Project Manager II
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Job Location:
Chicago, IL - USA
Monthly Salary:
$ 73450 - 132775
Posted on:
Yesterday
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Project Manager II
Leidos Engineering has an opportunity for a Project Manager II (PM) who will work alongside lead engineers and account managers supporting substation engineering projects for various electric utility clients throughout the Northern United States. The PM will be part of an established team within our Power Delivery Solutions (PDS) division. PDS provides consulting services to public-owned and investor-owned electric utilities for comprehensive engineering design of electrical transmission substation and distribution projects nationwide.
Primary Responsibilities
- Independently lead project teams to complete engineering design of various sized electric infrastructure projects for electric utilities
- Accept responsibility for overall project performance and reporting
- Manage project costs schedule and scope within approved limits including the development of recovery plans when needed
- Ensure contract compliance
- Drive work products by coordinating and working with Engineering Leads and Managers to track and execute client deliverables
- Ensure and document adherence to the quality control process
- Interface directly with the client and internal management to solve issues and report progress costs schedule adherence and risks across a program of projects
- Communicate with clients internal project teams multiple engineering disciplines functional leaders subcontractors and support personnel
- Prepare bid documents; Develop cost estimates and responses to Requests for Proposal
- Complete monthly invoices accruals and accounts receivable within prescribed time frames
- Identify business development opportunities
Qualifications
- Bachelors degree in Engineering Business Finance or a closely related discipline is required
- A minimum of five (5) years of relevant Project Management experience
- Familiarity with the electric power industry and knowledge of business issues associated with power delivery services
- Demonstrated experience understanding planning managing and reporting project financial performance budgets proposals scopes and schedules
- Must have the capability to plan organize direct and track technical efforts on project tasks
- Ability to work effectively in a team environment
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Must be able to interact with customer representatives in an effective manner
- Excellent organizational and problem solving skills and the ability to multi-task effectively
- Proficiency with project management software (e.g. MS Project P6)
- Strong MS Office skills (Word PowerPoint Excel)
- Periodic travel (less than 5%); Candidates should possess a valid US drivers license
- Hybrid office attendance (2-3 days in office remaining days work from home) in either the Walled Lake MI or Chicago IL office will be required. Candidates in the greater Columbus Ohio area may be considered for remote work with some localized travel required.
Preferred
- PMP Certification (or intention to obtain within the first year)
- Direct experience with electric power infrastructure projects
- Demonstrated success with a team approach to the consulting business
- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel
- Supervisory experience
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Original Posting:
January 26 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 $73450.00 - $132775.00The 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:
IC
Key Skills
- Project Management Methodology
- Project / Program Management
- Construction Estimating
- Construction Experience
- PMBOK
- Visio
- Construction Management
- Project Management
- Project Management Software
- Microsoft Project
- Project Management Lifecycle
- 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.
