Sr. Project Manager at Leidos

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At Leidos, we deliver innovative solutions through the efforts of our diverse and talented people who are dedicated to our customer’s success. We empower our teams, contribute to our communities, and operate sustainably. Everything we do is built on a commitment to do the right thing for our customers, our people, and our community.

Our Mission, Vision, and Values guide the way we do business.

If this sounds like an environment where you can thrive, keep reading!

The Project Management will work with our customers, project managers, internal task or functional staff, and support personnel to execute the AFNCR ITS Program Mission. The successful candidate will be able to work in a fast-paced environment that requires team interaction and coordination of efforts. The candidate will be accountable for prioritizing, planning, organizing, training, assessing, and managing resources to ensure that projects are executed within scope and time constraints. While part of a team environment, the Lead will also work individually and may assist other team members on moderately complex projects, tasks, or assignments.

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The Mission

Leidos is seeking a Sr. Project Manager for it's Defense Group which provides a diverse portfolio of systems, solutions, and services covering land, sea, air, space, and cyberspace for customers worldwide. Solutions for Defense include enterprise and mission IT, large-scale intelligence systems, command and control, geospatial and data analytics, cybersecurity, logistics, training, and intelligence analysis and operations support. Our team is solving the world’s toughest security challenges for customers with “can’t fail” missions

Are you ready to make an impact? Begin your journey of a flourishing and meaningful career, share your resume with us today!The Challenge:

• As a for the Air Force, the candidate will work with the Project Management office on projects and activities.
• Interface with DOD officials to coordinate, schedule, and manage discrete Peer Review projects.
• Engaging with subject matter experts for assignments and monitoring work activities.
• Lead projects from inception through delivery, coordinating all related functions, tasks and schedule aspects.
• Ensure all related resources across multiple task order and functional, subcontractor and related support organizations have defined tasking, meet project timelines.
• Primary tasks are related to achieving Leidos P&L responsibilities.
• Coordinate all aspects of projects content across the various involved functions from initiation through project completion.
• Provide hands-on efforts to characterize the projects content in preparation for input to the appropriate organizations to ensure complete end-to-end execution of the projects.
• Review, analyze and evaluate task output for complete, correct and complaint project submittals to the customer.
• Work with the technical/programmatic subject matter experts to characterize the project solutions for communication/charts for review and approval for submittal to Leidos customers.
• Day-to-day tasks require a hands-on, action-oriented individual.
• Training and managing staff to manage workloads, while ensuring compliance with processes and procedures, as well as meeting project deadlines.
• Managing projects to successful completion, meeting schedule deadlines, service levels, and performance targeted.
• Participating in regular process improvement and quality initiatives.
• Participating in and providing support for special projects.
• The AFNCR Program is made up of 3 primary sites: JBA (Primary Site), JBAB, and the Pentagon; potential for occasional travel between the sites.

What Sets You Apart:

• BA/BS or equivalent experience and 10+ years of prior relevant experience or MA/MS with 8+ years of prior relevant experience, additional years of experience will be accepted in lieu of a degree.
• Experience in team leadership role.
• Significant experience in project operation/management type environment.
• Demonstrated customer service in high volume, deadline focused environment.
• Experience with process improvement and quality assurance activities.
• Excellent problem-solving and customer service skills
• Analytical and critical thinking skills.
• Strong communication skills.
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Flexibility to manage shifting schedules and priorities.
• Strong computer, Microsoft office skills (Outlook, Teams, MS Project, PowerPoint, Excel).
• PMP Certification within 6 months.

You Might Also Have:

• Requirement Analysis.
• Internal and external customer interfacing skills.
• Business Development.
• Extensive knowledge of military organizations and prior experience working with the Air Force.
• Clearance Required:
• Active DoD Secret clearance.

If you're looking for comfort, keep scrolling. At Leidos, we outthink, outbuild, and outpace the status quo — because the mission demands it. We're not hiring followers. We're recruiting the ones who disrupt, provoke, and refuse to fail. Step 10 is ancient history. We're already at step 30 — and moving faster than anyone else dares.

Original Posting:

May 6, 2026

For 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 $92,300.00 - $166,850.00

The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and 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.