# Program Manager

**Company**: Leidos
**Location**: Washington, DC, DC
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: $116,350.00 - $210,325.00
**Category**: Defence & Intelligence

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## Description

The Defense Sector is seeking a highly motivated Program Manager to manage programs within the Maritime Readiness Division.

The Program Manager will be responsible for effectively executing a Foreign Military Sale Navy program supporting systems upgrades, sustainment material, systems integration support, training, and other efforts related to the transfer and acquisition, operation, and maintenance of naval systems and vessels.

The ideal candidate will possess superior analytical and problem-solving skills, provide strong leadership to a globally dispersed team, and establish solid working relationships with foreign partners and technical staff, as well as external Government customers.

**Primary Responsibilities:**

- Directly influence mission success by balancing operational excellence, sound financial stewardship, risk management, and customer satisfaction while delivering critical capabilities to US and International navies.

- Lead all aspects of contract execution to achieve cost, schedule, technical, and performance objectives.

- Serve as the primary point of contact for the Government Contracting Officer (CO), Contracting Officer's Representative (COR), Government Program Manager, and Leidos leadership.

- Foster collaboration across multidisciplinary teams, subcontractors, and vendor partners to ensure integrated program execution.

- Communicate program status, technical progress, risks, issues, and recommended solutions to Government stakeholders in a timely and transparent manner.

- Prepare and present executive briefings, technical documentation, and Government-facing reports.

- Direct program planning and resource allocation, including staffing, facilities, budgets, and Management Reserve within contractual guidelines.

- Lead cost, schedule, and performance management activities.

- Review and approve financial, technical, and programmatic deliverables prior to Government submission.

- Develop, maintain, and recommend Integrated Program Baselines (IPBs) and resource-loaded schedules that support effective program execution.

- Monitor contract performance and implement corrective actions to maintain program objectives.

- Lead workforce planning, recruitment, onboarding, training, and retention efforts to ensure continuity of operations and sustained program performance.

- Mentor and develop program personnel while promoting accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.

- Coordinate contractor and subcontractor activities across multiple workstreams to achieve customer objectives.

- Lead program risk management activities by identifying risks, implementing mitigation strategies, and communicating risk posture to Government stakeholders.

- Ensure compliance with FAR, DFARS, and all contractual and administrative requirements.

**Basic Qualifications:**

- Bachelor’s degree and 20+ years of prior relevant experience with increasing engineering management responsibility are required, including at least five (5) years of USG ship or submarine construction or repair/overhaul experience.

- Demonstrated experience with Foreign Military Sales programs.

- Demonstrated experience managing programs with geographically dispersed and/or OCONUS (Outside Continental United States) operating environments.

- Strong technical writing, editing, analytical, and information organization skills, with the ability to communicate complex, technical tasks clearly and concisely.

- Ability to work independently, manage rapidly changing priorities, and effectively lead cross-functional initiatives in a fast-paced environment.

- Willingness and ability to travel internationally and work in maritime, industrial, or forward-deployed environments, including visits onboard vessels in port.

- Active Secret clearance.

**Preferred Qualifications:**

- Current PMP Certification is preferred.

The pay range for this position is $116,350.00 - $210,325.00.

## Skills

### Required
- Foreign Military Sales
- program management
- leadership
- analytical skills
- technical writing
- editing
- communication
- risk management
- compliance

### Nice to have
- PMP Certification

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