Field Operations Lead
Primary Responsibilities
- Serve as the primary Program Office lead for subcontractor execution.
- Manage subcontractor cost, schedule, and technical performance.
- Monitor subcontractor deliverables and milestone completion.
- Conduct recurring subcontractor performance reviews.
- Cook up issue resolution and corrective action activities.
- Ensure subcontractor performance remains aligned with program objectives.
Supplier & Partner Coordination
- Coordinate activities across Leidos engineering teams, subcontractors, Supply Chain, Contracts, and Program Management.
- Maintain regular communication with teammate project managers and technical leads.
- Support integrated planning across multiple organizations.
- Facilitate collaboration to resolve execution challenges.
Subcontract Formation & Administration
- Support coordinate with Contracts and Supply Chain to support subcontract award activities.
- Track subcontract status from proposal through award and execution.
- Ensure subcontract documentation supports program schedule requirements.
- Monitor subcontract modifications and funding actions.
- Aid in onboarding new subcontractors following contract award.
Cost & Schedule Management
- Monitor subcontractor budgets and funding utilization.
- Track schedule performance against contractual milestones.
- Identify cost and schedule variances.
- Support corrective action planning.
- Cook up subcontractor inputs to the Integrated Master Schedule (IMS).
Performance Management
- Measure subcontractor performance against technical, cost, and schedule objectives.
- Monitor action items, deliverables, and contractual commitments.
- Develop performance status reports for Program Management.
- Support subcontractor performance assessments.
Risk & Issue Management
- Identify subcontractor execution risks.
- Develop mitigation strategies in coordination with Program Management.
- Track subcontractor issues through resolution.
- Escalate critical risks affecting program execution.
Program Controls
- Support recurring Program Management Reviews (PMRs).
- Prepare subcontractor performance metrics.
- Support Earned Value or milestone performance reporting, as applicable.
- Aid in financial forecasting and execution planning.
Government & Customer Support
- Support Government meetings involving subcontractor execution.
- Coordinate responses requiring subcontractor input.
- Aid the Program Manager in communicating execution status to Government stakeholders.
Basic Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree and 2 – 4 years of prior relevant experience or Master’s with less than 2 years of prior relevant experience.
- Candidates should possess demonstrated experience in several of the following areas:
- DoD Program or Project Management
- Supplier Performance Management
- Cost & Schedule Management
- Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) Coordination
- Government Contract Execution
- Multi-Organization Collaboration
- Bias for action and problem resolution and collaborative decision-maker
- US citizenship and current secret clearance
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience supporting complex DoD programs involving multiple subcontractors and teammates.
- Familiarity with subcontract administration processes and Government contracting environments.
- Project Management Professional (PMP) certification preferred.
About the Role
The Force Protection Division is looking for a Project Manager to support the Program Manager by leading subcontractor management, supplier execution, and day-to-day project controls for the Rock Island Arsenal (RIA) Increased Access OTA Prototype. This individual is responsible for planning, coordinating, monitoring, and reporting subcontractor cost, schedule, and technical performance throughout the prototype lifecycle.
Pay and Benefits
Pay Range $59,150.00 - $106,925.00
About Leidos
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. #Remote