Description

Leidos Health Mission Solutions is seeking a Senior Project Manager, contingent upon contract award, on a large network services opportunity supporting the National Institute of Health (NIH) in the Bethesda, MD area.

Candidate MUST be located in the DC Metro area for onsite work and be a US Citizen or US Person (Green Card Holder) with the ability to obtain a Public Trust Clearance.

Job Summary:

The Project Manager position is a highly visible strategic position to ensure exceptional project management in delivery of network services to NIH. They will provide management and oversight for project in support of the NIH enterprise network. Responsible for strategic direction and development of cost and operational models to align with the customer's changing operational needs. The person in this position will work directly with the NIH and the Leidos leadership teams to ensure success of all aspects of projects including team leadership, client relationships, management of contract execution, oversight of strategic initiatives, supporting proposal and capture activities, and other support responsibilities.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Provide overall direction of project portfolio, manage and maintain contractor interface with the customer's organization, consult with customer and contractor personnel to formulate and review task plans and deliverables, ensure conformance with project task schedules and costs and contractual obligations
• Manage project status using ServiceNow Project Portfolio Manager
• Establish and maintain technical and financial reports to show progress of projects to management and customers, organize and assign responsibilities to subordinates, oversee the successful completion of all assigned tasks, and assume the initiative and provide support to marketing personnel in identifying and acquiring potential business.
• Actively engage other organizations within Leidos on collaboration efforts that ensure that we deliver the best product and solutions to NIH
• Oversee operational execution and financial aspects of contract deliverables, cost, and schedule to achieve all key performance indicators, service level agreements, and annual operating plan commitments
• Support project portfolio dashboards
• Manage organizational compliance within Leidos policies and procedures

Minimum Education and Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or Engineering
• Fifteen (15) years of program management experience for comparable Network and Security Services programs with performance incentives/disincentives tied to Service Level Agreements"
• At least ten (10) years of specialized experience in project development from inception to deployment, expertise in the management and control of funds and resources using complex reporting mechanisms, demonstrated capability in managing multi-task contracts and/or subcontracts of various types and complexity
• Certified PMP (Active certification required)
• Experience managing subcontractors including development of SOWs and financial oversight
• Demonstrated ability for oral and written communication with the highest levels of management

Desired Qualifications:

• ITIL 4 Foundation certification
• Experience with project management using ServiceNow Project Portfolio Management highly desired
• Demonstrated current and significant relationships with NIH, HHS or comparable civil government executives and mid-level managers, particularly in IT operations, network and security services
• Successful record of capturing new business at NIH, HHS, or comparable civil government customers for opportunities with at least a 10% growth
• Good understanding of Cisco and other vendors network devices and software

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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.

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.