Dependency Manager in Fareham

This is a Hybrid role. Whiteley, Hampshire

Clearance Required: This role will require attainment and maintenance of SC clearance.

Leidos is seeking a skilled Dependency Manager to join the Programme Management Office (PMO) of a major programme. This key role will take ownership of both contractual and internal dependencies, ensuring seamless delivery across multiple workstreams. The successful candidate will operate within a structured contractual framework, proactively identifying and managing risks that could impact programme outcomes.

The role:

• Manage, track and coordinate dependencies across internal workstreams and external contractual obligations to ensure alignment with programme milestones.
• Develop and maintain a dependency register, providing visibility and clarity to senior stakeholders.
• Assess and highlight risks associated with dependencies, escalating issues promptly and recommending mitigation strategies.
• Collaborate with programme leads, suppliers, and partners to ensure contractual commitments are met and integrated into delivery plans.
• Support governance processes within the PMO, ensuring dependency management aligns with programme controls and reporting standards.

What does Leidos need for me?

• Proven experience in dependency management within large, complex programmes or projects.
• Strong understanding of contractual frameworks and the ability to manage obligations across multiple suppliers and stakeholders.
• Outstanding communication and stakeholder engagement skills, capable of influencing at all levels.
• Analytical and problem-solving abilities, with a structured approach to tracking and resolving issues.
• Familiarity with PMO Governance processes, reporting standards, and programme controls.
• Excellent risk management skills, with the ability to identify, assess and mitigate risks related to dependencies.

Who We Are:

We work to make the world safer, healthier, and more efficient through technology, engineering and science. Leidos is a growing company delivering innovative technology and solutions focused on safeguarding critical capabilities and transformation in frontline services, our work in the United Kingdom includes addressing some of the most complex problems in defence, healthcare, government, safety and security, and transportation.

What Makes Us Different:

• Purpose: You can use your passion and abilities at Leidos to keep the people you care about safe. We are at the forefront of machine learning, AI, cyber security and solutions.
• Collaboration: Having to do your job is one of our core benefits, enabling you to become part of our extraordinary team. We have been empowering our people to work flexibly for years.
• People: Leidos encourages people from every background to be themselves and gives you the tools to learn new skills. We believe that extraordinary people need opportunities to grow and inspire others.

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.