Program Manager

Description

Leidos Innovations Center (LInC) is seeking a highly motivated and tactical Program Manager to manage programs within its Electronic Warfare (EW) division R&D portfolio.

The candidate will support our EW Signal Processing Business Area and be responsible for understanding customer needs to create new business and efficiently and effectively executing technical programs.

The ideal candidate will possess superior analytical and problem-solving skills, operate independently with limited supervision and feedback, be a strong team player, and have the ability to establish solid working relationships with technical staff and peers within the division, as well as our external Government customers.

Experience in communications, EW, and radar systems; hardware / software fabrication; vehicle / platform system integration;

and / or test and evaluation is a plus.

Primary Responsibilities

Plan, coordinate, and manage small, medium, and large-scale programs

Integrate all functions and activities necessary to ensure the program meets customer expectations and contract requirements

Actively monitor, track, and manage program tasks, performance, subcontractors, risks, costs, and schedule

Conduct quality review and submission of all deliverables

Provide strong, proactive, and assertive leadership while engaging multi-discipline teams and responding to business needs

Make decisions at the program team-level and properly escalate issues that cannot be resolved timely

Create program management plans, set expectations, and ensure plans are driven by organizational procedures

Ensure requirements are gathered, documented, reviewed, and approved per organizational / program standards

Ensure programs are executed on-time, within budget, and remain within scope

Create a work breakdown structures defining all activities and develop schedules to monitor and track dependencies, milestones, and deliverables

Establish and maintain financial plans, track and report monthly actuals vs. planned expenditures, and implement corrective actions as necessary to address variances

Basic Qualifications :

Must have an active Secret clearance with the abiltiy to obtain a TS / SCI

Experience overseeing technical teams and managing R&D programs

Excellent verbal and written communication, management, and organizational skills

Demonstrated ability to take initiative and work independently under stringent timelines

Experience with captures, including business development, customer relations, and proposal management / writing

Experience with agile scheduling

Experience with financial systems and managing program budgets

Proven ability to build and maintain lasting customer relationships, external stakeholder networks, and teaming partnerships

Proficiency using Microsoft Office Suite, including Microsoft Project, Excel, PowerPoint, and Word

Bachelor's degree in a relevant field and 8+ years of prior relevant experience

Preferred Qualifications :

Master's degree in a relevant field and 2+ years of prior relevant experience

Project Management Professional (PMP)

Active Top Secret / SCI clearance

LInC

Electronic Warfare

Original Posting Date :

2024-07-26

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 :

Pay Range $87,100.00 - $157,450.00

The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline onlyand 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.