PMO Lead

Leidos, Inc.; United States; Hybrid; USD 94,000 - 148,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Contributory Pension

Private Medical Insurance

33 days annual leave

Flexible benefits

Flexi-Time Working

Job summary

Leidos, Inc. is seeking a PMO Manager to lead the Programme Management Office within a major, complex systems integration programme.

You will manage a team of Project Managers, ensure governance and reporting, and drive delivery across multiple workstreams with customers and partners. This role requires SC clearance and experience in regulated environments.

Qualifications

• Experience leading PMO activities within complex programmes or projects.
• Strong governance, planning, reporting, risk management and change control.
• Ability to work with multiple stakeholders and contractual frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Lead and improve the PMO function with governance, planning, reporting and delivery oversight.
• Coach a team of Project Managers to deliver across multiple work packages.
• Maintain high-quality programme reporting, dashboards and insights for decisions.
• Ensure controls and governance align with contractual requirements.
• Support financial, schedule and performance management across the programme.
• Build collaborative relations with customers, partners, suppliers and internal teams.
• Drive data quality and continuous improvement across delivery practices.
• Foster an inclusive, high-performing environment for teams.

Skills

PMO leadership

Stakeholder management

Governance & reporting

Team coaching

Risk & change control

PMO tools

Tools

PMO tools

Job description

Clearance Required: This role will require attainment and maintenance of SC clearance. Drive Delivery Excellence on a Complex Aviation Programme At Leidos, we're delivering innovative solutions that support critical aviation capabilities. We are looking for a PMO Manager to lead the Programme Management Office (PMO) within a major, complex systems integration programme. This is a fantastic opportunity to play a key role in shaping programme delivery, governance, and performance across multiple workstreams. You'll lead a team of Project Managers and work closely with programme leadership, customers, and partners to ensure successful delivery against business, technical, and contractual objectives. We're interested in hearing from candidates with experience in complex programme environments. While systems integration experience is valuable, we recognise that transferable skills gained in defence, transportation, technology, engineering, infrastructure, or other highly regulated sectors can be equally relevant.

What You'll Be Doing As PMO Manager, you will:

• Lead and continuously improve the PMO function, ensuring effective governance, planning, reporting, risk management, change control, and delivery oversight.
• Manage, coach, and support a team of Project Managers, helping them deliver successful outcomes across multiple work packages.
• Maintain high-quality programme reporting, dashboards, and insights to support decision‑making and provide transparency for stakeholders.
• Ensure programme controls, processes, and governance frameworks are fit for purpose and aligned with customer and contractual requirements.
• Support financial, schedule, and performance management activities across the programme.
• Build strong, collaborative relationships with customers, partners, suppliers, and internal teams.
• Drive consistency, data quality, and continuous improvement across programme delivery practices.
• Help create an inclusive, supportive, and high‑performing environment where individuals and teams can thrive.

We're interested in people who can demonstrate many of the following:

• Experience leading PMO activities within complex programmes or projects.
• A strong understanding of programme governance, planning, reporting, risk management, and change control.
• Experience working in complex delivery environments with multiple stakeholders, dependencies, and priorities.
• Strong leadership skills, with experience managing, mentoring, or developing project or programme teams.
• Commercial awareness and an understanding of working within contractual frameworks.
• Excellent organisational skills, attention to detail, and a structured approach to problem‑solving.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to engage confidently at all levels.
• Experience using PMO tools, methodologies, and reporting systems to support delivery success.

Desirable Experience While not essential, the following would be advantageous:

• Experience within systems integration, aviation, defence, transportation, or other complex regulated industries.
• Knowledge of customer‑supplier delivery models and contract‑driven environments.
• Experience supporting large‑scale transformation, technology, or engineering programmes.
• Professional qualifications such as APM, PRINCE2, MSP, PMI, or equivalent.
• Experience implementing PMO best practices and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Familiarity with earned value management, integrated schedules, or portfolio reporting.

This role is based in Whiteley, Hampshire, with opportunities for hybrid working. Appointment is subject to the successful candidate holding, or being eligible to obtain, UK Security Check (SC) clearance.

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., Leidos UK & Europe (http://www.leidos.com/company/global/uk-europe) - we work to make the worldsafer,healthier, andmore efficient through technology, engineering andscience. 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. 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 .

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 and much more!)
• Flexi-Time Working, 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 .