Project Manager Job at Leidos Inc in Bethesda

Overview Are you ready to join Leidos all-star team? Through training, teamwork, and exposure to challenging technical work, Leidos can help accelerate your career path. Leidos has an exciting opportunity for a Project Manager supporting the National Media Exploitation Center (NMEC) under our 10-year DOMEX Technology Platform (DTP) contract. You will be part of a mission-focused, solutions-oriented, and adaptive team that values innovation, collaboration, and professional development. This role is based on-site at the client location in Bethesda, MD with a flexible schedule and occasional remote work depending on client requirements and deliverables. Your key role is to provide management oversight of the Task Order, ensuring deliverables are provided on schedule and within budget. You will interact directly with customers (end-users, system owners, stakeholders) and support a variety of management activities with a team of software developers, systems engineers, product owners, data analysts, outreach specialists, and program support personnel. Work is conducted in a collegial, collaborative environment with potential travel to customer meetings as needed. Responsibilities Take the lead on program initiatives and task order lead activities, including: Create a plan with the program staff for milestones and deliverables Constantly check in with the team on task progress Facilitate meetings to help move the team forward on tasking and remove blockers Create status reports for the customer Schedule TEMs with the customer and partners, if needed, and moderate sessions Attend customer meetings to provide status and communicate risks/roadblocks Provide support to the Program Management Office (PMO) to create customer and internal Leidos presentations (e.g., program roadmap, program review, staffing plan) Update and maintain the program risk register Identify staffing and skills needs on the program and work with line managers to address them Help facilitate and participate in Program Increment (PI) Planning Provide support to task order lead and IDIQ PMO with any PM-related activities Help coordinate and facilitate customer meetings Manage project costs and provide support to project financial planning Qualifications (required) BS in Business, Engineering, Computer Science, Systems Engineering, or related field or equivalent experience At least 8 years of relevant professional experience Minimum 3 years of experience leading technical teams Experience with SAFe agile practices TS/SCI and ability to pass a polygraph Experience with people management Experience with project schedule and cost management Experience with customer interaction and gathering requirements and customer priorities Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with strong attention to detail Self-motivated, creative, organized, and able to accomplish tasks under limited supervision Ability to work in a dynamic, fast-paced environment High proficiency in Microsoft Office products and SharePoint Preferred/Additional Experience with Intelligence Community mission and projects is strongly recommended PMP certification Experience with MS Project Experience with Risk Management Framework (RMF) process Experience with tools like Gitlab, JIRA, and Confluence Scaled Agile Framework certification (SAFe Agilist or other) #NMECDTP-Leidos At Leidos, we don\'t want someone who "fits the mold"—we want someone who melts it down and builds something better. This is a role for the restless, the over-caffeinated, the ones who ask, "what\'s next?" before the dust settles on "what\'s now." If you\'re already scheming step 20 while everyone else is still debating step 2... good. You\'ll fit right in. 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: $89,700.00 - $162,150.00 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 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. #J-18808-Ljbffr