Project Manager (Medical Support Services) in Bristol

Programme Name: LCST

Location: Bristol, UK

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Role Overview: Leidos is seeking an experienced Project Manager to lead, manage, and deliver Medical Change requirements within the Logistics and Mission Support division, specifically on the Logistics, Commodities and Services Transformation (LCST) programme. You will support a fast-paced, complex, and highly regulated environment. Reporting to the MSS Programme Manager and Head of Commissioning, you will be responsible for planning, executing, and delivering change projects in support of UK Defence, in alignment with strategic goals, and driving increased value for our Defence Medical customer. This role requires strong leadership, excellent communication skills, and the ability to manage complex change processes in a fast-paced and reactive manner.

What will I be doing?

• Develop and maintain detailed project plans, including scope, schedule, budget and resource allocation.
• Execute change projects, ensuring all milestones and deliverables are met on time and within budget.
• Engage and communicate effectively with key stakeholders, including the customer, sub-contract partners, project teams, and senior leadership.
• Foster strong relationships to ensure alignment and support for objectives.
• Identify, assess, and manage project risks. Develop and implement proactive strategies to mitigate risks to ensure project success and minimise impact on existing operations.
• Coordinate and secure resources required for proposal delivery and establish robust, resource loaded schedules to support infrastructure and staffing strategies.
• Conduct thorough change impact assessments to identify potential risks, challenges and opportunities associated with change initiatives.
• Support quality management processes to ensure project deliverables meet the required standards and specifications. Partake in regular reviews to maintain quality control.
• Provide regular updates and reports to senior leadership and other key stakeholders on progress and effectiveness of delivery.
• Identify and implement opportunities for process improvements within Project Management in LMS.
• Contribute to the development and refinement of project management methodologies and tools.

What does Leidos need from me?

• Track record of project management of multiple concurrent deliveries in a complex medical environment.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and judgement for dealing with both internal and external stakeholders to develop strong working relationships supporting achievement of objectives.
• Demonstrable understanding of business, finance and people management techniques and the commercial aspects of projects.
• Strong understanding and experience utilising Project Management principles and methodologies.
• Excellent organisational and time management skills with a keen attention to detail.
• Effective communication, leadership and interpersonal skills, with the ability to negotiate, collaborate and effectively build relationships with diverse stakeholders.
• Ability to work proactively, independently and as part of a team in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment.
• Experience of pre-award activity, proposal writing and assurance.
• Aware of Good Distribution Practice (GDP) and Joint services publications and other defence standards such as JSP 950 (Defence Medical Policy).
• Experience in healthcare, medical service, life sciences, or regulated deliverable environments.
• Certification in project management (e.g., PMQ/PPQ, ChPP, MSP) is a plus.

Clearance Requirements: BPSS pre-screening required to start. Must hold or be willing to undergo UK Security Clearance (SC).

What we do for you: At Leidos we are PASSIONATE about customer success, UNITED as a team and INSPIRED to make a difference. We offer meaningful and engaging careers, a collaborative culture, and support for your career goals, all while nurturing a healthy work-life balance. We provide an employment package that attracts, develops and retains only the best in talent. Our reward scheme includes:

• Contributory Pension Scheme
• Private Medical Insurance
• 33 days Annual Leave (including public and privilege holidays)
• Access to Flexible benefits (including life assurance, health schemes, gym memberships, annual buy and sell holidays and a cycle to work scheme)
• Flexible Working Scheme

Commitment to Diversity: We welcome applications from every part of the community and are committed to a truly diverse and inclusive culture. We foster a sense of belonging, welcoming all perspectives and contributions, and providing equal access to opportunities and resources for everyone. If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages please let us know, and we will respond in a way that best fits your needs.

Who We Are: The Logistics Commodities & Services Transformation (LCST) Programme for the UK Ministry of Defence is a critical effort to enhance and improve the UK’s defence supply chain. The programme provides essential services such as storage and distribution for the MOD's materiel, including a global freight service and the procurement and inventory management of 70,000 commodity NATO Stock Number (NSNs). Working together as Team Leidos we are helping to transform the UK's defence supply chain by providing an integration of a complex mixture of services, at low risk, using a modern suite of systems that will deliver one version of the truth. For the first time, the MOD will see the whole picture, as it is happening.

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. Using your skills in the technology frontline by helping to build a safer world. You can inspire change. Collaboration: having flexibility 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. Whether you work from home, the office or on customer sites, we will give you the digital tools and the flexibility to work smarter and align your needs and ours. People: Leidos empowers people from every background to be themselves and gives you the tools to learn new skills by enabling growth whilst developing. We believe that extraordinary people need opportunities to grow, to be inspired and to inspire others. At Leidos, we invest in technical academies, career rotations and a career development plans that enhance your future.

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: 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: £44,700.00-£57,300.00. 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.