Project Manager, Operations Management

Project Manager

Location:

This is a Hybrid role. Whiteley, Hampshire.

Clearance Required:

This role will require attainment and maintenance of SC clearance.

Help shape the future of air travel! We have an exciting opportunity for a Project Manager to join our Air Traffic Management team, supporting the delivery of critical programmes for our long-standing customer, NATS. Based from our Whiteley office, you'll work closely with the Programme Manager and leadership team to deliver complex development projects that contribute to the safety, efficiency, and innovation of air traffic control systems used across the UK and around the world.

For more than 50 years, Leidos heritage companies have helped shape modern air traffic control systems. Today, our technology supports approximately 75% of air traffic in the United States and around 60% of the world's air traffic. In the UK, we have partnered with NATS since the early 1990s, supporting the development, migration, enhancement, and ongoing operation of critical air traffic management systems.

Our work helps keep millions of passengers moving safely every year. If you're looking to work on programmes that have real-world impact and support national infrastructure, we'd love to hear from you.

• Lead and coordinate project activities to support successful programme delivery.
• Develop and maintain robust project plans aligned to customer and business commitments.
• Monitor progress against agreed objectives, identifying and managing dependencies and challenges.
• Proactively manage risks, issues, opportunities and mitigation plans.
• Provide clear and timely project reporting to programme leadership and key stakeholders.
• Build strong relationships with customers, suppliers and internal teams to ensure alignment and successful outcomes.
• Support effective decision-making through planning, analysis, and stakeholder engagement.

• Experience successfully delivering projects or programmes in a structured environment.
• Strong stakeholder management and relationship-building skills.
• The ability to collaborate effectively across multidisciplinary teams and organisations.
• Good commercial and business awareness, including an understanding of project planning, finance, and resource management.
• Excellent communication, negotiation, and influencing skills.
• A proactive and organised approach, with the ability to manage competing priorities and solve problems effectively.

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.

• 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 Range: £44,700.00-£57,300.00

Pay and benefits are fundamental to any career decision. That's why we're crafting 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.

Leidos will never ask you to provide payment-related information at any part of the employment application process. And Leidos will communicate with you only through emails that are sent from a  email address. If you receive an email purporting to be from Leidos that asks for payment-related information or any other personal information, please report the email to

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.

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…