Senior Project Manager

Leidos; North Canberra; Sur place; AUD 180 000 - 230 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Flex Your Way

Wellbeing Program

Learn Without Limits

Work That Makes an Impact

Build Your Future

Résumé du poste

Leidos Australia is recruiting a Senior Project Manager for the GEO SPACES program in Canberra. You will lead GEOINT capability delivery, align schedules, stakeholders and priorities, and drive plans that connect delivery with measurable capability outcomes.

This role requires handling complex governance artefacts, risk and issues, with a strong focus on government and national security programs. You will work across customer, operational and technical teams in a collaborative 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.

Responsabilités

• 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.

Connaissances

Project management

Stakeholder engagement

Scheduling

Benefits realisation

Geospatial programs

GEOINT

Description du poste

About Leidos Australia

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)

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.

Opportunity

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

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.

We value different experiences and are interested in the capability and potential you could bring.

Original Posting

For U.S. Positions: While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.

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.

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 here.

Securing Your Data

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Commitment and Diversity

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.