Deployables Project Manager (Lafayette)

Description

Job Description:

NGEN is the largest IT services program for the Navy. Under the Service Management, Integration, and Transport (SMIT) portion of NGEN, the Leidos team will deliver the core backbone of the Navy-Marine Corps Intranet, including cybersecurity services, network operations, service desk, and data transport. Ultimately, Leidos will support the Navy in unifying its shore-based networks and data management to improve capability and service while also saving significant dollars by focusing efforts under one enterprise network.

At Leidos, we know the most talented and diverse IT and Engineering professionals will always have a multitude of career choices; your time at Leidos will be a wise investment in your career and in yourself.  

Job Summary:

Leidos is seeking a Deployables Project Manager to support End User delivery as one of the key members of the Seat Services team. The candidate will plan, direct, and coordinate all CONUS deployable projects with the End User Hardware (EUHW) contractor and government representative to provide pack-up kits (PUK) for deployable commands.

Primary Responsibilities

• Lead the PUK program project teams in determining the clients requirements and turning them into operational plans

• Facilitate status review meetings among project team members and clients

• Coach and counsel members of cross-functional teams to accomplish project goals, meet established schedules, and resolve technical or operational issues

• Provide support to transition deployed user back to the NMCI domain

• Manage deployable projects on both East and West coasts

• Track and report all asset management tasks related to the PUK movement between site locations

• Ensure adherence to legally binding requirements and client’s long-term goals

• Act as primary liaison between customer and project team

Basic Qualifications

• US Citizen

• DoD Secret Clearance

• Bachelor’s degree and 8-12 years of prior related work experience.  High School diploma and 15 years relative experience acceptable in place of a degree

• Must demonstrated expertise in project management methodologies

• Must demonstrated expertise in IT Enterprise Operations

• Excellent customer service skills

• Excellent oral and written communication skills

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience managing projects with deployable commands

• Organized and detail-oriented

• Self-motivated/ self-directing

• Strong collaboration, prioritization, and adaptability skills required. Relationship building

• Ability to manage and prioritize own work

• Independent decision making

• Analytical thinking; thinking out of the box

• Ability to effectively communicate with all organizational levels (SME to Senior Management)

• Ability to analyze problems at various levels (e.g. detail level, overall organizational impact, etc.)

• PMP certified or Project management training

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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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Leidos will never ask you to provide payment-related information at any part of the employment application process. And Leidos will communicate with you only through emails that are sent from a Leidos.com email address. If you receive an email purporting to be from Leidos that asks for payment-related information or any other personal information, please report the email to [email protected].

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.