IT Project Manager

Leidos Holding$92K — $166K *
Aerospace & Defense
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • BA/BS degree or equivalent experience with 10+ years relevant experience, or MA/MS with 8+ years
  • PMP Certification
  • Active DoD 8140 certification (e.g., Security+ CE or higher)
  • Demonstrated customer service experience in a high volume, deadline-focused environment
  • Strong computer skills, particularly in Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, Teams, MS Project, PowerPoint, Excel)

Responsibilities

  • Coordinate and manage discrete Peer Review projects with DOD officials
  • Lead projects from inception through delivery, ensuring all related tasks and schedules are met
  • Interface with subject matter experts to monitor work activities and assignments
  • Assess and manage resources across multiple task orders and functional organizations
  • Review and evaluate project submissions for accuracy and compliance
  • Train and manage staff to meet project deadlines while ensuring process compliance
  • Participate in quality initiatives and process improvement efforts

Benefits

  • Opportunity to work on critical defense projects across multiple military sites
  • Engagement with DOD officials and high-ranking military personnel
  • Involvement in process improvement and quality assurance initiatives
  • Potential for leadership growth and career development within a major defense contractor
  • Chance to impact 'can't fail' missions in a collaborative team environment
Full Job Description
The Project Management will work with our customers, project managers, internal task or functional staff, and support personnel to execute the AFNCR ITS Program Mission. The successful candidate will be able to work in a fast-paced environment that requires team interaction and coordination of efforts. The candidate will be accountable for prioritizing, planning, organizing, training, assessing, and managing resources to ensure that projects are executed within scope and time constraints. While part of a team environment, the Lead will also work individually and may assist other team members on moderately complex projects, tasks, or assignments.

The Mission
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.

The Challenge:
  • As a for the Air Force, the candidate will work with the Project Management office on projects and activities.
  • Interface with DOD officials to coordinate, schedule, and manage discrete Peer Review projects.
  • Engaging with subject matter experts for assignments and monitoring work activities.
  • Lead projects from inception through delivery, coordinating all related functions, tasks and schedule aspects.
  • Ensure all related resources across multiple task order and functional, subcontractor and related support organizations have defined tasking, meet project timelines.
  • Primary tasks are related to achieving Leidos P&L responsibilities.
  • Coordinate all aspects of projects content across the various involved functions from initiation through project completion.
  • Provide hands-on efforts to characterize the projects content in preparation for input to the appropriate organizations to ensure complete end-to-end execution of the projects.
  • Review, analyze and evaluate task output for complete, correct and complaint project submittals to the customer.
  • Work with the technical/programmatic subject matter experts to characterize the project solutions for communication/charts for review and approval for submittal to Leidos customers.
  • Day-to-day tasks require a hands-on, action-oriented individual.
  • Training and managing staff to manage workloads, while ensuring compliance with processes and procedures, as well as meeting project deadlines.
  • Managing projects to successful completion, meeting schedule deadlines, service levels, and performance targeted.
  • Participating in regular process improvement and quality initiatives.
  • Participating in and providing support for special projects.
  • The AFNCR Program is made up of 3 primary sites: JBA (Primary Site), JBAB, and the Pentagon; potential for occasional travel between the sites.


What Sets You Apart:
  • BA/BS or equivalent experience and 10+ years of prior relevant experience or MA/MS with 8+ years of prior relevant experience, additional years of experience will be accepted in lieu of a degree.
  • PMP Certification
  • Active DoD 8140 certification (e.g., Security+ CE or higher)
  • Demonstrated customer service in high volume, deadline focused environment.
  • Experience with process improvement and quality assurance activities.
  • Excellent problem-solving and customer service skills
  • Analytical and critical thinking skills.
  • Strong communication skills.
  • Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
  • Flexibility to manage shifting schedules and priorities.
  • Strong computer, Microsoft office skills (Outlook, Teams, MS Project, PowerPoint, Excel).


You Might Also Have:
  • Requirement Analysis.
  • Internal and external customer interfacing skills.
  • Business Development.
  • Extensive knowledge of military organizations and prior experience working with the Air Force.
  • Clearance Required:
  • Active DoD Secret clearance.

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