Technical Project Manager in Farnborough

We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated Project Manager to support a Government Critical National Infrastructure project. As a Project Manager, you will be supporting a multi-functional team and be able to manage the scheduling of project delivery, change and new business. This position is a full-time, permanent role and applicants must have SC clearance or be willing to undergo the clearance process.

You will be self-motivated and be able to work autonomously and within a team to achieve day-to-day objectives with significant results on project or operational deliverables, whilst also owning a variety of activities ensuring compliance with project milestones and customer KPI’s and SLA’s. You must be an effective communicator, comfortable directly engaging with customers and colleagues. You must also demonstrate an analytical and systematic approach to projects and technical challenges.

The Project Manager’s duties and responsibilities include:

• Ensuring teams meet all scope requirements by completing jobs properly according to their contract or agreement with the client.
• Providing concrete guidance on what everyone needs to do and the most efficient way to complete each step.
• Coordinating internal resources and third parties/vendors for the flawless execution of projects.
• Ensuring that all projects are delivered on-time, within scope and within budget.
• Developing project scopes and objectives, involving all relevant stakeholders.
• Ensuring resource availability and allocation.
• Using appropriate verification techniques to manage changes in project scope, schedule and costs.
• Reporting and escalating to management as needed.
• Managing the relationship with the client and all stakeholders.
• Performing risk management to minimise project risks.
• Establishing and maintaining relationships with third parties/vendors.
• Creating and maintaining comprehensive project documentation.

We are looking for someone with excellent organisation, communication and leadership skills who has:

• Proven track record in successfully delivering projects or task work packages of small to medium size and high complexity deliveries.
• Experience of working with the Defence or National Security Domain.
• Able to demonstrate experience in Project Management.
• Experience in SAFe Agile and Waterfall models of delivery cycles.
• Good interpersonal skills and judgement for dealing with both internal and external stakeholders to develop strong working relations to support achieving objectives.
• Ability to engage and work within a multi-functional programme team comprising both customer, supplier and internal staff with an awareness of engineering principles.
• Able to demonstrate a sound understanding of business, finance and personnel management techniques and the commercial aspects of projects.
• The ability to communicate, negotiate and influence effectively.
• Enthusiastic self-starter with good verbal communication.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Solid organizational skills including attention to detail and multi-tasking skills.
• Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office.
• A technical background in software development/test activities.

The Project Manager should have experience of individual contribution or leadership within key business life-cycle phases to include:

• Management & Leadership of project BAU Contract phase.
• Project intervention and problem resolution within complex environments.
• Business development activities and customer engagement.

This person will need to demonstrate Line management and leadership experience and certified to APM, Prince 2 or Agile Prince 2.

Clearance Requirements: You will be required to gain UK SC (Security Clearance) for this role. To be eligible for this role you must have UK Citizenship and been a resident in the UK for a minimum of 5 years.

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)

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: 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. 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.