Leidos

Senior Project Manager

Leidos

full-time

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Location Type: Office

Location: Canberra • 🇦🇺 Australia

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Job Level

Senior

Tech Stack

PMP

About the role

  • Apply Earned Value Management (EVM) techniques and interpret reports to monitor project performance.
  • Coordinate end-to-end project activities including planning, resourcing, staffing, progress reporting, troubleshooting, and stakeholder engagement.
  • Develop and maintain key project artefacts such as PMP, schedules, risk and issue registers, and communication plans.
  • Ensure delivery meets technical, quality, schedule, and financial baselines, managing dependencies from other ICT providers and recommending adjustments as needed.
  • Provide accurate updates and commercial oversight, including status reporting to sponsors, budget participation, impact analysis on cost/schedule changes, and ownership of associated contracts.

Requirements

  • Proven experience delivering complex projects in multi-vendor environments, including proposal development and alignment with related deliverables.
  • Strong stakeholder management skills, building trusted relationships with senior leaders and balancing internal and external expectations in high-complexity settings.
  • Consultative leadership style, focused on collaboration, customer needs, and driving outcomes while fostering partnerships across teams.
  • Formal Project Management qualifications (Agile, PMP, Prince2 Practitioner) and/or professional membership desirable; experience with ITIL-based delivery and systems engineering advantageous.
  • Ability to manage complexity while maintaining end-user focus, ensuring quality outcomes through effective planning, governance, and communication.
  • Australian Citizenship and NV-1 level security clearance required.
Benefits
  • Health and Wellness programs
  • Income Protection
  • Paid Leave
  • Retirement

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.

Hard skills
Earned Value Managementproject managementrisk managementissue managementschedulingbudget managementimpact analysisstakeholder engagementproposal developmentsystems engineering
Soft skills
stakeholder managementconsultative leadershipcollaborationcustomer focusrelationship buildingcommunicationgovernanceplanningtroubleshootingoutcome driving
Certifications
PMPPrince2 PractitionerAgile certification