Senior Program Manager

Description

Job Description:

Looking for an opportunity to make an impact?

At Leidos, we deliver innovative solutions through the efforts of our diverse and talented people dedicated to our customers’ success.  We empower our teams, contribute to our communities, and operate sustainably. Everything we do is built on a commitment to do the right thing for our customers, our people, and our community. Our mission of “making the world safer, healthier, and more efficient” and our values— as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies TM from 2018 to 2022— guide everything we do in business. We are recognized as one of leading employers in hiring military and veterans, with military veterans making up ~20% of our workforce. 

Leidos Life represents our renewed commitment to putting our employees first with a focus on career, flexibility, and well-being. Leidos is a people company, plain and simple. The only way Leidos succeeds and continues to grow is if we grow together. Leaders and employees are encouraged to have ongoing career conversations that focus on uncovering interests, collaborating on actions, and seeking out “what’s next.” A variety of learning methods are offered, including on-the-job training, education, peer-to-peer learning, mentoring, and coaching. Internal mobility, where employees are supported to move within for growth and development, is fostered. We understand flexibility is at the heart of engagement, productivity, and frankly, life. Promoting flexible options where we can and providing choices in how, when, and where we work contributes to a better quality of life for all of us. We know our employees share in and take pride in our mission to make the world safer, healthier, and more efficient and need flexible options to deliver on that mission. We also take a 360 approach to well-being.  Leidos offers a variety of resources to employees focusing holistically on mental health, financial wellness, and physical fitness. We’re in it for the long haul, growing to meet today’s challenges and preparing for the ones yet to come, and we want you there every step of the way.

Your greatest work is ahead!

The Enterprise & Cyber Services Operation at Leidos currently has an opening for a TS-SCI cleared Program Manager in Augusta, Georgia in support of a United States Government Department of Defense (DoD) intelligence community (IC) customer. This is an exciting opportunity to leverage your experience to help the DoD solve its toughest challenges in and make a lasting impact on our national security.

If this sounds like the kind of environment where you can thrive, keep reading!

Leidos Defense Group provides a diverse portfolio of systems, solutions, and services covering land, sea, air, space, and cyberspace for customers worldwide. Solutions for Defense include enterprise and mission IT, large-scale intelligence systems, command and control, geospatial and data analytics, cybersecurity, logistics, training, and intelligence analysis and operations support. Our team is solving the world’s toughest security challenges for customers with “can’t fail” missions. To explore and learn more, click here!

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Primary Responsibilities

This is a senior-level position providing programmatic and people leadership of a large-scale contract spanning several functional areas and multiple customer sets. As the Program Manager you will serves as the Government’s primary point of contact and primary “face to the customer” for the corporation. The Program Manager leads and supervises contractor personnel and manages performance and administrative aspects of the program. The Program Manager supervises on-going technical efforts, which includes integration of technical innovations into the organization. The Program Manager has excellent interpersonal skills and communicates with the Government at all levels including interfacing with senior military and Government personnel in high-level briefings and meetings, while maintaining and nurturing internal relationships with corporate leadership, functional leaders, and team members.

• Responsible for managing the program to scope, schedule, budget and risk and developing program documentation such as, program schedules, financial reports, and risk management documentation. Prepares charts, tables, graphs and diagrams to assist in analyzing and effectively presenting information

• Review risk and risk mitigation activities of the program and propose budgets for the same

• Evaluates, analyzes, and proposes operational and technical alternatives

• Reviews and provides input for Estimate-To-Complete, Funds and Man-hour Expenditure Report, or other financial reports as appropriate to provide the status of funded projects. Reviews and evaluates projects Rough Order of Magnitude (ROM)

• Schedules and assigns work to subordinates and subcontractors and monitors progress and resolves discrepancies to ensure compliance with work quality standards and contract and task order requirements

• Directs technical teams and facilitates the integration of subtasks to ensure the optimal use of assigned resources and subcontractors

• Serves as focal point to the Government Program Manager for managing all tasks and subtasks and as principal representative for program direction and providing program status updates, including financial status

• Provides information to the Government regarding significant issues and provides recommended solutions in a transparent manner, and takes corrective action to issues brought by the Government Program Manager or Contracting Officer Representative

Basic Qualifications 

• Must be a US Citizen.

• Must be Top Secret – Sensitive Compartmented Information (TS/SCI) eligible

• Project Management Institute (PMI) Project Management Professional (PMP) certification (or able to obtain within 6 months)

• Bachelor's Degree from an accredited college or university in program management, business management, economics, political science, computer science, engineering , law, government contracting, finance/accounting, or related discipline with at least 12 years prior relevant experience or Master's Degree with 10 years prior relevant experience.

• At least seven years’ experience (with at least one year having occurred in the past five years) managing a program of similar scope and complexity.

• At least five years’ experience managing geographically dispersed personnel.

• At least five years’ experience (with at least one year having occurred in the past five years) supporting a DoD cyberspace operational environment.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience providing technical innovations for a large-scale organization, such as the military or other large Government organization.

• DAWIA Level III certification

Clearance Required

• Requires TS/SCI security clearance

Army Cyber Command (ARCYBER) Cyberspace Operations Support

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.

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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 45,000 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.

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.