Description

Leidos is looking to hire a Project Manager Junior in New Orleans, LA to join our SMIT program. The selected candidate will assist in planning, directing, and coordinating a cross-functional team's activities to manage and implement project and interrelated projects from initiation to final operational stage.

SMIT is the largest IT services program for the Navy. Under the Service Management, Integration, and Transport portion of SMIT, the Leidos team will deliver the core backbone of the Navy-Marine Corps Intranet, including cybersecurity services, network operations, service desk, and data transport. Ultimately, Leidos will support the Navy in unifying its shore-based networks and data management to improve capability and service while also saving significant dollars by focusing efforts under one enterprise network.

Other duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Determine, monitor, and review all project economics to include costs, operational budgets, staffing requirements, sub-contractors, resources, and risk.

• Identify and assembles the appropriate blend of resources to meet project needs and requirements, including sub-contractor selection.

• Plan, schedule, monitor, and report on activities related to the project.

• Lead the project team(s) in determining client requirements and translating requirements into operational plans.

• Ensure adherence to legally binding requirements and client's long-term goals.

• Facilitate status review meetings among project team members and clients.

• Establish appropriate metrics for measuring key program criteria.

• Determine and install appropriate automated systems for management of projects.

• Identify and recommend contingency measures.

• Facilitate the creation of communication plans, ensuring that appropriate information is exchanged among key stakeholders.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, MIS, Business or related field andat least 1year of relevant experience

• US Citizen with an active DOD Secret security clearance.

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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.

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.