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Resource Manager

AT Leidos
Leidos

Resource Manager

Alexandria, VA

Description

The Mission: Leidos is seeking a Resource Manager / Business Manager to support a large enterprise IT contract. The Business Manager will serve as a member of the Program Management Office (PMO), working directly with the Program Manager, Deputy Program Manager, and Operations Manager. The administrator will work with the staffing database management system (RMS) to maintain, update, and add candidates as well as oversee the onboarding process of these candidates from start to finish. Program support includes, but is not limited to: supporting weekly program meetings, preparing weekly staffing metrics for consolidation into customer deliverables, reviewing resumes to determine if they meet the qualifications of contract vacancies, scheduling interviews, maintaining program organizational charts, maintaining email distribution lists, assisting with requisition development and verification, ensuring Leidos and Subcontractor onboarding success, managing staffing projections, working with hiring managers to fill assigned positions, coordinating security clearance needs with the team, and communicating indoctrination and departure information.

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Why Leidos?

  • Leidos Life promotes excellent work-life balance. You can make an impact and have time for your well-being.
  • Leidos offers many opportunities for career development and advancement.
  • Learn more about the benefits we offer: https://www.leidos.com/careers/pay-benefits.

The ideal candidate will have some understanding of business / project management processes in order to support staffing objectives. In this position, the candidate will need to exhibit strong communication and organization skills, and the ability to work with program and functional teams to drive tasks to closure.

Successful candidates must possess the following skills:

Business Manager duties:

  • Coordinate program meetings (schedule, observe, and follow-up on action item responses).
  • Track action items that come up during meetings. Disseminate actions after meetings and follow-up to ensure completion.
  • Serve as a contributor to the PMO, interfacing with all program levels and functional disciplines to include finance, contracts, subcontracts, Talent Acquisition (TA), HR and security.
  • Support the documentation of customer onboarding requirements at CONUS and OCONUS locations.
  • Create and distribute weekly and monthly metrics and reports.
  • Ability to maintain and archive documentation.
  • Track contract deliverables.

Resource Manager duties:

  • Facilitate communication and coordination among various teams, including PMO, TA, Technical, Finance, HR, Contracts, , Subcontractor team members, Customer and Leidos Security to ensure productivity and determine successful work techniques.
  • Draft job descriptions, create workday req templates, and map positions to correct contract LCATS/rates and Leidos job codes/salary mid-points based on job description and experience required.
  • Maintain staffing information including job requisitions, resumes, interview results, security processing within a staffing portal
  • Oversee recruitment and onboarding process, including internal and external candidate sourcing, scheduling and managing interviews, negotiating offer amounts based on program staffing budget and collaborating with managers on final hiring decision.
  • Manage an active pool of candidates and employees using established resources management tools.
  • Interprets qualifications listed within candidate resumes to determine their relevancy to the contractual qualifications of the position. Proved recommendations as to whether the individual can meet the qualifications or should be considered for another more fitting position.
  • Evaluate and determine feedback from team members and others from the management team.
  • Produce staffing-related reports and statistics
  • Collaborate and coordinate staffing decisions with program team, customer, and subcontractors
  • Manage data associated with the Resource Management System (database management system); identify anomalies, and seek corrective actions.
  • Establish and maintain positive relationships with teammates, managers, and employees enabling enhanced communication around all staffing activities.
  • Coordinate onboarding efforts to ensure an efficient experience for Leidos and Subcontractor personnel.
  • Support the requisition and hiring processes to ensure personnel are on-boarded by specified dates.
  • Strong organizational skills, with the ability to communicate new hires/staffing changes on a daily and weekly basis.
  • Work with Operations Manager and Team Leads to develop requisitions for new positions and for replacing departing staff members.
  • Ensure timely candidate and interview feedback is provided to Talent Acquisition and Subcontractors.
  • Support subcontractor staffing items, providing timely response to questions, and assisting with time card management set-up.
  • Proactively identify solutions when issues arise and coordinate with the appropriate stakeholders, when required.
  • Aid in security clearance processing
  • Analysis skills, with the ability to review data and succinctly communicate status or areas of concern.
  • Coordinate interviews (schedule, observe, and follow-up requesting feedback).
  • Provide frequent updates to the Enterprise Resource Manager, and assist with Enterprise and Proposal staffing tasks as assigned.

Basic Qualifications:

  • Bachelor's degree and 6 years of prior relevant experience, or High School Diploma with 10 years of related experience.
  • Strong analysis, planning, organization, and consensus-building ability with effective resolution and relationship-management skills
  • Ability to actively participate in and lead meetings with Talent Acquisition, Security, Subcontracts, and Program personnel to brief the status of the candidates that are in process and/or under review.
  • Able to multi-task, self-assign work, and function in a dynamic, fast-paced environment
  • Must be detail oriented.
  • Managing onboarding and off-boarding requirements, and communicating to respective stakeholders
  • Excellent communication skills to support monthly deliverables.
  • Strong writing skills to effectively document and continually refine staffing, onboarding, and off-boarding processes.
  • Flexibility, adaptability, and commitment to achieving mission/program objectives
  • Flexibility to perform occasional local travel to other Leidos sites in the Washington DC area.
  • Proficiency with MS Office Products (Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint)

Clearance Requirement:

  • Due to the nature of the government contracts we support, US Citizenship is required.
  • TS/SCI with Poly required for Position or TS/SCI and willingness to obtain a polygraph.

Desired Qualifications

  • Prior exposure with resource management/staffing tasks such as requisition development, job code alignment, subcontractor staffing support, candidate identification and tracking, and cost and data management
  • Some generalized IT experience would be beneficial, but is not required.
  • SharePoint experience
  • Understanding of DoD 8570 levels and certification requirements

Original Posting Date:

2024-10-11
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 $49,400.00 - $89,300.00

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.

Client-provided location(s): Alexandria, VA, USA
Job ID: Leidos-R-00145982
Employment Type: Full Time

Perks and Benefits

  • Health and Wellness

    • Health Insurance
    • Health Reimbursement Account
    • Dental Insurance
    • Vision Insurance
    • Life Insurance
    • Short-Term Disability
    • Long-Term Disability
    • FSA
    • HSA
    • Pet Insurance
    • Mental Health Benefits
  • Parental Benefits

    • Birth Parent or Maternity Leave
    • Fertility Benefits
    • Adoption Assistance Program
    • Family Support Resources
  • Work Flexibility

    • Flexible Work Hours
    • Remote Work Opportunities
    • Hybrid Work Opportunities
  • Office Life and Perks

    • Company Outings
    • On-Site Cafeteria
    • Holiday Events
  • Vacation and Time Off

    • Paid Vacation
    • Paid Holidays
    • Personal/Sick Days
    • Volunteer Time Off
  • Financial and Retirement

    • 401(K) With Company Matching
    • Stock Purchase Program
    • Performance Bonus
    • Relocation Assistance
    • Financial Counseling
    • Profit Sharing
  • Professional Development

    • Tuition Reimbursement
    • Promote From Within
    • Mentor Program
    • Access to Online Courses
    • Lunch and Learns
    • Internship Program
    • Leadership Training Program