Senior Project Manager
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Job Location:
Reston, VA - USA
Monthly Salary:
$ 116350 - 210325
Posted on:
8 hours ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
We are seeking a highly organized and detail-oriented Project Manager who brings extensive experience in the government audit domain and is responsible for leading and overseeing all aspects program audit compliance on a mission critical DoD program. This role includes working closely with the customer to establish requirements and priorities and working across the program to implement and drive to a perpetually compliant system. The ideal candidate brings deep project management expertise strong communication skills strategy-through-execution delivery of enterprise capabilities and a proactive approach to risk management and continuous improvement with a history of financial audit.
Primary Responsibilities:
- Develop comprehensive plans that define scope schedule resource needs budget risk mitigation and communication strategies for information technology projects and communicate those to implementation teams of various backgrounds to integrate.
- Lead cross-functional project teams and ensure alignment across technical operational and client-facing roles for analytic efforts and government audit.
- Monitor and track progress using project management tools
- Manage and report on project budgets timelines milestones and contractual deliverables.
- Act as the primary point of contact for project stakeholders including senior leadership clients and end users.
- Deliver project status reports and updates including analysis of key performance indicators (KPIs).
- Identify risks and issues throughout the project lifecycle and develop effective mitigation and contingency plans.
- Ensure all project activities comply with organizational policies industry best practices and applicable regulations.
- Conduct post-project evaluations lessons learned sessions and contribute to organizational knowledge and continuous improvement efforts.
- Support customer audits and audit reporting to external independent public auditors regarding system and organization controls.
Basic Qualifications
- TS Security Clearance
- Bachelors degree and at least 8 years of experience
- Broad experience working with DOW financial management data and supporting systems
- Demonstrated experience in program management including managing multiple projects across functional domains.
- Strong proficiency in project planning resource management risk management and budget oversight.
- Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams and interface with clients subcontractors vendors and internal stakeholders.
- Experience overseeing program implementation tracking progress toward goals and managing within scope schedule and budget.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills for reporting proposal writing and stakeholder engagement.
- Ability to manage program evaluations and make data-driven recommendations for improvement.
- Working knowledge of change management strategies and techniques.
Preferred Qualifications
- Strong skills in project and program evaluations measuring outcomes and identifying areas for continuous improvement.
- Experience working with OSD services and defense agency data and systems
- Experience interfacing with clients subcontractors and vendors to manage deliverables and ensure alignment.
- Familiarity with federal contracting environments and relevant frameworks (e.g. FAR DFARS) is a plus.
- Knowledge of change management practices and stakeholder engagement strategies.
- Experience leading integrated product teams to meet customer objectives
At Leidos we dont want someone who fits the moldwe want someone who melts it down and builds something better. This is a role for the restless the over-caffeinated the ones who ask whats next before the dust settles on whats now.
If youre already scheming step 20 while everyone else is still debating step 2 good. Youll fit right in.
Original Posting:
January 12 2026For 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:
Pay Range $116350.00 - $210325.00The 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.
Required Experience:
Senior IC
Key Skills
- Business Development
- Project Management Methodology
- Project / Program Management
- PMBOK
- Waterfall
- Wastewater
- Construction Management
- Project Management
- Project Management Software
- Microsoft Project
- Budgeting
- Contracts
About Company
Leidos is an innovation company rapidly addressing the world's most vexing challenges in national security and health. Our 47,000 employees collaborate to create smarter technology solutions for customers in these critical markets.
