Location
Future vacancies could be available in Bristol, Farnborough or Whiteley (Hampshire).
Key Responsibilities
Your primary responsibility will be to deliver work packages, but responsibilities will also encompass service delivery to an operationally critical IT system, and your role will support maintenance of this system whilst owning deliveries of smaller work packages, and supporting bid work. The Project Manager role is a critical element to a larger technical programme, and some technical knowledge is desirable. Working alongside a Service Delivery Manager and Programme Manager, the Project Manager is responsible to help deliver the strategic leadership of the project, as well as implementing standard project controls and management tasks. These roles will be strongly customer facing and as the Project Manager, you will be expected to have excellent written and stakeholder management skills.
- Management and control of small work packages;
- budget, procurement and finances
- Management of Risk, Assumptions and Dependencies
- Stakeholder engagement for mission critical relationships throughout the customer organisation
- Support to the Service Delivery Manager in day to day resource management
- Processing additional customer requests for support
- End to End Internal and External Reporting on a monthly and quarterly basis
- Attending weekly and quarterly customer briefings as a Leidos Representative
- Managing project scope creep, requirements and acceptance criteria
- Support to the Programme Manager, and working collaboratively with other Project Managers, the Commercial Manager and the Service Delivery Manager.
What Does Leidos Need From Me
- Experience in planning and delivering tasks through engagement with technical colleagues and customers
- Knowledge of Scaled Agile is desirable, but not essential
- Experience in the use of PM tools, ideally including MSP, JIRA and You Track
- An understanding of the Management of Risk
- Have a commercial awareness of contracts (T& M, FFP etc), ATPs, and change requests
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills – both verbal and written
- Flexibility and agility in thought and daily working practices to accommodate customer direction
Clearance Requirements
Clearance to Start BPSS Clearance for Role SC You must be willing to undergo SC or DV clearance dependent upon the security requirements for the role.
Benefits
- Contributory Pension Scheme
- Private Medical Insurance
- 33 days Annual Leave (including public and privilege holidays)
- Access to Flexible benefits (including life assurance, health schemes, gym memberships, annual buy and sell holidays and a cycle to work scheme)
- Flexible Working
Salary & Compensation
Pay Range: The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary.
Employment benefits include competitive compensation, Health and Wellness programs, Income Protection, Paid Leave and Retirement.
Commitment and Diversity
We welcome applications from every part of the community and are committed to a truly diverse and inclusive culture. We foster a sense of belonging, welcoming all perspectives and contributions, and providing equal access to opportunities and resources for everyone.
If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages please let us know, and we will respond in a way that best fits your needs.
Who We Are
Leidos UK & EUROPE – we work to make the world safer, healthier, and more efficient through technology, engineering and science. Leidos is a growing company delivering innovative technology and solutions focused on safeguarding critical capabilities and transformation in frontline services, our work in the United Kingdom includes addressing some of the most complex problems in defence, healthcare, government, safety and security, and transportation.
What Makes Us Different
Purpose: you can use your passion and abilities at Leidos to keep the people you care about safe. We are at the forefront of machine learning, AI, cyber security and solutions. Using your skills in the technology frontline by helping to build a safer world. You can inspire change.
Collaboration: having flexibility to do your job is one of our core benefits, enabling you to become part of our extraordinary team. 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.
People: Leidos empowers people from every background to be themselves and gives you the tools to learn new skills by enabling growth whilst developing. 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 plans that enhance your future.
Commitment to Diversity
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, ethnicity, age, national origin, citizenship, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy, family structure, marital status, ancestry, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, or any other basis prohibited by law.
Leidos will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with relevant laws.
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