2024 Graduate Project Coordinator

Company Description
**Award winning Graduate Program**

Leidos has been identified as #1 Top Graduate Employer in the Defence and Aerospace sector by GradAustralia and has been recognised as a Top 75 Graduate Employer for three years in a row by the AAGE - So what makes our graduate program award winning?
- As a graduate you are employed on a permanent basis working on real projects as an embedded team member, and will spend the first 12 months on the graduate program
- You will be allocated a ‘Leidos Purple Buddy’ to help get you settled in
- You will attend a graduate specific induction along with monthly graduate catch ups as an opportunity to build connections internally and to learn more about the business
- You will be offered a formal mentoring program to help grow your career
- and will undertake a number of professional development and training courses to get you upskilled.

**Leidos Benefits**
- Access to over 100,000 online training and development courses through our the technical training portal Percipio
- Support of advocacy groups including; The Young Professionals, Women and Allies Network, Allies & Action for Accessibility and Abilities and the Defence & Emergency Services
- Entitlement to one day a year of volunteer leave to support a cause you’re passionate about
- Leidos is a family friendly certified organisation and we provide flexible work arrangements that are outcomes focused and may consist of; flexible work hours, Life Days (formally RDOs), Switch Days where you can switch a public holiday for an alternative days that means more to you, and a career break of between 3 months and 2 years to take time out from Leidos to explore other interests
- Access to Reward Gateway to give upfront discounts or cashback rewards with over 400 Australian and International retailers

**What makes Leidos stand out?**

In Australia we have over 2,000 employees mostly based in Melbourne and Canberra. Globally we number 45,000 employees and are located in 35 countries. Our Mission is to make the world safer, healthier and more efficient through information technology, engineering and science. It’s work that we can all be proud of.

**Job Description**:
**Your New Role**

An average week for a Graduate Project Coordinator could include a wide range of activities including:

- Using your verbal and written communication skills to liaise between project management, the project team and line management;
- Assisting with the operational aspects of ongoing projects;
- Contributing to reviewing projects as they occur, such as the project budget and schedule, and helping to prepare status reports;
- Collaborating with project managers, line managers and clients to solve problems and develop new ways to monitor the progress of projects.

Graduates will be supported to develop their skills and knowledge specific to this role, to ensure they are able to contribute and reach their highest potential. As a Leidos graduate, you will be working on interesting and challenging projects and will take part in a range of training and development opportunities.

**Qualifications**:
**About You and What You'll Bring**

This role is ideal for someone who is completing or has recently completed a Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited institution in a related discipline:

- Bachelor of Applied Science
- Bachelor of Information Systems
- Bachelor of Commerce
- Bachelor of Economics
- Bachelor of Business
- Bachelor of Arts
- Bachelor of Law
- Bachelor of Project Management

Along with your education and any practical experience, Leidos values individuals who use their initiative and seek to understand the business and develop relationships based on respect.

Additional Information

At Leidos, we proudly embrace diversity and support our people at every stage of their Leidos journey in terms of inclusion, accessibility and flexibility. We have a strong track record of internal promotion and career transitions. And at Leidos you’ll enjoy flexible work practices, discounted health insurance, novated leasing, 12 weeks paid parental leave as a primary carer and more. We look forward to welcoming you.
- Health insurance