Description
Job Description:
Who is Leidos?
Leidos is a Fortune 500® information technology, engineering, science and solutions leader working to solve the world’s toughest challenges in the defence, intelligence, homeland security, civil, and health markets.
What are Leidos looking for?
Leidos Innovations UK is seeking a talented individual within the NS&D Division to support the UK Intelligence Campaign. The successful candidate will support the business in perusing a number of customer engagement opportunities and internal activities.
The successful candidate will have experience of working within the National Security (Home Office, UKIC, Policing, NCA), and/or Defence (Defence Intelligence, Offence Cyber, Defence Digital) sectors.
What is the role?
Leidos are seeking a Programme Management Processional (PM), with hands on experience of managing projects with the industry, with proven ability to prioritise work and resources across engagements based on short and long-term needs. The successful candidates should be comfortable working with and leading Leidos only engagements and ‘stripy’ teams, being made up from partners, suppliers and possibly staff from the client organisations.
The successful candidate should have the following skills:
• Excellent relationship-building, interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills at all levels of both internal and client organisations
• Responsible for managing deliverables across multiple technical projects at any one time
• Risk assessment of projects and collating work effort for any out of scope projects
• Well versed in communicating risk management and mitigation measures
• Ability to articulate risks and manage expectations accordingly
• Ability to handle, manage and communicate complex work and interdependencies
• Experience of working closely with project, operations, technical and delivery teams
• Certified Prince 2 Project Manager or similar qualification
• Balancing internal stakeholder inputs against the scope
• Prioritise tasks for other teams based on project delivery
• Be the first point of contact for assessing project inputs or delays
• Financial management: tracking budgets and managing financial processes –working to cost
The successful candidate will be expected to have a customer centric mind set, but take an active interest in developing an understanding of wider capabilities across the organisation, which would enable reach back from the customer community where beneficial to the client.
Location:
The role will be a ‘homeworking’, but may require extended periods on customer site or Leidos offices depending on engagement / business need. Local arrangements can be agreed with the portfolio director or delegate.
Clearance Required:
Candidates need to hold current UKIC DV.
What do 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)
• Dynamic Working: https://www.leidos.com/sites/g/files/zoouby166/files/2019-11/PDF-Dynamic-Working-Leidos-UK.pdf
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
Pay Range:
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.
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