Programme Manager

Description

Programme Manager

Location: This is a Hybrid role. Whiteley, Hampshire with travel to customer sites across the South of England.

Clearance Required: This role will require attainment and maintenance of SC clearance

Are you ready for your next challenge?

Leidos are on search of a Qualified and Experienced Programme Manager with Programme, Project and Service Management experience of medium to large size and high complexity deliveries (£30m – £80m p/a).

As a Programme Manager in Leidos you will be working on one of our programmes or proposals across our Civil Division.

Candidates will need to have a breadth experience showing individual contribution or leadership within the following Business Lifecycle phases:

• Business Development Activities/Customer Engagement to shape requirements and offers, including Client-side working.
• Develop and write innovative bids / proposals for new business which take into account a full assessment of the risks, opportunities and strategic growth priorities.
• Start-up experience – mobilisation of contracts within complex environments.

Management and leadership of BAU contract phase, including developing and delivering On Contract Growth.

Exit and contract close out.

Project intervention, problem resolution and RTG planning for Red and at-risk projects within complex environments e.g. policing and Intelligence domains.

We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated Programme Manager for our client. Supporting a multi-functional team and to manage the scheduling of project delivery, change and new business.

You will be self-motivated and be able to work autonomously and within a team to achieve day to day objectives with significant results on project or operational deliverables, whilst also owning a variety of activities ensuring compliance with project milestones and customer KPI’s and SLA’s.

This is a strongly customer facing role and the Programme Manager will be expected to have excellent written and stakeholder management skills. You must also demonstrate an analytical and systematic approach to project and technical challenges.

Your Role And Responsibilities.

• Ensure that all projectsare deliveredon-time, within scope and within budget.

Ability to engage and work within a multi-functional programme team with an awareness of engineering principles.

Proven experience of Core Programme Management skills eg. Delivery Team Creation, Schedule creation, Risk Management and EVM.

A strong understanding of business, finance and personnel management techniques and the commercial aspects of projects.

The ability to communicate, negotiate and influence effectively with excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Line management and leadership experience.

Certification to APM, Prince 2 or Agile Prince 2

The role will be a Hybrid position, working from home and a Leidos facility, additionally visits to customer sites are essential. Training will be provided where necessary on any Leidos proprietary tools and processes.

• Please note: This role is subject to the outcome of a bid. Any employment offers and contracts will be contingent upon the successful award of that bid.
  
  

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 and much more!)
• Flexi-Time 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 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.

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

£73,700.00-£97,000.00

The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline onlyand 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.

Securing Your Data

Beware of fake employment opportunities using Leidos’ name. Leidos will never ask you to provide payment-related information during any part of the employment application process (i.e., ask you for money), nor will Leidos ever advance money as part of the hiring process (i.e., send you a check or money order before doing any work). Further, Leidos will only communicate with you through emails that are generated by the Leidos.com automated system – never from free commercial services (e.g., Gmail, Yahoo, Hotmail) or via WhatsApp, Telegram, etc. If you received an email purporting to be from Leidos that asks for payment-related information or any other personal information (e.g., about you or your previous employer), and you are concerned about its legitimacy, please make us aware immediately by emailing us at LeidosCareersFraud@leidos.com.

If you believe you are the victim of a scam, contact your local law enforcement and report the incident to the U.S. Federal Trade Commission.

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.