Project Manager

Description
The Digital Modernization Sector at Leidos has an opening for a Project Manager (PM) to support the National Security Sector, in providing information technology upgrades.

• Review, analyze, and provide recommendations for Request for Change (RFC) requirements to ensure alignment with established network service delivery objectives
• Review, analyze, and provide recommendations for Non-Standard Service Request (NSSR) requirements to ensure alignment with established network service delivery objectives
• Evaluate customer requirements to ensure clarity of the requested network service needs are detailed or send the customer(s) requests for information (RFIs) to gain clarity
• Provide network systems engineering assessment based on clearly defined network standard requirements
• Coordinate across multiple network service teams to successfully assess network technical requirements
• Provide cost and schedule impacts based on established cost and schedule models and negotiate technical trade-offs where applicable to successfully deliver completed cost/schedule impacts
• Collaborate with team members to support process workflows and engineering review boards that facilitate network service delivery
• Ensure the logical and systematic conversion of customer or product requirements into total systems solutions that acknowledge technical, schedule, and cost constraints.
• Perform functional analysis, timeline analysis, cost estimation, trade studies, requirements allocation and interface definition studies to translate customer requirements into hardware and software specifications
• Prepare required documentation to include both program- and user-level documentation.
• Construct sound, logical business improvement opportunities consistent with customer guidance and principles, cost savings, and system architecture objectives
• Analyze and study complex system requirements
• Work directly with Task Lead, PjMs, and occasionally with the customer to ensure deliverables fall within the applicable scope and budget. The candidate will coordinate with other departments to ensure all aspects of each project are compatible.
• Coordinate internal resources and third parties/vendors towards the flawless execution of projects
• Assist in the development of detailed project plans and help monitor and track progress. Assist PjMs with measuring project performance using appropriate tools and techniques
• Prepare project status reports to upper management and identification of courses of action to remove roadblocks
• Work with PjMs to identify/mitigate risks, issues, and opportunities
• Provide support such as technical writing, technical editing of word processing and other computer-based documents, integration of various sources into a cohesive product which may be delivered as computer-based magnetic media or preparation of graphical and narrative presentation material
• Support tasks requiring the collecting, compiling, evaluating, and publishing of information and statistical data in documents, records, forms, reports, plans, policies, regulations
• Maintain correspondence suspense files, records, files for reports, operating procedures, internal memorandums, and composes correspondence
• Perform additional duties as assigned.

Basic Requirements

• TS SCI with Poly
• Candidate must have 10 years of experience that can be a combination of work history and education. This equates to a Doctorate and 3 years, master's and 4 years, bachelor's and 6 years, associates and 8 years or HS diploma and 10 years .
• Experience working in a team environment within a professional office setting
• Solid organizational skills including attention-to-detail and multitasking skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office products: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
• Working knowledge of ServiceNow or similar ITSM

Desired Qualifications:

• Advanced knowledge of Network IT infrastructure (network connectivity, switches, routers)
• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification is a plus
• Demonstrated client-facing and internal communications skills and ability to manage the relationship with the client and all stakeholders
• Strong working knowledge of Visio
• Experience using Atlassian Confluence and HelpNow/ServiceNow

Original Posting Date: 2024-10-04While 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 only and 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.
About Leidos Leidos is a Fortune 500® innovation company rapidly addressing the world's most vexing challenges in national security and health. The company's global workforce of 47,000 collaborates to create smarter technology solutions for customers in heavily regulated industries. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, Leidos reported annual revenues of approximately $15.4 billion for the fiscal year ended December 29, 2023. For more information, visit www.Leidos.com .
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