Technical Project Manager

$87,100 - $157,450/Yr

Leidos - San Diego, CA

Full-time - Mid Level

San Diego, CA

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

Leidos Innovations Center (LInC) is seeking a highly motivated Research and Development Program Manager to manage programs within its Electronic Warfare (EW) division R&D portfolio in our San Diego, CA office. The candidate will support our EW Signal Processing Business Area and be responsible for effectively executing technical programs as well as for understanding customer needs to create new business. The ideal candidate will possess superior analytical and problem-solving skills, operate independently with limited supervision and feedback, be a strong team player, and have the ability to establish solid working relationships with technical staff and peers within the division, as well as our external Government customers. Experience in communications, EW, and radar systems; hardware/software fabrication; vehicle/platform system integration; and/or test and evaluation is a plus. The Program Manager will plan, coordinate, and manage small, medium, and large-scale programs, integrating all functions and activities necessary to ensure the program meets customer expectations and contract requirements. The role requires actively monitoring, tracking, and managing program tasks, performance, subcontractors, risks, costs, and schedules. The Program Manager will conduct quality reviews and submissions of all deliverables, providing strong, proactive, and assertive leadership while engaging multi-discipline teams and responding to business needs. Decisions at the program team-level will be made, with proper escalation of issues that cannot be resolved timely. Additionally, the Program Manager will create program management plans, set expectations, and ensure plans are driven by organizational procedures. They will ensure requirements are gathered, documented, reviewed, and approved per organizational/program standards, and that programs are executed on-time, within budget, and remain within scope. The role includes creating work breakdown structures defining all activities and developing schedules to monitor and track dependencies, milestones, and deliverables. Establishing and maintaining financial plans, tracking and reporting monthly actuals vs. planned expenditures, and implementing corrective actions as necessary to address variances are also key responsibilities.

Responsibilities

• Plan, coordinate, and manage small, medium, and large-scale programs
• Integrate all functions and activities necessary to ensure the program meets customer expectations and contract requirements
• Actively monitor, track, and manage program tasks, performance, subcontractors, risks, costs, and schedule
• Conduct quality review and submission of all deliverables
• Provide strong, proactive, and assertive leadership while engaging multi-discipline teams and responding to business needs
• Make decisions at the program team-level and properly escalate issues that cannot be resolved timely
• Create program management plans, set expectations, and ensure plans are driven by organizational procedures
• Ensure requirements are gathered, documented, reviewed, and approved per organizational/program standards
• Ensure programs are executed on-time, within budget, and remain within scope
• Create work breakdown structures defining all activities and develop schedules to monitor and track dependencies, milestones, and deliverables
• Establish and maintain financial plans, track and report monthly actuals vs. planned expenditures, and implement corrective actions as necessary to address variances

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field and 8+ years of prior relevant experience
• Experience overseeing technical teams and managing R&D programs
• Excellent verbal and written communication, management, and organizational skills
• Experience with captures, including business development, customer relations, and proposal management/writing
• Experience with agile scheduling
• Experience with financial systems and managing program budgets
• Proven ability to build and maintain lasting customer relationships, external stakeholder networks, and teaming partnerships
• Must have an active Secret clearance and able to obtain a TS/SCI level clearance

Nice-to-haves

• Master's degree in a relevant field and 2+ years of prior relevant experience
• Project Management Professional (PMP)
• Active Top Secret/SCI clearance