COMPLETE Infrastructure Operations & Engineering Program Manager - Bethesda, MD

Leidos Digital Transformation Services Division is seeking an experienced Infrastructure Operations & Engineering Program Manager to support a highly visible Health Information Technology (IT) services effort at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in Bethesda, MD.

Role is contingent upon contract award and expected to be hybrid/partial onsite

Candidate must be local to the DC Metro area

We are looking for an experienced Infrastructure Operations & Engineering Program Manager to lead multiple task areas including, but not limited to Designing, Implementing, and Operating Infrastructure. The candidate will serve as a task order leader in a team environment that will maintain functionality of IT systems in accordance with the standards. The type of services required to be provided are: Overall Project, Contract Management,

Infrastructure Operations, System Administration, Cloud support and Specialized projects. The candidate is expected to work independently and collaboratively in a team environment with good communication and interpersonal skills to work in a customer-focused team environment.
                                                                                                                                                                                                   

Responsibilities:

• Lead day-to-day strategic planning, execution, and operation of program and projects including development, process improvement, infrastructure and more, ensuring they are aligned with the customer mission and business requirements.
• Lead the staffing and management of cross-functional teams, including engineers possessing necessary skills and experience, to ensure the successful performance of the work.
• Prepare and manage program and project management plan documentation that provides the point of contact, team roster, purpose, place, and period of period of performance, projects and project details, management approach, management controls, other organizational resources, deliverables, and deliverable dates.
• Providing a draft project management plan, timeline, proposed communication schedule,  Once final maintain and follow the plan.
• Participate in, or facilitate, technical meetings, conference calls and workgroups with Program staff and stakeholders. Provide meeting facilitation services and create meeting agendas, meeting minutes for face-to-face and online meetings.
• Plan, implement and support a program transition based on Agile methods.
• Oversee plan development for Disaster Recovery (DR) and Continuity of Operations Planning (COOP).
• Provide weekly updates and separate monthly status and invoice reports for task orders that include information on progress, cost, schedule, quality assurance, configuration management, and security services.
• Support Change management, communications, community outreach, branding, marketing, and training to facilitate the timely adoption and ongoing use of new and improved services, functions, and capabilities.
• Work with technical leads to identify and mitigate risks associated with program and project delivery. This includes assessing potential issues and developing contingency plans.
• Manage program and project budgets, ensuring that financial resources are allocated efficiently and that the projects stay within budget.
• Perform effective procurement management for all HW/SW, license, maintenance, and service agreements for GOTS acquisitions.
• Support budgeting process and projection of  fiscal year operational costs.
• Perform facilities lease management to  facilitate additional functional space.

Required Education and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field plus ten years of (10) years or more of related experience; Ten (10) years or more experience in managing projects; minimum five (5) years of successful project or program manager experience.
• PMP Certification
• Candidate must have specialized experience working on multiple projects, simultaneously.
• Experience hosting effective virtual presentations and meetings, using collaboration tools including video calls, file sharing, and whiteboarding.
• Proven experience in project management, including project management methodologies such as Agile, and Scrum.
• Knowledge of ITIL’s Incident, Request, Problem, Configuration, and Change Management practices.
• Proficient in budget planning and management.
• Ability to lead teams and make critical decisions, and resolve conflicts as required
• Strong understanding of risk management principles and practices
• Ability to obtain Public Trust Clearance and lived in the United States a minimum of 3 years

Desired Qualifications:

• Experience with working at HHS agencies, especially NIH highly desired
• 8 years of work experience managing contracts of similar size and value in excess of $5M, highly desired

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Pay Range:

Pay Range $105,300.00 - $190,350.00

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.