Senior Project Manager - Energy Trading

Leidos•Newark, NJ

1d•$150,000 - $170,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Leidos is seeking an experienced Senior Project Manager to lead a complex Energy Trading and Risk Management (ETRM) application upgrade supporting a large utility environment. The role oversees modernization of an enterprise trading platform used for energy transactions, trade reporting, and financial profit and loss (P&L) reporting. The Project Manager coordinates technical teams, trading operations, business stakeholders, and external vendors to deliver the upgrade, including data migration, integrations, testing, and deployment. The position requires structured project delivery, strong governance, stakeholder follow-up, and documentation management in a highly regulated and audited environment, combining formal Stage-Gate governance with Agile/Scrum coordination. The position is based in Newark, New Jersey, and requires onsite work Tuesday through Thursday. Candidates must live within a reasonable commuting distance. The posting lists a salary range of $150,000 to $170,000 annually; it also lists a general Leidos pay range of $92,300 to $166,850. Access to information subject to U.S. Department of Energy 10 CFR Part 810 export control requirements is required. Candidates must meet the client's Part 810 eligibility requirements, which may include qualifying citizenship, permanent residency, or protected-individual status; eligibility and documentation will be confirmed during onboarding.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Management, Business Administration, or a related field, and 8 or more years of project management experience; additional years of experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
Demonstrated experience managing enterprise application implementations, upgrades, migrations, integrations, or modernization initiatives.
Experience supporting ETRM platforms or trading-related enterprise applications, including implementations, upgrades, or transformations.
Strong understanding of formal Stage-Gate/Waterfall project management, with experience coordinating Agile/Scrum activities within established governance frameworks.
Experience managing project scope, schedules, budgets, risks, issues, dependencies, change control, and executive reporting.
Experience coordinating data migration, system integrations, testing, and deployment across multiple technical and business workstreams.
Strong documentation and governance skills, including maintaining project records, approvals, and supporting evidence in regulated or audit-intensive environments.
Excellent stakeholder management, communication, and organizational skills, including the ability to drive accountability, follow up on deliverables, and resolve outstanding issues.
Experience managing vendors, system integrators, and third-party delivery teams.
Ability to communicate effectively with technical teams, trading operations, finance, business stakeholders, and executive leadership.
Proficiency with Microsoft applications and project portfolio management (PPM) tools.
Must meet the client’s U.S. Department of Energy 10 CFR Part 810 access eligibility requirements.

Nice To Haves

Project management experience supporting energy trading operations, commodities trading, or financial risk management applications.
Familiarity with gas or electric trading processes, trade lifecycle management, and financial P&L reporting.
Experience delivering technology initiatives within electric utilities, energy companies, or other highly regulated industries.
Experience supporting financial, regulatory, or operational audits, including documentation and evidence management.
PMP certification.

Responsibilities

Lead end-to-end delivery of an enterprise ETRM application upgrade, meeting scope, schedule, budget, and quality objectives.
Develop and maintain project plans, schedules, budgets, RAID logs, resource plans, status reports, and project documentation.
Apply EPMO governance, Stage-Gate methodologies, change controls, and reporting requirements throughout the project lifecycle.
Facilitate Sprint/Scrum meetings, stakeholder reviews, steering committees, and executive status updates to monitor progress and resolve delivery challenges.
Coordinate requirements gathering, system integrations, data transfer and migration, testing, deployment, and post-go-live stabilization.
Partner with trading operations, finance, IT teams, and vendors to ensure the upgraded application supports accurate trade reporting, financial P&L generation, and business operations.
Maintain project documentation, decision logs, approvals, and supporting records for audit readiness and evidence of project activities, controls, and compliance.
Identify and manage risks, issues, dependencies, and changes, including those related to data integrity, vendor deliverables, regulatory requirements, and technical constraints.
Drive stakeholder accountability through communication, action-item follow-up, and timely escalation of outstanding issues or decisions.
Coordinate testing readiness, data validation, implementation planning, cutover activities, and transition to steady-state operations.
Manage vendor relationships, Statements of Work, project financials, resource allocation, and delivery commitments.