Leidos is Hiring a Project Manager with Security Clearance Near Bethesda, MD
R-00131002 Description Are you ready to join Leidos all-star team? Through training, teamwork, and exposure to challenging technical work, let Leidos show how to accelerate your career path. Leidos has an exciting opportunity for a mid-level project manager to support one of the task orders under our 10-year DOMEX Technology Platform (DTP) contract. As the TS/SCI cleared Project Manager, you will support a variety of management activities and practices with a team of about 50 highly motivated, technical individuals who work in a collegial, collaborative work environment. This exciting and motivating team includes software developers, network engineers, agile scrum-masters, data analysts, and outreach specialists, QA/CM plus the Earned Value Management Team, Project Scheduler, and Project Controller. Work is primarily conducted on-site at our client location in Bethesda, MD or at Leidos offices in Northern Virginia. We offer a flexible schedule and, occasionally, some tasks may be performed remotely. Percentage of remote work will vary based on client requirements/deliverables. Your key role is to provide management oversight of the Task Order ensuring deliverables are provided on schedule and within budget. You will utilize your project management background to accomplish the following : * Take the lead on program initiatives and task order lead activities such as: * Create a plan with the program staff for milestones and deliverables * Constantly check in with the team on task progress * Facilitate meetings to help move the team forward on tasking and help remove blockers * Create status reports for customer * Schedule TEMs with customer and partners, if needed and moderate the sessions * Attend customer meetings to provide status and communicate risks/roadblocks * Provide support to Program Management Office (PMO) to create customer and internal Leidos presentations including program roadmap, program review, staffing plan, etc. * Update and maintain program risk register * Identify staffing and skills needs on the program and work with line managers to address them * Help facilitate and participate in Program Increment (PI) Planning * Provide support to task order lead and IDIQ PMO with any PM related activities * Help coordinate and facilitate customer meetings * Provide support as Control Account Manager for several accounts under the task order To be successful in this role you need these skills (required): * A Bachelor’s Degree in Information Technology, or a closely related discipline. Master’s Degree is strongly desired. * US Citizenship required * Active and current TS/SCI clearance with the ability to obtain and maintain TS/SCI with Polygraph. * At least 10 years of relevant professional experience. * Minimum 5 years of experience leading technical teams * PMP certification * Experience with SAFe agile practices * Experience with people management * Experience with project schedule and cost management * Experience with customer interaction and gathering requirements and customer priorities * Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with strong attention to detail * Self-motivated, creative, organized, and able to accomplish tasks under limited supervision * Ability to work in a dynamic, fast paced environment * Key technical skills include a high proficiency in Microsoft Office products and SharePoint. You will wow us even more if you have some of these skills: * Proficiency in Atlassian Products (Jira and Confluence) * Familiarity with earned value management (EVM) #NMECDTP Original Posting Date: 2024-03-12 While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above. Pay Range: Pay Range $108,550.00 - $196,225.00 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. #Featuredjob