Associate Program Manager

Leidos Gibbs & Cox, is the largest independent naval architecture and marine engineering firm in the United States. Since our founding in 1929, 24 classes of combatants and nearly 7,000 vessels have been built to Gibbs & Cox designs. We proudly support military and commercial clients in the U.S. and internationally with all phases of marine design, construction, and lifecycle management. Our passion is solving our customers’ 21st century maritime challenges with quality and integrity.

Job Description

Leidos Gibbs & Cox is seeking a motivated and detail-oriented Associate Program Manager to support the O/MUSV O&S program. This junior-level role is ideal for candidates looking to grow their program management skills in a technical and mission-driven environment. The selected candidate will work closely with the PM, DPM, engineers, and cross-functional teams to help track progress, support communication, and contribute to project planning and execution.

Leidos Gibbs & Cox is an EEO/An Affirmative Action M/F/D/V Employer

Location : Remote

Key Responsibilities:

• Support programmatic responsibility (cost, schedule, performance)

• Assist in tracking project tasks, deliverables, and deadlines

• Support the definition and documentation of program requirements, dependencies, and risks

• Help coordinate meetings, technical exchanges, and briefings

• Draft status updates, reports, and visualizations for internal use and leadership reviews

• Monitor initiative progress and escalate potential issues to PMs as needed

• Participate in requirement reviews and contribute to maintaining traceability documentation

• Help update integrated project roadmaps and maintain awareness of key milestones

Basic Quailifications:

• Bachelor’s degree

• 2+ years of experience in a program, project, or technical coordination role

• Experience supporting US Navy Unmanned Surface Vessel/Unmanned Underwater Vessel and/or Operations and Sustainment programs

• Strong organizational and communication skills

• Ability to manage tasks in a fast-paced environment and learn from senior team members

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office

• U.S Citizenship and ability to obtain a Secret Clearance

• Must be able to travel up to 25%.

Desired Qualifications:

• Program Management Professional (PMP) certification

• 2+ years servicing NAVSEA or a comparable DoN or DoD acquisition program office.

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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:

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.