Project Manager

Leidos•McLean, VA

12d•Onsite

About The Position

The Leidos National Security Sector is seeking a Project Manager to manage the exceptional delivery of our client’s education and training products to a variety of stakeholders within the Intelligence Community. The Project Manager would be responsible to manage the day-to-day tasks of Instructional Designers and multi-media developers to ensure tasks and deliverables are completed on time and to high standards. The Project Manager will need to adeptly handle a wide range of assignments, projects, and stakeholders with a high degree of success and independence. They must demonstrate leadership skills, effective communication, the ability to manage competing priorities, and possess strong internal team relationships.

Requirements

Must have an active TS/SCI with Poly
Must have a Bachelor's degree and at least 4 years of experience or Master's and at least 2 years of experience
Track record of consistently delivering streamlined, fast-track and project-based work
Demonstrate effective interpersonal skills with peers, supervisors and clients.
Is sensitive to style differences among others and makes adjustments to own style when working with different people
An appreciation for how great work gets done and a commitment to ensuring flawless creative execution
Innovative mindset and change agent who is never satisfied with the status
Demonstrates the ability to work in a dynamic environment through flexibility, resilience and a positive outlook
Learns from and applies feedback by making suggested improvements and adjustments in work performance
Ability to take initiative, think independently, and exercise sound judgment yet knows when to seek advice of supervisor and other team members
Effectively works both independently and as a team member; demonstrates autonomy over assigned work while working towards goals shared by the team
Manages time for optimum productivity, understanding appropriate time commitments on projects

Nice To Haves

Active PMP
Experience managing educational projects
Experience managing multi-media/multi-function projects

Responsibilities

Draft and own delivery project plans (timeline, scope of work, staff plan)
Manage schedules and milestones
Ensure high quality delivery process and execution
Identify project management/workflow system with data entry, reporting, and analysis (e.g., capacity plans, resourcing)
Develop governance plans, SOPs, and charters
Develop and maintain a communication plan on each project
Conduct basic risk assessments and work collaboratively to develop mitigation strategies
Demonstrate strong collaboration skills to ensure quality and adherence to production guidelines for deliverables
Manage a team’s performance through coaching and evaluations
Develop and maintain high levels of team effectiveness (trust, communication, collaboration, productivity, diversity, engagement)
Ensure team is effectively collaborating and communicating across team, to management, and stakeholders
Effectively and impartially navigate teams with conflicting priorities
Mobilize and drive the integrated team towards forward progress, action, and results
Conduct internal/external post mortems to identify ways to improve and/or patterns for replicating success