Project Manager

Leidos Holding$73K — $132K *
Education, Government & Non-Profit
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Active TS/SCI with Poly required
  • Bachelor's degree with 4+ years experience or Master's with 2+ years experience
  • Proven record of delivering efficient project-based work
  • Strong interpersonal skills, adaptable to different communication styles
  • Commitment to flawless execution in creative work
  • Innovative mindset focusing on continuous improvement
  • Ability to navigate dynamic work environments with positivity
  • Proactive in receiving feedback and implementing changes
  • Independent thinker with sound judgment
  • Effective time management for productivity

Responsibilities

  • Draft and manage comprehensive project plans including timelines and scopes
  • Oversee scheduling and milestone tracking for deadlines
  • Ensure high-quality execution of deliverables
  • Identify and implement project management systems for reporting and analysis
  • Create and maintain governance plans and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)
  • Develop ongoing communication plans for project updates
  • Conduct risk assessments and collaborate on mitigation strategies
  • Foster collaboration ensuring adherence to production guidelines
  • Manage team performance through evaluations and coaching
  • Enhance team effectiveness focusing on trust and engagement
  • Facilitate conflict resolution among team priorities
  • Drive progress and actions towards project goals
  • Conduct post-mortem evaluations to improve future project outcomes

Benefits

  • Opportunity to work on impactful projects within the Intelligence Community
  • Collaborative work environment promoting team effectiveness
  • Chance to develop leadership and project management skills
  • Engagement with diverse stakeholders
  • Access to continuous learning and professional development opportunities
Full Job Description

The Leidos National Security Sector is seeking a Project Manager to manage the exceptional delivery of our client’s education and training products to a variety of stakeholders within the Intelligence Community. The Project Manager would be responsible to manage the day-to-day tasks of Instructional Designers and multi-media developers to ensure tasks and deliverables are completed on time and to high standards. The Project Manager will need to adeptly handle a wide range of assignments, projects, and stakeholders with a high degree of success and independence. They must demonstrate leadership skills, effective communication, the ability to manage competing priorities, and possess strong internal team relationships.

The Project Manager responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:

  • Draft and own delivery project plans (timeline, scope of work, staff plan)

  • Manage schedules and milestones

  • Ensure high quality delivery process and execution

  • Identify project management/workflow system with data entry, reporting, and analysis (e.g., capacity plans, resourcing)

  • Develop governance plans, SOPs, and charters

  • Develop and maintain a communication plan on each project

  • Conduct basic risk assessments and work collaboratively to develop mitigation strategies

  • Demonstrate strong collaboration skills to ensure quality and adherence to production guidelines for deliverables

  • Manage a team’s performance through coaching and evaluations

  • Develop and maintain high levels of team effectiveness (trust, communication, collaboration, productivity, diversity, engagement)

  • Ensure team is effectively collaborating and communicating across team, to management, and stakeholders

  • Effectively and impartially navigate teams with conflicting priorities

  • Mobilize and drive the integrated team towards forward progress, action, and results

  • Conduct internal/external post mortems to identify ways to improve and/or patterns for replicating success

Qualifications:

  • Must have an active TS/SCI with Poly

  • Must have a Bachelor's degree and at least 4 years of experience or Master's and at least 2 years of experience

  • Track record of consistently delivering streamlined, fast-track and project-based work

  • Demonstrate effective interpersonal skills with peers, supervisors and clients. Is sensitive to style differences among others and makes adjustments to own style when working with different people

  • An appreciation for how great work gets done and a commitment to ensuring flawless creative execution

  • Innovative mindset and change agent who is never satisfied with the status

  • Demonstrates the ability to work in a dynamic environment through flexibility, resilience and a positive outlook

  • Learns from and applies feedback by making suggested improvements and adjustments in work performance

  • Ability to take initiative, think independently, and exercise sound judgment yet knows when to seek advice of supervisor and other team members

  • Effectively works both independently and as a team member; demonstrates autonomy over assigned work while working towards goals shared by the team

  • Manages time for optimum productivity, understanding appropriate time commitments on projects

Preferred

  • Active PMP

  • Experience managing educational projects

  • Experience managing multi-media/multi-function projects



Original Posting:
August 14, 2026

Pay Range:
Pay Range $73,450.00 - $132,775.00

The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline onlyand 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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