT equipment, coordinates for emergency maintenance of vital equipment ensuring safety of sensitive information is controlled.

Basic Qualifications

• Must have a TS/SCI security clearance.

• Must be able to deploy OCONUS if necessary.

• Must be able to communicate clearly and effectively (written and oral). Requires practical knowledge of Special Operations and Special Operations Command, typically obtained through military training and experience.

• Typically requires a BA degree and 4-6 years of prior relevant experience. Significant military experience working in sensitive programs or with sensitive information in lieu of education is considered a plus.

• Must be available to travel OCONUS, 25% for periods up to 1-2 months. 

• Must be able to work independently for the customer while overseas.

Preferred Qualifications

• Significant military experience working in sensitive programs or with sensitive information in lieu of education is considered a plus.

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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

Pay and benefits are fundamental to any career decision. That's why we craft compensation packages that reflect the importance of the work we do for our customers. Employment benefits include competitive compensation, Health and Wellness programs, Income Protection, Paid Leave and Retirement. More details are available here.

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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.