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Senior Project Manager

Employer
Leidos Innovations UK Ltd
Location
Farnborough, HAM, GB
Salary
Competitive
Closing date
14 Jan 2023

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Clearance Level
SC, None / Undisclosed
Sector
Defence, Engineering
Job Type
Permanent
Description

Job Description:

Looking for an opportunity to make an impact?

At Leidos, we deliver innovative solutions through the efforts of our diverse and talented people who are dedicated to our customers' success. We empower our teams, contribute to our communities, and operate sustainable. Everything we do is built on a commitment to do the right thing for our customers, our people, and our community. Our Mission, Vision, and Values guide the way we do business.

Your greatest work is ahead!

We are looking for a Senior Project Manager to support our central government customer. The ideal candidate will have hands on experience of managing multiple projects including Software Development, Infrastructure, Security Risk and system migration/roll outs. You will be reporting the Portfolio Lead with accountability to key stakeholders being the HO Customer counterpart, the HOB Programme Director and Principal solution architect, this is a pivotal role leading HO transformation and technical refresh across the programme.

Responsibilities:

  • Ability to articulate risks and manage expectations accordingly
  • Responsible for managing deliverables across multiple technical projects at any one time
  • Track and report on project status
  • Risk assessment of projects and collating work effort for any out-of-scope projects
  • Balancing internal stakeholder inputs against the scope
  • Prioritise tasks for other teams based on project delivery
  • Be the first point of contact for assessing project inputs or delays
  • Collaborate with other teams and establish continuous improvement initiatives
  • Financial management: tracking budgets and managing financial processes -working to cost

Requirements:

  • Experienced Project Manager with proven ability to prioritise work and resources across engagements based on short and long-term needs.
  • Change Management - development of commercial baselines in response to customer change requests, including planning, estimating, RAID development, and pricing & commercial acumen.
  • Strong awareness and interest in new platforms and technologies.
  • Experience delivering software development and infrastructure projects.
  • Excellent presentation skills and communication abilities at all levels of both internal and client organisations.
  • Ability to handle, manage, and communicate complex work and interdependencies.
  • Well versed in communicating risk management and mitigation measures.
  • Excellent relationship-building and interpersonal skills.
  • Experience of working closely with project, operations, technical and delivery teams.

Desirables

  • Certified Prince 2 Project Manager or similar qualification.

CLEARANCE REQUIRED:

  • Due to the nature of the project, this role will require having or obtaining an SC clearance

What do we do for you?

At Leidos we are PASSIONATE about customer success, UNITED as a team and INSPIRED to make a difference. We offer meaningful and engaging careers, a collaborative culture, and support for your career goals, all while nurturing a healthy work-life balance.

Flexibility

  • Creating a safer world from any location
    We have been empowering our people to work flexibly for years. Whether you work from home, the office or on customer sites, we will give you the digital tools and the flexibility to work smarter and align your needs and ours.

Purpose and who we are

  • Purposeful work protecting communities
    Some businesses have to search for purpose. At Leidos, purpose is part of our DNA. The work we do impacts on millions and enables communities to sleep safe at night. We are at the forefront of machine learning, AI, cyber security and solutions. Use your skills on the technology frontline building a safer world.

Training and development

  • We give you the tools to learn new skills to keep the world safe and secure
    We believe that extraordinary people need opportunities to grow, to be inspired and to inspire others. At Leidos we invest in technical academies, career rotations and a career development plan that enhances your future and ours. We are driven by curiosity about the World and a passion for lifelong learning. We hope you are too.

Inclusivity

  • We encourage passionate people to be themselves
    We passionately believe in empowering people to be themselves. We work hard to ensure there are no barriers to progress and we embrace diversity as it enriches us all. Extraordinary people cannot be catalogued, it is a way of behaving, thinking and being. Entrust your career to us and we will give you the support and freedom to be whoever you want to be.

Pay Range:

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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