SKILLS REQUIRED:

• Proven track record in successfully delivering projects or task work packages
• Able to demonstrate experience in Project Management
• An understanding of or experience in working with Jira and Jira workflows.
• Good interpersonal skills and judgement for dealing with both internal and external stakeholders to develop strong working relations to support achieving objectives
• Ability to engage and work within a multi-functional programme team comprising both customer, supplier and internal staff with an awareness of IS principles
• Able to demonstrate a sound understanding of business, finance and personnel management techniques and the commercial aspects of projects
• The ability to communicate, negotiate and influence effectively
• Enthusiastic self-starter with good verbal communication
• Excellent written communication through the use of e-mail, presentations and reports

CLEARANCE REQUIREMENTS:

• SC required to Start
• SC required for the role

WHAT 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.

We provide an employment package that attracts, develops and retains only the best in talent. Our reward scheme includes:

• 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)

WHO WE ARE:

The Logistics Commodities & Services Transformation (LCST) Programme for the UK Ministry of Defence is a critical effort to enhance and improve the UK’s defence supply chain. The programme provides essential services such as storage and distribution for the MOD’s materiel, including a global freight service and the procurement and inventory management of 70,000 commodity NATO Stock Number (NSNs).
Working together as Team Leidos we are helping to transform the UK’s defence supply chain by providing an integration of a complex mixture of services, at low risk, using a modern suite of systems that will deliver one version of the truth. For the first time, the MOD will see the whole picture, as it is happening.

ROLE OVERVIEW:

We are looking for enthusiastic and motivated Project Manager, to work alongside the SPI Programme Manager for the LCST contract. Have you worked alongside or integrated with an Information Services (IS) department to matrix manage the delivery of change and projects? Have you experience of stakeholder management to execute the successful integration of projects into departments and business? Fancy bringing tried and tested or fresh ideas for how project execution can be done differently and successfully? The LCST Project Manager (SPI) is the role is perfect for you!!
The P3M cadre provides governance of project on behalf of the LCST IS department which is the backbone of a £6Bn programme ensuring the continued running and delivery of critical services to Defence and Front Line Commands (FLCs). The department continues to grow ensuring that it evolves and matures to deliver to the changing needs and demands of our Defence partners. Project delivery and change management are fundamental to the success of the IS department and an ever-growing scope of internal change requests alongside those from the customer need to be successfully scoped, managed, resourced and executed to maintain our output.
The Project Manager (SPI) will be an integral figure in the shaping, maturing & execution of new ways of working to ensure that LCST P3M continue to execute change whilst maintaining the operational output of current IS systems. You will work alongside senior IS Heads of function negotiating and agreeing change and technical uplift which will then be integrated and embedded within the organisation.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Deliver, manage and integrate new Commissioning Management Organisation (CMO) and BAU Changes into the IS department
• Coordinate internal resources and partners for the flawless execution of projects
• Ensure that all projects are delivered on-time, within scope and within budget
• Developing project scopes and objectives, involving all relevant stakeholders and ensuring technical feasibility
• Ensure resource availability and allocation
• Use appropriate verification techniques to manage changes in project scope, schedule and costs
• Manage the relationship with all stakeholders
• Perform risk management to minimise project risks
• Create and maintain comprehensive project documentation
• Responsible for the integration and cross-collaboration with the Change Management team, covering responsibilities on an as required basis