Principal IT Project Manager

Leidos

4d • Remote

About The Position

Leidos' Chief Information Office, reporting through the Digital Modernization sector, is currently seeking a Principal IT Project Manager to lead complex and high-visibility projects within the organization's CIO Project Management Office. This role is essential for ensuring that strategic projects align with business objectives, optimize resource utilization, and deliver successful outcomes within schedule, scope, and budget. The Principal IT Project Manager will be responsible for managing project teams, fostering a culture of collaboration and excellence, and driving continuous improvement across all phases of the project lifecycle. Location: This position offers full time remote work from any U.S. based location. Citizenship: U.S. Citizenship is required. What will you do in this role? Primary Responsibilities Project Leadership: Lead and manage high-impact IT projects from initiation to closure, ensuring alignment with organizational goals and objectives. Strategic Planning: Develop and implement comprehensive project plans, including scope, schedule, budget, and resource management. Team Management: Oversee project teams, including technical staff and other contributors, ensuring high performance and delivery against objectives. Stakeholder Engagement: Develop and execute effective strategies to engage key stakeholders, providing regular updates and maintaining effective relationships to ensure thorough management of stakeholder expectations. Risk and Issue Management: Proactively identify, assess, and mitigate project risks and issues, ensuring timely resolution and minimal impact on project delivery. Performance Monitoring: Monitor and report on project performance using key performance indicators (KPIs) and metrics, providing actionable insights for continuous improvement. Process Improvement: Conform to and continuously evaluate and enhance project management processes and methodologies to drive efficiency and effectiveness. Budget Management: Manage project budgets, ensuring projects are delivered within financial constraints and optimizing resource allocations.

Requirements

• U.S. Citizenship.
• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, or a related field coupled with a minimum of 12 years of experience in IT project management. Advanced degrees and equivalent relevant work experience may be considered.
• Proven track record of successfully leading large, complex projects.
• Demonstrated experience in leading large, cross-functional teams and driving project success.
• Strong understanding of project management methodologies, tools, and best practices.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to effectively communicate complex topics in simple terms with all levels of the organization.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Demonstrated experience leading IT projects in one or more of the following areas; infrastructure & operations, application modernization, or cyber security.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree in Information Technology, or a related field.
• PMP or other relevant program/project management certifications.
• In-depth knowledge of PMI PMBOK and Agile frameworks, including Scrum and SAFe agile, with practical experience operating these frameworks in an enterprise environment.
• Additional experience in systems engineering and organizational change management valued.
• Proven experience with ServiceNow, Microsoft Project (and Project Online), SharePoint, and Power Platforms (PowerBI, Power Automate, and Power Apps).
• Experience with Large Scale or Enterprise-wide Data Center and Infrastructure Technology projects.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage high-impact IT projects from initiation to closure, ensuring alignment with organizational goals and objectives.
• Develop and implement comprehensive project plans, including scope, schedule, budget, and resource management.
• Oversee project teams, including technical staff and other contributors, ensuring high performance and delivery against objectives.
• Develop and execute effective strategies to engage key stakeholders, providing regular updates and maintaining effective relationships to ensure thorough management of stakeholder expectations.
• Proactively identify, assess, and mitigate project risks and issues, ensuring timely resolution and minimal impact on project delivery.
• Monitor and report on project performance using key performance indicators (KPIs) and metrics, providing actionable insights for continuous improvement.
• Conform to and continuously evaluate and enhance project management processes and methodologies to drive efficiency and effectiveness.
• Manage project budgets, ensuring projects are delivered within financial constraints and optimizing resource allocations.

Benefits

• Pay and benefits are fundamental to any career decision.
• That's why we craft compensation packages that reflect the importance of the work we do for our customers.
• Employment benefits include competitive compensation, Health and Wellness programs, Income Protection, Paid Leave and Retirement.
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What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Principal
• Number of Employees: 11-50 employees