Leidos

Senior Project Manager

Leidos

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: NewarkNew JerseyNew YorkUnited States

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Salary

💰 $92,300 - $166,850 per year

Job Level

About the role

  • Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders which includes IT (OT, Testing, Infrastructure, Cyber Security, etc), Line of Business (Electric Operations, Asset Management, Projects & Constructions), and external partners
  • Manage the end-to-end delivery of project scope ensuring scope, schedule, cost, documentation and quality objectives are met.
  • Coordinate and govern activities performed by the system integrator, including task planning, deliverable reviews, issue resolution, and change control.
  • Ensure project execution follows clients EPMO methodologies standards, templates, and reporting requirements.
  • Develop and maintain project plans, schedules, RAID logs, status reports, and executive communications.
  • Facilitate working sessions, design reviews, and decision forums related to GIS data modeling, workflows, and integration impacts.
  • Partner with SMEs to validate modeling approaches, data standards, and implementation readiness.
  • Identify project risks and dependencies related to data quality, system integration, resource availability, and cutover activities.
  • Manage project communications and ensure alignment across technical and business stakeholders.
  • Manage project budget, maintain financial plan, track actuals vs. plan, provide monthly forecasts, report monthly accruals

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Management, Business Administration or another related field required
  • 10+ years of project management experience
  • Proven experience leading complex system upgrades, migrations, and platform modernization initiatives from planning through execution
  • Strong understanding of project management fundamentals (scope, schedule, budget, risk, quality, contracts)
  • PMP certification required
  • Experience leading diverse teams of technical disciplines and support
  • Strong communication skills (written and verbal) across a diverse stakeholder group
  • Ability to perform stakeholder management
  • Risk and issue management
  • Technical project coordination
  • Vendor management skills
  • Quality assurance and governance
  • Ability to manage multiple workstreams in a fast paced and complex environment
  • Strong skills using Microsoft product tools and PPM tools
  • Excellent customer-facing skills
  • Excellent decision-making and organizational skills are required
  • Excellent written and verbal skills
  • Proven analytical, evaluative, and problem-solving abilities.
  • Must be local to NJ and ability to come to the office - main reporting location to be South Plainfield, NJ
Benefits
  • competitive compensation
  • Health and Wellness programs
  • Income Protection
  • Paid Leave
  • Retirement
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
project managementsystem upgradesmigrationsplatform modernizationrisk managementissue managementvendor managementquality assurancedata modelingtechnical project coordination
Soft Skills
communication skillsstakeholder managementdecision-makingorganizational skillsanalytical skillsevaluative skillsproblem-solving abilitiesteam leadershipcustomer-facing skillsability to manage multiple workstreams
Certifications
PMP certification