The first thing you learn at Leidos Australia is to leave current thinking at the door. Our aim is to make the world a safer, healthier and more efficient place, but we won’t get far using existing ideas. We need incisive minds like yours to weave together information technology, engineering and science skills into practical solutions for the most complex and high risk challenges.

Your New Role 
Join a close-knit and fun team, working in a fast paced and exciting environment. If you are still deciding on your career path, this could be the perfect transitional role - giving you exposure to proposals/pre-sales, project reporting and administration, you'll open up a range of career options long term. 
This position will coordinate and support the Project Services (PS) Proposal and Operations Teams from Proposal initiation into the Delivery Phase and serve as liaison between Proposal & Operations Manager, Delivery Program Managers, CP Program Finance, CP Contracts and Business Operations (F&BO). This position is integral to the ongoing success of the Proposal PS Proposal Team - you're the glue that holds the team together.

 
A typical day could involve: 

• Coordinating the delivery of Proposal Documents and all related team reporting; 
• Contributing to the operational reporting and administration aspects of ongoing projects, serving as a liaison between project management and planning, project team, and line management
• Working with the Proposal and Business Operations Manager to understand and manage team priorities and project deliverables;
• Arranging meetings and events;
• Acting as the key point of contact for stakeholders who work closely with this team including Project Managers, Engineers, Solution Architects and other peers within your team; 
• Taking meeting minutes and coordinating action items as required;
• Using commercial software packages to compile and generate reports and presentations. 

What will you get out of this opportunity? 
This is a great foundation role in a corporate and supportive setting. Whether you wish to develop your career in the Project Management pathway or go into a fast paced pre-sales career path or even corporate office support, this role will open many doors for you. Leidos fosters a culture of Learning and Development. 

About you and what you'll bring
You are a motivated and proactive Coordinator with strong problem-solving skills, initiative and self-motivation, preferably with a background in a defence environment and with an active NV1 clearance. 

You may have experience in corporate administration, project coordination or proposal coordination or a related position. You have an ability to work autonomously as well as contributing in a team and professional environment. 

You excel in creating strong relationships with your peers and your customers (internal or external) and you thrive in a busy environment, while juggling a range of priorities. You have strong writing and communication skills, Microsoft Excel and Word skills, ideally some SharePoint experience and are comfortable preparing reports and presentations. 
You are a supportive and collaborative team player, professional, mature, articulate and gain immense satisfaction in knowing you've made someone’s day due to your efficiency and effectiveness.

Due to the nature of the work this role will require applicatnts to be Australian Citizens with an NV-1 clearance.