Senior Control Account Manager

Leidos Holding • $116K — $210K *
Huntsville, AL 35810In-Person
Aerospace & Defense
8 - 10 years of experience
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Qualifications

  • BA degree with 12-15 years or MA with 10-13 years of relevant experience
  • Experience in a prior CAM or Earned Value Management role
  • Knowledge in development and tracking of Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) and Performance Measurement Baseline (PMB)
  • Familiarity with customer reporting processes such as IPMR
  • Project management experience with Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)
  • Understanding of cost/schedule development and root cause analysis
  • Ability to work independently and collaboratively with teams

Responsibilities

  • Lead scope discussions for Control Accounts (CA) and set project team expectations
  • Plan hardware-centric projects, defining CA tasks and resource requirements
  • Communicate staffing needs with functional managers across CAs
  • Coordinate program activities across multiple functional groups
  • Direct technical and functional resources for assigned CAs
  • Analyze labor reports against baselines and forecasts
  • Develop and implement corrective actions based on analysis of EVM data

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health and wellness plans
  • 401(k) retirement savings plan with company match
  • Paid time off and holidays
  • Professional development opportunities including training
  • Work-life balance initiatives
  • Flexible work arrangements
  • Employee assistance programs
Full Job Description
Primary Responsibilities.
  • Lead discussions in definition of scope for the respective Control Accounts (CA) and decomposition of discrete, deliverable-oriented, tasking and setting expectations for your respective project team members.
  • Plan and execute a hardware centric project - define Control Account (CA) tasks and required resources necessary to maintain CAs and program objectives.
  • Communicate and review staffing needs with associated functional managers across each Control Accounts (CA).
  • Coordinate CA focused program activities across multiple functional group activities
  • Fully responsible for directing technical/functional resources to perform work associated with assigned Control Accounts (CA).
  • Review labor reports on a weekly basis and compare to the baseline and forecast.
  • Review and analyze EVM data at the work package (WP) and control account (CA) level.
  • Ownership of the CA budgets and schedules:
  • Variance analysis (SPI/CPI/TCPI)
  • Schedule analysis (BEI/CEI)
  • BCR submittals
  • Status of work package tasks under assigned control account
  • Validation of actual costs charged to the assigned control accounts
  • Development and implementation of corrective actions
  • Generation of timely Estimated to Completes (ETC).
  • Review, approve, and disseminate Control Account Work Authorizations (CAWA) to team members through-out the program's lifecycle and baseline control process.
  • Responsible for entering all monthly inputs in the Leidos EVM tool (LENS). Includes changes related to integrated master schedule (IMS) status, baseline change requests (BCRs), estimate to complete (ETC) and variance analysis reporting (VAR), writing schedule/cost recovery plans.
  • Participate in the proposal process by providing schedule, cost and resource inputs.
  • Provide inputs to the risk, issue, and opportunity review board.
  • Work to achieve day-to-day objectives with major impact on the areas of responsibility.
  • Evaluate and guide daily execution activities in support of program objectives.
  • Routinely evaluate program technical and programmatic metrics to ensure successful execution of respective CA's.
  • Work with program schedulers to updates/status required to maintain program schedule.
  • Manage risk and identify opportunities at the CA level including working with the IPT to develop mitigation strategies and plans to realize opportunities.
  • Identify capability or process gaps and provide recommendations for improvement
  • Actively participate in change management including developing business cases for changes recommended by the IPT, assessing supply chain vulnerability related to contemplated changes and incorporating changes approved by the Change Control Board.
  • Provide support to the PMO in mitigating cost, schedule, and technical risks related to materials used on the program.
  • Foster intra-project coordination and communication.


Basic Qualifications.
  • Typically requires a BA degree and 12 - 15 years of prior relevant experience or Masters with 10 - 13 years of prior relevant experience.
  • Demonstrated experience in a prior CAM or EVM role
  • This position requires knowledge in the development, maintenance, and/or tracking of: Integrated Master Schedule (IMS), Performance Measurement Baseline (PMB), the change management process, the work authorization process, forecasting Estimates at Completion (EACs), and implementing corrective actions.
  • Knowledge of customer reporting (i.e., Integrated Program Management Report (IPMR or IPMDAR), etc.)
  • Project management or project control experience working with Work Breakdown Structure (WBS), IMS, and work authorizations
  • Understanding of cost and schedule development as well as controls to conduct root cause analysis developing variance rationale and recovery plans, as needed.
  • Experience with development of Estimate to Complete (ETC) and Estimate at Complete (EAC)
  • Experience with baseline change control processes and monthly schedule status processes
  • Capable of working independently as well as within a team
  • Familiar with integration of EVMS and risk management
  • Partnering with multiple program functions to develop courses of action to maintain program schedule and cost baselines.
  • Coordinating near term schedule and execution plans with Manufacturing.
  • Supporting proposal activities and business development opportunities.


Preferred Qualifications.
  • Bachelor of Science (BS) in Mechanical, Computer, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical discipline from an ABET-accredited institution.
  • Strong understanding of engineering lifecycle processes (systems engineering, hardware integration and production).
  • Ability to communicate with executive leadership (internally or externally) regarding matters of significant importance to the organization/project, serving as a primary briefer on Cost, Schedule, Performance, IBRs, EVM reviews and other program control events inside the Program and for Leidos leadership.
  • Experience supporting complex defense programs, particularly with the U.S. Army or Navy


Original Posting:
August 13, 2026

Pay Range:
Pay Range $116,350.00 - $210,325.00

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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