Control Account Manager, Principal

Leidos is looking for a Control Account Manager (CAM) Lead to support our Hypersonic Portfolio of programs within the Kinetic Effects Business Area of the Leidos Defense Systems Sector. The Control Account Manager Lead will have management oversight for the scope, cost, and schedule goals on the Common Hypersonic Glide Body (CHGB) program. The CAM will work on-site at the Leidos Hypersonic Integration facility at our Mid-City office in Huntsville. The CAM lead will serve in a business operations role with oversight across all control accounts ensuring successful monitoring and control of the performance measurement baseline. Duties to include leading, guiding, & coordinating across EVM/Scheduling/Business Rhythm. In addition, the lead CAM will establish processes, procedures, and body of knowledge for the CAM function.

The Lead CAM position will be an integral part of the larger enterprise-wide Leidos Corporate Earned Value Management (EVM) Center of Excellence (COE), a team-leading and executing the core responsibilities of scheduling, planning, EVMS, the associated infrastructure and tools, implementations, training, and surveillance for Leidos.  

Key Responsibilities

• Lead weekly priority calls with fellow CAMs and the EVM/Scheduling support team.
• Participate in monthly risk, issues, and opportunities (RIO) board reviews.
• Attend Technical Interchange Meetings, Change Control Boards, and other meetings to ensure valid input to the EVM system.
• Work with CAMs to align technical/functional resources to perform work in accordance with Performance Measurement Baseline (PMB).
• Review staffing needs with all CAMs / functional managers across each control account.
• Responsible for ensuring timely and accurate monthly inputs to the Leidos EVM tool (LENS). This includes changes related to Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) status, baseline change requests (BCRs), estimate to complete (ETC) updates, and variance analysis reporting (VAR).
• Responsible for developing and coordinating corrective action plans with fellow CAMs.
• Analyze Estimate at Complete (EAC) realism and provide feedback to CAMs.
• Provide continuous review and analysis of the program performance data at the work package (WP) and control account (CA) level
• As necessary, provide inputs to the scheduling team on task logic and schedule risk estimates to accomplish schedule risk analysis (SRA) output and associated schedule margin.
• Work with contracts to ensure contract modifications are captured within the total contract value and disseminated to the contract budget base.
• Review weekly labor reports to validate charging accuracy and adjustments needed to the EAC.
• Work with CAMs on discussions of scope definition, WBS formation, and the follow-on decomposition of Control Accounts and Work Packages to identify discrete, deliverable-oriented tasking.
• Work with CAMs to identify the appropriate earning standards or Earned Value Technique (EVT). Where necessary, ensure offline QBD are suitable and maintained in accordance with the Leidos corporate Earned Value Management System Description (EVMSD).
• Partner with finance team to review funding limitations, open commitments, fee adjustments, and sales targets.
• Work to influence functional team leaders regarding solution design, process and/or approaches.
• Work to develop corporate CAM processes and procedures.
• Lead CAM development workshops on a recurring basis.

Basic Qualifications

• BA degree and 12+ years of prior relevant experience; Additional education, experience or training will be considered in lieu of degree
• Intermediate to advanced knowledge of using tools like Microsoft Project, Excel, PowerPoint, ERP, EVM Software Deltek Cobra, EVMS forProject, OPDEC IPM, SSI tools.
• Proactively communicates with internal team members across multiple functional areas and sites.
• The ideal candidate has previous experience in a lead role on a program requiring EVMS.
• Prior success with managing multiple priorities and meeting strict business calendar due dates to maintain EVMS deliverables.
• Experience with developing and/or providing integrated master schedule (IMS) development and critical path management (CPM).
• Experience with development of Estimate to Complete (ETC) and Estimate at Complete (EAC).
• Experience with implementing and maintaining baseline change control processes.
• Experience with participating in IBR events.
• US Citizenship Required - All candidates must be able to obtain and maintain at least a DoD Secret clearance.
• Ability and willingness to work onsite in Huntsville Alabama.

Preferred Qualifications

• Program Management Professional (PMP) certification
• Earned Value Profession (EVP) certification
• Prior experience with engineering, procurement, manufacturing, and testing
• An active DoD Secret clearance

Why This Role:

• Executive Visibility: You’ll work side by side with program leadership and government stakeholders, influencing strategies that shape delivery of mission-critical systems.
• Impact: Your expertise will directly improve production execution, cost control, and schedule performance on programs central to national defense.
• Professional Growth: Join Leidos’ EVM Center of Excellence, a corporate-level team recognized across the enterprise for setting scheduling and EVMS standards.

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Original Posting:

August 18, 2026

Pay Range:

Pay Range $116,350.00 - $210,325.00

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.