Project Management

Leidos Inc; Reston (VA); On-site; USD 73,000 - 133,000; Full time

Job summary

Leidos is seeking a Project Manager to support the TSA FOCUS Program in Reston, VA. The role covers project planning, coordination, execution, tracking, reporting, and stakeholder management across service areas to ensure on-time delivery.

The ideal candidate has a bachelor’s degree and 4+ years of relevant experience, strong communication and documentation skills, and the ability to obtain TSA suitability and a public trust clearance. This position requires cross-functional collaboration.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with 4+ years of project management experience.
• Ability to obtain and maintain TSA Suitability.
• Ability to obtain and maintain Public Trust Security Clearance.
• Experience in enterprise or federal IT project management.
• Strong coordination, communication, documentation, and problem-solving skills.
• Experience managing schedules, dependencies, risks, issues, and deliverables.
• Ability to coordinate across technical, operational, government, and contractor stakeholders.
• Ability to maintain accurate project records and reporting.

Responsibilities

• Plan, coordinate, and manage assigned IT projects and initiatives.
• Develop and maintain project schedules, milestones, dependencies, and action items.
• Coordinate project activities with TSA, Leidos, service owners, technical teams, and partner stakeholders.
• Track project scope, schedule, resources, risks, issues, costs, dependencies, and deliverables.
• Maintain accurate project documentation and status information in approved systems of record.
• Coordinate project meetings, working sessions, status reviews, and stakeholder communications.
• Identify project risks and issues and coordinate mitigation and resolution activities.
• Monitor project performance and communicate status, risks, dependencies, and decisions to appropriate stakeholders.
• Coordinate resources and activities across Service Desk, Desktop Support, Asset Management, ServiceNow, WebEOC, infrastructure, and other service teams.
• Support IMAC, deployment, technology refresh, transition, implementation, and other IT initiatives as assigned.
• Ensure project activities comply with approved TSA processes, procedures, and controls.
• Support operational readiness, transition, knowledge transfer, acceptance, and post-implementation activities.
• Capture lessons learned and identify opportunities for continuous improvement.

Skills

Project coordination

Communication

Documentation

Organization

Problem-solving

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's degree and 4+ years of experience

Tools

ServiceNow

WebEOC

IT Infrastructure

Job description

Description

Leidos is seeking highly qualified professionals to support the TSA FOCUS Program.

We are especially interested in connecting with current incumbent personnel supporting this mission who are interested in continuing their work and bringing their valuable mission knowledge and experience to Leidos.

The Project Management role provides project planning, coordination, execution, tracking, reporting, and stakeholder management across assigned FOCUS service areas. The position coordinates activities, resources, schedules, dependencies, risks, issues, deliverables, and customer communications to support on-time, controlled, and minimally disruptive delivery.

The Project Manager maintains accurate project records and ensures assigned initiatives remain aligned with service-level, security, quality, customer-service, and operational objectives.

Essential Duties

• Plan, coordinate, and manage assigned IT projects and initiatives.

• Develop and maintain project schedules, milestones, dependencies, and action items.

• Coordinate project activities with TSA, Leidos, service owners, technical teams, and partner stakeholders.

• Track project scope, schedule, resources, risks, issues, costs, dependencies, and deliverables.

• Maintain accurate project documentation and status information in approved systems of record.

• Coordinate project meetings, working sessions, status reviews, and stakeholder communications.

• Identify project risks and issues and coordinate mitigation and resolution activities.

• Monitor project performance and communicate status, risks, dependencies, and decisions to appropriate stakeholders.

• Coordinate resources and activities across Service Desk, Desktop Support, Asset Management, ServiceNow, WebEOC, infrastructure, and other service teams as applicable.

• Support IMAC, deployment, technology refresh, transition, implementation, and other IT initiatives as assigned.

• Ensure project activities comply with approved TSA processes, procedures, and controls.

• Support operational readiness, transition, knowledge transfer, acceptance, and post-implementation activities.

• Capture lessons learned and identify opportunities for continuous improvement.

Qualifications

Requirements will vary depending on the specific position and level. Qualifications may include:

• Bachelors degree and 4+ years of prior relevant experience. Additional years of experience may be considered in lieu of degree.

• Ability to obtain and maintain TSA Suitability

• Ability to obtain and maintain Public Trust Security Clearance

• Relevant experience supporting project management functions in an enterprise or federal IT environment.

• Strong project coordination, communication, documentation, organization, and problem-solving skills.

• Experience managing schedules, dependencies, risks, issues, action items, and deliverables.

• Ability to coordinate effectively across technical, operational, government, and contractor stakeholders.

• Ability to maintain accurate project records and reporting.

Preferred Qualifications

• TSA, DHS, or other federal IT program experience.

• PMP or comparable project management certification.

• Experience with IT infrastructure, end-user computing, ITSM, or enterprise IT projects.

• Experience with Agile, Waterfall, or hybrid project delivery methodologies.

• Experience supporting geographically distributed projects and operational environments.

Important Compensation Information

Please disregard the salary range displayed on this evergreen posting as representative of all TSA FOCUS opportunities. This posting is intended to identify candidates across multiple functional areas and experience levels and, therefore, the displayed range may not reflect the compensation associated with an individual position. Compensation for specific opportunities will be determined based on the position for which an individual is considered or hired and may vary based on factors including experience level, skills, certifications, education, security clearance requirements, work location, and other position-specific considerations.

Join Leidos and help continue delivering the technology, expertise, and mission support that enable TSA FOCUS operations.

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

September 9, 2026

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

Pay Range $73,450.00 - $132,775.00

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.

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.

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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.

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