Business Operations and Program Management Analyst

MDW Associates; Fort Belvoir (VA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

MDW Associates seeks multiple Business Operations and Program Management Analysts at the Mid, Senior, and Expert levels to support NGA in Fort Belvoir-Springfield, VA and St. Louis and Arnold, MO areas. Positions are onsite at NGA facilities and not home-based.

Responsibilities include monitoring cost, schedule, risk, and contract execution; developing schedules and management reports; preparing briefing materials; and supporting planning and performance assessment across programs.

Qualifications

• Three to ten years of relevant experience with a bachelor's or master's degree.
• At least ten years of relevant experience with a master's degree.
• Master of Business Administration or another relevant graduate degree.

Responsibilities

• Monitor program cost, schedule, performance, risk, and contract execution and identify issues requiring Government attention.
• Develop and maintain integrated schedules, action item trackers, risk registers, program records, and management reports.
• Prepare documentation and briefing materials for program management reviews, technical exchange meetings, sprint planning sessions, and senior leadership reviews.
• Support acquisition planning and prepare Statements of Work, Performance Work Statements, market research, and Independent Government Cost Estimates as assigned.
• Review contractor deliverables and track performance against program plans and contract requirements.
• Manage official correspondence, program documentation, records, travel coordination, and collaboration sites such as SharePoint.
• Analyze cross program dependencies and develop recommendations concerning resources, priorities, risks, and process improvements.
• Lead or support organizational planning, business process improvement, portfolio management, and other special projects.

Skills

NGA experience

PM certification

Microsoft Project

Jira

Confluence

SharePoint

Earned Value Management

Agile methods

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree

Master's degree

MBA or relevant graduate degree

Tools

Microsoft Project

Jira

Confluence

SharePoint

Defense Travel System

Job description

MDW Associates is seeking multiple Business Operations and Program Management Analysts at the Mid, Senior, and Expert levels to support the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency in the Fort Belvoir-Springfield, Virginia and St. Louis and Arnold, Missouri areas. These professionals will help Government program offices manage program execution, schedules, risks, resources, business operations, and leadership reporting.

Positions are primarily onsite at NGA facilities. A limited number of assignments may be performed at a government approved contractor site within an accredited SCIF. These assignments are not home-based remote positions.

The Business Operations and Program Management Analyst may perform a combination of some or all of the following duties:

• Monitor program cost, schedule, performance, risk, and contract execution and identify issues requiring Government attention.
• Develop and maintain integrated schedules, action item trackers, risk registers, program records, and management reports.
• Prepare documentation and briefing materials for program management reviews, technical exchange meetings, sprint planning sessions, and senior leadership reviews.
• Support acquisition planning and prepare Statements of Work, Performance Work Statements, market research, and Independent Government Cost Estimates as assigned.
• Review contractor deliverables and track performance against program plans and contract requirements.
• Manage official correspondence, program documentation, records, travel coordination, and collaboration sites such as SharePoint.
• Analyze cross program dependencies and develop recommendations concerning resources, priorities, risks, and process improvements.
• Lead or support organizational planning, business process improvement, portfolio management, and other special projects.

Required Experience/Education:

Mid-Level

• Three to ten years of relevant experience with a bachelor's or master's degree.

Senior Level

• At least ten years of relevant experience with a master's degree.

Expert Level

• Master of Business Administration or another relevant graduate degree
• Industry recognized expertise in business operations, program management, organizational strategy, or portfolio management.

Preferred Experience/Skills:

• Direct NGA or GEOINT mission experience.
• Project Management Professional or Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act certification.
• Advanced experience with Microsoft Project, Jira, Confluence, SharePoint, Defense Travel System, Agile methods, or Earned Value Management.

Security Requirement(s):

• Maintain an active Top Secret clearance with Sensitive Compartmented Information access and remain eligible for NGA adjudication and access.
• Comply with NGA security requirements and complete a counterintelligence scope polygraph when required.
• Comply with all requirements for access to NGA facilities, systems, information, and approved classified workspaces.

Company Description

Incorporated in 2012, MDW is a small business headquartered in McLean, VA with offices in Huntsville, AL. We provide Federal government clients with consulting, management services, advisory and assistance services, decision support, strategic planning, process planning and improvement, task execution and metrics analysis. Our mission is to make our clients more successful by providing honest assessments, exceptional analysis, prudent advice, direct communication, and hard work.

Our core capabilities include:

• Strategic Planning
• Cost Estimating
• Budget Programming and Justification
• Budget Execution
• Acquisition Management
• Financial Systems Support & Integration

MDW Associates, LLC ("MDW") is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in hiring or employment on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, national origin, age, marital status, covered veteran status, mental or physical disability, pregnancy or any other unlawful basis unrelated to the ability to do the job. MDW seeks to employ talented, ethical, and entrepreneurial-minded persons. Our applicants and employees are protected from discrimination as required by Federal law.

Additional Information

We offer a competitive and comprehensive benefits and compensation package for our employees, including but not limited to:

• Health
• Dental
• Vision
• Group Life Insurance/Long Term Disability/Short Term Disability
• Retirement/401(k)
• Flexible Leave Policy

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.