Project Manager

Leidos is seeking a Project Manager to support the Air Force National Capital IT Services program (AFNCR) at Joint Base Andrews, MD. The successful candidate will work in a fast-paced environment, prioritising, planning, organising, training, assessing, and managing resources to ensure projects are executed within scope and time constraints.

The AFNCR IT Services program provides support services for information systems for various Air Force activities, including the Pentagon, Joint Base Andrews, and other locations. The programme requires IT Operations and Maintenance, Plans, Projects, and Engineering, and National Military Command Center support.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Plan, coordinate, and manage small and medium projects.
• Integrate all functions and activities necessary to perform the project/program to meet client or customer requirements.
• Present project-related information to customers, internal leadership, and peers.
• Create project management plans, set expectations, and ensure project plans are driven by organisational procedures.
• Coordinate with cross-functional project stakeholders to develop project scope, objectives, goals, and deliverables.
• Ensure requirements are gathered, documented, reviewed, and approved per organisational/PMO standards.
• Ensure projects are delivered on time, on budget, and remain in scope.
• Monitor and track project dependencies.
• Create a breakdown structure that defines all activities required for project deliverables.
• Establish and provide high-quality, informative written and verbal project communications, including weekly status, dashboards, and project updates.
• Actively monitor, track, and manage project tasks, timelines, attainment of established milestones, and overall quality of project activities and deliverables.

Basic Qualifications:

• Typically requires a Bachelor's degree and 4+ years of prior relevant experience or Master's with 2+ years of prior relevant experience.
• Currently possess an active Secret security clearance.
• Solid understanding of Project Management and Project Management Office functions.
• Ability to build and maintain relationships, partnerships, and external networks.
• Ability to work independently, with minimal supervision, and effectively in a collaborative team environment.
• Excellent customer-facing skills.
• Excellent research, decision-making, and organisational skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Proven analytical, evaluative, and problem-solving abilities.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite, including Microsoft Project or similar project management tool.
• Maintain confidentiality and adhere to data protection and other guidelines.
• PMP Certification within 6 months.
• ITIL v4, optional.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Requirement Analysis.
• Process Improvement.
• Internal and external customer interfacing skills.
• Business Development.
• Extensive knowledge of military organisations and prior experience working with the Air Force.

Clearance Required:

• Active DoD Secret clearance.

The pay range for this job is $73,450.00 - $132,775.00.