Project Manager

at  Leidos

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)
• Dynamic Working

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.

Required Skills:

• Proven track record successfully managing multiple small projects/programmes
• 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 effectively within a multi-functional programme team comprising both customer, supplier and Leidos staff
• Able to demonstrate a sound understanding of business, finance and personnel management techniques
• The ability to communicate, negotiate and influence effectively at all levels
• Ability to motivate and develop staff
• Commitment to working collaboratively across Leidos and the customer.
• Some Adhoc Travel might be required to various customer and Leidos site

Desirable Experience:

• Air Traffic Management knowledge would be advantageous
• Experience of SOA/ITIL/Service Management methodologies
• Certified to APM, Prince 2 or Agile Prince

ROLE DESCRIPTION:

We have an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic and self-motivated Project Manager to join our team on a permanent basis. Based from our Whiteley office (UK), the individual will provide direct support to the Programme Manager to successfully deliver a developmental programme to our customer NATS and our customers in Scotland Government. This position is a full time, permanent role and applicants must have SC clearance or be willing to undergo the clearance process. Ad-hoc travel may be required to various customer and Leidos sites.
Leidos heritage companies pioneered the development of modern air traffic control systems in the United States more than 50 years ago. Today our systems handle 75 per cent of the air traffic in the U.S. and approximately 60 per cent of the world’s air traffic. When it comes to air traffic safety and efficiency, Leidos’s proven track record and industry-leading innovations make it the world’s most trusted air traffic control partner.

THE ROLE YOU WILL PLAY

The Project Manager will be responsible for delivering a series of software development projects in support of the wider IT Infrastructure and business applications services for NATS and Scottish Government. The Project Manager will report to the Programme Manager and will be responsible for leading a cross functional team to deliver against programme commitments.

Primary responsibilities will include:

• Manage multiple small projects of varying timescales and value (£1k to £10m) in support of the overall programme delivery
• Develop robust plans in order to meet programme and customer commitments
• Track performance against plan, identify and execute plans to mitigate blockers
• Identify and manage Risks, Issues and Opportunities
• Effectively communicate status to programme leadership
• Manage key stakeholders to align expectations
• Mobilise, deliver and handover projects to BAU

Required Skills:

• Proven track record successfully managing multiple small projects/programmes
• 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 effectively within a multi-functional programme team comprising both customer, supplier and Leidos staff
• Able to demonstrate a sound understanding of business, finance and personnel management techniques
• The ability to communicate, negotiate and influence effectively at all levels
• Ability to motivate and develop staff
• Commitment to working collaboratively across Leidos and the customer.
• Some Adhoc Travel might be required to various customer and Leidos sites

Desirable Experience:

• Air Traffic Management knowledge would be advantageous
• Experience of SOA/ITIL/Service Management methodologies
• Certified to APM, Prince 2 or Agile Prince 2