What are the responsibilities and job description for the Project Manager position at Leidos?
Description
Leidos Engineering is seeking Project Managers to oversee and coordinate projects for a large electric utility client in Ohio and Pennsylvania areas.Ideal Candidates will have a strong background in managing complex projects and programs related to the planning, design and construction of electrical grid infrastructure. This role will have client facing responsibilities and requires expertise in navigating the regulatory landscape and ensuring projects are delivered on time and within budget.
This position has remote & hyrbid working capabilities, but will require regional travel to client offices and project sites. This allows us to best serve our localized utility clients as needed. Therefore, candidates should be located in or adjacent to the greater Ohio or Pennsylvania area in order to be considered. Monetary relocation assistance is not available for these positions.
The Project Manager will be part of an established Project Management Office (PMO) within Leidos' Power Delivery Solutions Division that provides consulting services to both public-owned and investor-owned electric utilities. These consulting services provide clients with overall project management tasks in the areas of comprehensive engineering design of electrical transmission and distribution, substation and transmission line projects nationwide.
As a Project Manager, You Can Expect To
The opportunities at Leidos are boundless. We challenge our staff with interesting assignments that provide them with an opportunity to thrive, professionally and personally. Your greatest work is ahead!
PDSPM
PowerDelivery
Original Posting
July 16, 2025
For U.S. Positions: 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 $72,150.00 - $130,425.00
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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Leidos Engineering is seeking Project Managers to oversee and coordinate projects for a large electric utility client in Ohio and Pennsylvania areas.Ideal Candidates will have a strong background in managing complex projects and programs related to the planning, design and construction of electrical grid infrastructure. This role will have client facing responsibilities and requires expertise in navigating the regulatory landscape and ensuring projects are delivered on time and within budget.
This position has remote & hyrbid working capabilities, but will require regional travel to client offices and project sites. This allows us to best serve our localized utility clients as needed. Therefore, candidates should be located in or adjacent to the greater Ohio or Pennsylvania area in order to be considered. Monetary relocation assistance is not available for these positions.
The Project Manager will be part of an established Project Management Office (PMO) within Leidos' Power Delivery Solutions Division that provides consulting services to both public-owned and investor-owned electric utilities. These consulting services provide clients with overall project management tasks in the areas of comprehensive engineering design of electrical transmission and distribution, substation and transmission line projects nationwide.
As a Project Manager, You Can Expect To
- Manage utility programs and projects, ensuring all phases of approved project assignments are completed efficiently and within scope, schedule and budget.
- Interface with utility management personnel groups including planning, asset management, engineering, construction, siting, public outreach, and regulatory relations, legal and administrative departments.
- Act as a primary point of contact for Distributed Energy Resource (DER) developers in designated regional areas (e.g., PN, WP/PP, ME) to provide project status updates and guidance through study and design phases.
- Coordinate closely with engineering teams on DER study status, estimated lead times, and deliverable timelines.
- Oversee and maintain DER project queues, ensure smooth project flow from intake through the study lifecycle.
- Assist in the creation of project orders, documentation tracking, and process improvement initiatives tied to DER project workflows.Ensure project costs, schedule and scope are managed, including the development of recovery plans, to stay within stakeholder approve project parameters.
- Client stakeholder engagement will involve progress reporting, capital expenditure forecasting, earned value financial management, schedule adherence and risk mitigation across a portfolio of substation, transmission and distribution projects.
- Consistently communicate and work with ease across multiple program and function support areas including the client, project teams, functional leadership, subcontractors, and support personnel.
- Assist client procurement and estimating departments with the preparation of bid documents, development of requests for proposal responses and cost estimates.
- Create and maintain comprehensive project dashboard reports and KPI tracking.
- Oversee various and specific proposal development efforts that accurately defines the project scope, schedule and budgets.
- Manage the development of required outage and construction execution plans.
- Ensure a good working relationship between the project team, line managers, and interfacing organizations.
- Write comprehensive and technical and project reports.
- Coordinate client billing and invoice resolution.
- Plan and prepare budgets including work order creation.
- Support/enforce Quality Control and Quality Assurance.
- Develop, maintain, and coordinate project schedules.
- Perform field activities and attend site visits as necessary to support project execution.
- Support and oversee construction through Construction Management activities.
- Completed Bachelor’s degree is required
- Mid Level: A minimum of 4 years of relevant Project Management experience OR 2 years of relevant Project Management/Project Coordinating and 2 years of Engineering experience experience within the electric power industry, including US electric utilities and/or power generation
- Senior Level: A minimum of 8 years of relevant Project Management experience OR 4 years of relevant Project Management/Project Coordinating and 4 years of Engineering experience experience within the electric power industry, including US electric utilities and/or power generation
- Knowledge of business issues associated with power delivery service
- Familiarity with industry regulatory environment for electric utilities.
- Strong Written and verbal communication skills are required
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering
- Understanding of Distributed Energy Resources (DER) impact studies and related processes is preferred but not required.
- Experience coordinating with DER developers or distributed generation stakeholders is highly desirable.
- Experience managing utility-scale renewable or interconnection projects through planning and study phases.
- Ability to demonstrate recent and in-depth expertise in power generation
- PMP Certification is preferredbut not required; Ideal Candidates will have a desire to obtain PMP Certification within two years
- Candidates with experience in a consulting environment will be preferred
- Construction management or field experience is preferred but not required.
- Periodic travel is required; Candidates should possess valid US driver's license
- Experience with PowerBI, MS Project, Primavera P6, or related scheduling platforms
The opportunities at Leidos are boundless. We challenge our staff with interesting assignments that provide them with an opportunity to thrive, professionally and personally. Your greatest work is ahead!
PDSPM
PowerDelivery
Original Posting
July 16, 2025
For U.S. Positions: 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 $72,150.00 - $130,425.00
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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Salary : $72,150 - $130,425
