Senior GEOINT Project Manager – Defence & Tech Delivery

Leidos; Canberra; On-site; AUD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexibility options

Headspace access

Professional development

Impactful work

Career growth

Job summary

Leidos Australia is seeking a Senior Project Manager to lead GEOINT capability activities within the GEO SPACES program. You will coordinate schedules, stakeholders and delivery priorities to achieve defined capability outcomes, working across Defence and technology teams.

You will manage integrated delivery plans, governance artefacts and briefs, and present progress to leaders, customers and delivery partners, while navigating complex dependencies and risks in a security-cleared environment.

Qualifications

• Experience in project management within complex Defence or technology environments.
• Knowledge of ADF and GEOINT environments, supported by delivery experience within GEOINT or geospatial programs.
• Capability in integrated scheduling, planning and delivery management, including the management of milestones, dependencies and critical paths.
• Experience developing and managing benefits realisation or benefits management activities linked to capability outcomes.
• Ability to articulate complex capability outcomes, dependencies, risks and benefits for leadership, customer, technical and delivery audiences.
• Experience producing structured plans, frameworks, governance artefacts, briefings and delivery reports.
• Capability in stakeholder engagement across customer, operational, technical and program teams.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain integrated delivery schedules, milestones, dependencies and critical paths, providing a clear and coordinated view of delivery across the program.
• Coordinate customer, operational, technical and program stakeholders to align activities, manage interdependencies and support effective delivery decisions.
• Establish practical project and benefits management approaches that connect delivery activities with intended GEOINT capability outcomes.
• Develop plans, frameworks, governance artefacts and concise reporting that give leaders and customers visibility of progress, risks, issues, decisions and change.

Skills

Project management

Defence environments

Geospatial experience

Stakeholder engagement

Scheduling & planning

Requirements gathering

Education

Project management qualifications

Job description

Leidos Australia is seeking a Senior Project Manager to lead GEOINT capability activities within the GEO SPACES program. You will coordinate schedules, stakeholders and delivery priorities to achieve defined capability outcomes, working across Defence and technology teams.

You will manage integrated delivery plans, governance artefacts and briefs, and present progress to leaders, customers and delivery partners, while navigating complex dependencies and risks in a security-cleared environment.