Project Manager

00139 LEIDOS INNOVATIONS UK LTD.; Farnborough; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 57,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Contributory Pension Scheme

Private Medical Insurance

33 days Annual Leave

Flexible benefits

Flexible Working

Job summary

Leidos UK is seeking experienced Project Managers to support UK programmes through 2026. You will deliver work packages, manage small deliveries, and collaborate with service delivery and programme managers to drive project success.

Flexible location options include Bristol, Farnborough or Whiteley, Hampshire, with a strong emphasis on stakeholder engagement and compliance. The role requires excellent communication, procurement awareness, and a track record in delivering IT system projects

Qualifications

• Experience delivering tasks across technical and customer teams.
• Knowledge of PM tools; MSP, JIRA, YouTrack is a plus.
• Commercial awareness of contracts (T&M, FFP) and change requests.
• Strong written and verbal communication; stakeholder engagement.
• Clearance to Start BPSS; willing to undergo SC or DV if required.

Responsibilities

• Deliver work packages and service delivery to a critical IT system.
• Support maintenance of the system while owning smaller work packages.
• Collaborate with the Service Delivery Manager and Programme Manager.
• Implement standard project controls and reporting.
• Engage with customers and suppliers to ensure successful delivery.

Skills

Project management

MSP

JIRA

YouTrack

Stakeholder management

Budget and procurement

Risk management

Service delivery coordination

Tools

MSP

JIRA

YouTrack

Job description

The Role:

Due to growth within UK programmes, we will need talented Project Managers throughout the course of 2026… If you have a full understanding of the principles of Project Management and prior experience as a Project Manager we would love to hear from you. These roles will involve accepting and integrating deliveries from suppliers. Using your experience in Project Management, you will be responsible for working with customers and suppliers to execute project delivery activities across the full lifecycle.

Location:

Future vacancies could be available in Bristol, Farnborough or Whiteley (Hampshire).

Key Responsibilities:

Your primary responsibility will be to deliver work packages. Responsibilities will encompass service delivery to an operationally critical IT system, and your role will support maintenance of this system whilst owning deliveries of smaller work packages, and supporting bid work. The Project Manager role is a critical element to a larger technical programme, and some technical knowledge is desirable. Working alongside a Service Delivery Manager and Programme Manager, the Project Manager is responsible to help deliver the strategic leadership of the project, as well as implementing standard project controls and management tasks. These roles will be strongly customer facing and as the Project Manager, you will be expected to have excellent written and stakeholder management skills.

Key areas of responsibility include:

• Management and control of small work packages
• Budget, procurement and finances
• Management of Risk, Assumptions and Dependencies
• Stakeholder engagement for mission critical relationships throughout the customer organisation
• Support to the Service Delivery Manager in day to day resource management
• Processing additional customer requests for support
• End to End Internal and External Reporting on a monthly and quarterly basis
• Attending weekly and quarterly customer briefings as a Leidos Representative
• Managing project scope creep, requirements and acceptance criteria
• Support to the Programme Manager, and working collaboratively with other Project Managers, the Commercial Manager and the Service Delivery Manager.

What Does Leidos Need From Me:

• Experience in planning and delivering tasks through engagement with technical colleagues and customers
• Knowledge of Scaled Agile is desirable, but not essential
• Experience in the use of PM tools, ideally including MSP, JIRA and You Track An understanding of the Management of Risk
• Have a commercial awareness of contracts (T&M, FFP etc), ATPs, and change requests
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills – both verbal and written
• Flexibility and agility in thought and daily working practices to accommodate customer direction

Clearance Requirements:

Clearance to Start BPSS Clearance for Role SC. You must be willing to undergo SC or DV clearance dependent upon the security requirements for the role.

What we do for you:

At Leidos we are PASSIONATE about customer success, UNITED as a team and INSPIRED to make a difference. We offer meaningful and engaging careers, a collaborative culture, and support for your career goals, all while nurturing a healthy work-life balance. We provide an employment package that attracts, develops and retains only the best in talent.

Our reward scheme includes:

• Contributory Pension Scheme
• Private Medical Insurance
• 33 days Annual Leave (including public and privilege holidays)
• Access to Flexible benefits (including life assurance, health schemes, gym memberships, annual buy and sell holidays and a cycle to work scheme)
• Flexible Working

Commitment to Diversity:

We welcome applications from every part of the community and are committed to a truly diverse and inclusive culture. We foster a sense of belonging, welcoming all perspectives and contributions, and providing equal access to opportunities and resources for everyone. If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages please let us know, and we will respond in a way that best fits your needs.

Who We Are:

Leidos UK & EUROPE – we work to make the world safer, healthier, and more efficient through technology, engineering and science. Leidos is a growing company delivering innovative technology and solutions focused on safeguarding critical capabilities and transformation in frontline services, our work in the United Kingdom includes addressing some of the most complex problems in defence, healthcare, government, safety and security, and transportation.

What Makes Us Different:

Purpose: you can use your passion and abilities at Leidos to keep the people you care about safe. We are at the forefront of machine learning, AI, cyber security and solutions. Using your skills in the technology frontline by helping to build a safer world. You can inspire change. Collaboration: having flexibility to do your job is one of our core benefits, enabling you to become part of our extraordinary team. We have been empowering our people to work flexibly for years. Whether you work from home, the office or on customer sites, we will give you the digital tools and the flexibility to work smarter and align your needs and ours. People: Leidos empowers people from every background to be themselves and gives you the tools to learn new skills by enabling growth whilst developing. We believe that extraordinary people need opportunities to grow, to be inspired and to inspire others. At Leidos, we invest in technical academies, career rotations and a career development plans that enhance your future. If you're looking for comfort, keep scrolling. At Leidos, we outthink, outbuild, and outpace the status quo — because the mission demands it. We’re not hiring followers. We’re recruiting the ones who disrupt, provoke, and refuse to fail. Step 10 is ancient history. We're already at step 30 — and moving faster than anyone else dares.

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:

£44,700.00-£57,300.00 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.

Leidos Information:

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 $17.2 billion for the fiscal year ended January 2, 2026. 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 here.

Securing Your Data:

Leidos will never ask you to provide payment-related information at any part of the employment application process. And Leidos will communicate with you only through emails that are sent from a Leidos.com email address. If you receive an email purporting to be from Leidos that asks for payment-related information or any other personal information, please report the email to [e-mail].

Commitment and Diversity (Employment Terms):

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.