Senior Project Manager

Leidos Australia; Canberra; On-site; AUD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexibility options

Wellbeing resources

Extensive learning

Meaningful projects

Career development

Job summary

Leidos Australia is seeking a Senior Project Manager for the GEO SPACES program, leading GEOINT capability delivery. You will coordinate schedules, stakeholders and governance artefacts to ensure on-time delivery and clear benefits realization for national security projects.

You bring Defence or technology project experience, knowledge of GEOINT environments, and a calm, structured approach to complex, cross-team delivery. This role is based in Canberra on-site with security requirements.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering complex projects in Defence or technology environments.
• Knowledge of ADF and GEOINT environments with delivery experience in GEOINT or geospatial programs.
• Proven ability to manage milestones, dependencies and critical paths.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain integrated delivery schedules and milestones.
• Coordinate stakeholders across customer, operational, technical and program teams.
• Establish plans, governance artefacts and concise progress reporting for leaders.

Skills

GEOINT knowledge

Integrated scheduling

Benefits realisation

Stakeholder engagement

Delivery reporting

Job description

Description

At Leidos Australia, our work goes beyond a job title. We design, build, operate and support the systems, services and capabilities that help protect and advance the Australian way of life.

Backed by a global organisation of more than 40,000 people, our Australian team of around 2,000 has partnered with government, defence and national security customers for more than 30 years. We deliver mission-critical solutions where reliability, trust and purpose matter.

Leidos is a destination for people who want their work to have purpose, their contribution to be recognised, and their career to grow without needing to fit a single mould. Meaningful work is supported by benefits, flexibility and career pathways that help you grow while balancing life outside work.

This Includes

• Flex Your Way – Tailor work to your life with options including Life Days (up to 12 extra days off per year), part-time arrangements, job sharing, and compressed hours.
• Wellbeing That Matters – Free access to Headspace and MeQuilibrium, plus dedicated wellness spaces to support your mental, physical, and emotional wellbeing.
• Learn Without Limits – Access over 120,000 on-demand courses, alongside technical, project management, leadership, and professional development opportunities.
• Work That Makes an Impact – Contribute to nationally significant projects that matter, solve complex challenges, and accelerate your career through unique growth opportunities.
• Build Your Future – Whether you're deepening technical expertise or preparing for leadership, we'll invest in your development every step of the way.
• And Much More – These are just a few of the ways we invest in our people and help them thrive.

About The Team

You'll join a team where people work with integrity, inclusion, innovation, agility, collaboration and commitment. In practice, that means sharing ownership, solving complex problems together and staying connected to the customer context, the purpose behind the work and how each role contributes to meaningful outcomes.

Mission Software Systems (MSS) brings together expertise across intelligence, software, and cloud to deliver end-to-end capability supporting the full intelligence lifecycle, from planning through to dissemination and feedback. The team fosters a culture of innovation, leveraging modern engineering practices and shared infrastructure to rapidly build, test, and deploy software solutions across a range of environments, including cloud. MSS also plays a key role in advancing technology modernisation within Government, delivering scalable and adaptable solutions for complex enterprise challenges.

The Opportunity

Benefits

As the Senior Project Manager within the GEO SPACES program, you will lead the planning and delivery of GEOINT capability activities, bringing together schedules, stakeholders, benefits and delivery priorities to support clearly defined capability outcomes. You will:

• 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.

About You

You will bring experience delivering complex projects in Defence or technology environments, with the ability to create structure around interconnected activities and communicate delivery priorities clearly to varied audiences.

Essential

• 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.

Advantageous

• Relevant project management qualifications or professional credentials.
• Further experience delivering GEOINT or geospatial capability programs.

This role does requires the successful applicant to be an Australian Citizen and hold an active TSPV Clearance, accompanied by the ability to be successful for a DISA.

Due to the nature of our work, applicants must be Australian Citizens and be eligible to obtain and maintain the security clearance required for the role. Certain roles may be subject International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) requirements which may limit persons who hold dual nationality with certain proscribed countries from accessing material, or in the case of dual Australian-U.S citizens, may require the candidate to obtain a U.S. Persons Abroad authorisation from the U.S DDTC.

What To Expect When You Apply

Our hiring process is designed to be straightforward, respectful and easy to navigate. If your skills, experience and qualifications look aligned with the role, our Talent Acquisition team will contact you to discuss the next stage. You can expect:

• An initial conversation with our Talent Acquisition team
• An interview with the hiring manager or interview panel
• Any role-specific assessment, technical discussion or customer step required for the position

We'll let you know what to expect before each stage, including who you'll meet and how to prepare. If you need any adjustments or support during the process, please let us know.

Pay Range

The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.

About Leidos

Leidos is an industry and technology leader serving government and commercial customers with smarter, more efficient digital and mission innovations. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, with 47,000 global employees, Leidos reported annual revenues of approximately $16.7 billion for the fiscal year ended January 3, 2025. For more information, visit www.leidos.com.

Pay And Benefits

Pay and benefits are fundamental to any career decision. That's why we craft compensation packages that reflect the importance of the work we do for our customers. Employment benefits include competitive compensation, Health and Wellness programs, Income Protection, Paid Leave and Retirement. More details are available at www.leidos.com/careers/pay-benefits.

Commitment to Non-Discrimination

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, ethnicity, age, national origin, citizenship, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy, family structure, marital status, ancestry, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, or any other basis prohibited by law. Leidos will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with relevant laws.