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 high performing culture. If you are still deciding on your forever company, this could be the perfect project management role - giving you experience in both Federal Government and Defence related projects, you'll open up a range of career options long term. 

This position will support the Project Management Capability Team in providing best practice consultancy for our Project Management Workforce. You will also be required to apply your skills as a deployable expert in support of the delivery of high profile projects and provide a range of project management services in support to our Bid Teams.

We are looking for Senior Project Manager who offers experience in the delivery of end to end projects who offers experience in managing multiple stakeholders on several different projects concurrently.

This is a very hands on role and you will benefit from the support of a collaborative team.

This role will open many doors for you internally and externally. Leidos fosters a culture of Learning and Development, so your professional development and studies will be well taken care of.

About you and what you'll bring 

To be successful you must thrive in high tempo team environments. Your 7 years + delivery experience across Defence and Federal government projects as this experience will see you excel in the role.  You must be able to demonstrate the ability to build strong relationships with senior stakeholders and juggle the complexity of managing the expectations of both internal and external stakeholders. You must have ITIL exposure and a good understanding and application of PMBOK.  Your consulting and influencing skills will be paramount to success in this role.

What you will 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.   

This role does require the successful applicant to be an Australian Citizen and to hold a current NV1 clearance.