Deputy Program Manager

Leidos • Washington DC, DC

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About The Position

Leidos’s Defense Sector is seeking a Deputy Program Manager to manage programs within the Maritime Readiness Division. The role supports a Foreign Military Sale Navy program involving systems upgrades, sustainment material, systems integration support, training, and related efforts for the transfer, acquisition, operation, and maintenance of naval systems and vessels. The Deputy Program Manager supports contract execution and successful delivery of cost, schedule, technical, and performance objectives, while providing continuity of leadership for delegated program activities.

The position coordinates multidisciplinary teams and program stakeholders, supports Government and foreign partner engagements, monitors program performance, and ensures disciplined execution and compliance with contractual and applicable Navy requirements. The role requires strong analytical and problem-solving skills, effective leadership of geographically dispersed teams, and the ability to build working relationships with customers, foreign partners, technical staff, contractors, and subcontractors. International travel and work in maritime, industrial, or forward-deployed environments, including visits aboard vessels in port, are required.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree and 15 or more years of relevant experience with increasing engineering management responsibility.
• At least five years of U.S. Government ship or submarine construction or repair/overhaul experience.
• Demonstrated experience with Foreign Military Sales programs.
• Demonstrated experience managing programs in geographically dispersed and/or OCONUS operating environments.
• Strong technical writing, editing, analytical, and information-organization skills, including the ability to communicate complex technical tasks clearly and concisely.
• Ability to work independently, manage rapidly changing priorities, and lead cross-functional initiatives in a fast-paced environment.
• Willingness and ability to travel internationally and work in maritime, industrial, or forward-deployed environments, including visits aboard vessels in port.
• Active Secret clearance.

Nice To Haves

• Current PMP Certification.

Responsibilities

• Support the Program Manager in executing contract requirements and achieving cost, schedule, technical, and performance objectives.
• Coordinate day-to-day program activities across multidisciplinary teams, subcontractors, vendors, and other stakeholders.
• Monitor program status, technical progress, schedules, risks, issues, and action items, and recommend corrective actions.
• Support Government and stakeholder engagements, including program reviews, technical reviews, working groups, and status meetings.
• Prepare program briefings, technical documentation, status reports, and other Government-facing deliverables.
• Support program planning and resource allocation, including staffing, schedules, budgets, and workload priorities.
• Monitor cost, schedule, and performance metrics and identify emerging trends or issues that may affect program objectives.
• Coordinate engineering, technical, logistics, production, and program management activities for ship construction, modernization, repair, and overhaul.
• Support Integrated Program Baseline (IPB), resource-loaded schedule, and program performance management activities.
• Coordinate assigned contractor and subcontractor activities and track deliverables, milestones, and actions through completion.
• Support program risk management by identifying and assessing risks, developing mitigation actions, and tracking risks through resolution.
• Coordinate with U.S. Government and Foreign Military Sales stakeholders, as applicable, to support program requirements and execution.
• Support workforce planning, onboarding, training, and personnel management to maintain appropriate staffing and continuity of operations.
• Ensure assigned activities and deliverables comply with FAR, DFARS, contractual, administrative, and applicable Navy requirements.
• Act on behalf of the Program Manager for delegated program activities and responsibilities, as authorized.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior