Description
Location: Arlington, VA
Category: Contingent
Schedule (FT/PT): FT
Travel Required: NA
Shift: 1st shift
Remote Type: On-Site
Clearance required: Secret clearance
Division: Aviation
About ACT1: ACT1 Federal advances our Nation’s and Allies’ missions by taking ACTION! We provide mission operations support, technical services, and innovative solutions by leveraging our talented workforce. By doing so, we are making the world a better, safe and more productive and inclusive place. As a Program Management Analyst, supporting a Department of Defense customer, you will apply analytical techniques in the evaluation of program objectives which includes status analysis of requirements, budget, and schedule.
You will collect, complete, organize, and interpret data relating to aircraft, weapon, and project acquisition and product programs. You will track project status and perform management, technical, and business case analyses.
**THIS POSITION IS CONTINGENT UPON CONTRACT FUNDING**
Responsibilities:
- Coordinate and participate in working groups, meetings, and conferences with other PMA, PEO, Navy and military services offices to coordinate program plans, road maps, and reviews of potential technologies that may aid in accomplishing domestic programs.
- Support planning activities, to include presenting alternative funding or acquisition strategies and cost estimates for new program requirements for Government consideration and appropriate action. Enter planning data in the CSPT or appropriate tool for this task order award.
- Analyze, evaluate, and provide recommendations for TOC, Should Cost, CAIV and LCC evaluations.
- Provide analyses of projected and actual systems cost, including support of program engineering requirements, support logistics requirements, test and integration efforts, contractor’s cost, and potential product improvement initiatives. Provide recommendations to support each initiative, their potential return on investment, and associated risk to the program.
- Perform cost/benefit analyses, cost trade-off analyses, business case analyses, cost variance analyses, and/or present value analyses to support the programs in balancing mission requirements, system constraints, performance, and provide technical input to support the preparation or revision of related acquisition documentation.
- Review program progress and track status of vendor critical contract deadlines to identify and report potential problems and/or issues with prime contractor schedule conflicts, resource scarcity, and proposed solutions.
- Provide analyses of requirements and schedules and evaluate and recommend changes to schedules and associated milestones to ensure compatibility with overall program objectives.
- Collect and perform analysis on EVM data and program documentation received from hardware and software suppliers and field activities. Analyze EVM data, IBRs, Performance Management data, fiscal planning documentation, reporting and performance metrics. This includes supporting the tracking of cost, schedule and performance indicators, critical path review and risk analysis.
- Provide input and adjudicate comments on CDRLs.
- Prepare meeting agendas and coordinate, attend and participate in IPT and prime contractor meetings, requirements reviews, design reviews, support logistics program reviews, system working group meetings, technical interchange meetings, program review meetings, test planning meetings, and other meetings as required/directed and prepare and distribute meeting minutes.
- Collect and distribute action items from program meetings after receiving Government approval of the content and format of the documents. Maintain an issue and action item database to support the IPT lead and government systems engineers in managing the lifecycle of product issues and actions. Track action items to closure.
- Develop and disseminate weekly status reports on fielding and deployments to both government and industry.
- Coordinate with the NAVAIR Public Affairs Office for all media inquiries and public release of program information and/or program status to include coordination with the IPT leads to ensure that products are releasable.
- Assess if the platform prime’s subcontracts are timely awarded and properly flowed-down. Further, identify any risks that would impact cost, schedule, and performance.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree
- Five years (5) years of experience performing duties and responsibilities described.
- Experience utilizing NAVAIR management tools
- Experience developing acquisition strategies
- Experience developing and executing integrated Government schedules
- Experience developing, managing and executing budget and phasing plans
- Experience with cost and performance trades
- SECRET Clearance is required.
Benefits
· Medical/Dental/Vision Insurance· ACT1 Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)· Company Paid Life and AD&D Insurance· Company Paid Short-Term Disability· Voluntary Long-Term Disability· Flexible Spending Account (FSA)· Health Savings Account (HSA)· 401K with employer match· Paid Time Off· Paid Holidays· Parental Leave· Military Leave· Education, Training & Professional Development· Voluntary Accidental Injury/Critical Illness/Hospital Care· Voluntary Pet Insurance, Legal Resources, and Identity ProtectionACT1 Federal’s success is due to our employees giving every day in all that we do. We rely on our people’s integrity, knowledge, capabilities and drive to move our customers critical missions forward. ACT1, a 100% employee-owned company, offers rewarding careers, competitive compensation and benefits as well as a great culture. https://act1federal.com/careers/All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability, status as a protected veteran or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, local or international law.
