
Senior Project Manager
Leidos
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Newark • New Jersey • New York • United States
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Salary
💰 $92,300 - $166,850 per year
Job Level
Tech Stack
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
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
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