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.

This is a rare opportunity to step up from your Project Coordinator role into a junior Project Manager position. You will join our Enterprise IT team and work with a range of technical experts to manage internal IT projects for Leidos Australia. 

This role will see you:

• Work with project leads and other key stakeholders to capture technical requirements for input into project plans;
• Define project plans, resource plans, define risks and assumptions relevant to each plan;
• Track and report progress against project plans on a regular basis to Head of IT AU and key stakeholders;
• Define and manage project coordination activities to ensure plans stay on schedule;
• Manage internal/external stakeholders;
• Ensure that document and artefact configuration control is maintained at all times;
• Ensure document management processes including templates, review procedures, and registers are maintained;
• Management of risks and issues in support of the project managers;
• Co-ordinating procurement for project specific hardware, software etc;
• Contribute to the planning, tracking and completion of on-going programs and projects.

About you and what you'll bring 

You're an experienced Project Coordinator ready to take the next step in your career. You have a certification in Project Management and experience in a large scale ITSM provider. You've managed or coordinated IT projects before and are confident working with a range of stakeholders, both technical and non-technical. 

• Minimum three years experience in a Project Coordinator or Project Management role
• Two or more years liaising with top tier vendors and suppliers
• ITSM support experience and ITIL familiarity/certification
• Knowledge of Microsoft Windows 10 Operating System
• Experience with Microsoft Project or equivalent for Project Management and Reporting

What you’ll love

At Leidos you’ll enjoy 12 weeks’ paid parental leave as a primary carer, flexible work practices, discounted health insurance, novated leasing and more. Foster your career through complete access to learning and development and mentoring opportunities, we have a strong track record of internal promotion and career transitions.