Management Analyst

Precise Systems; Crane (IN); On-site; USD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Precise Systems seeks a Management Analyst to support NSWC Crane in Indiana. Responsibilities include program analysis, schedule management, data handling, briefing development, and management reporting for division programs and technical activities.

The role collaborates with government leadership, engineers, scientists, project leads, and support personnel to align objectives with deliverables, schedules, risks, and performance. In-person work is required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Management, PM, Operations Management, Data Analytics, Information Systems, or related field.
• Minimum 3 years in management analysis, program analysis, project coordination, business operations, or Government-contract support.
• Experience tracking deliverables, schedules, milestones, risks, dependencies, and action items.
• Experience developing status reports, dashboards, briefings, presentations, and management summaries.
• Working knowledge of project-management principles and schedule-development practices.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Outlook, Teams, and SharePoint.
• Ability to analyze technical and program information and communicate findings to technical and nontechnical stakeholders.
• Lean Six Sigma certification or demonstrated process-improvement experience.

Responsibilities

• Analyze program objectives, schedules, deliverables, risks, resources, and performance to identify trends.
• Develop and maintain project schedules, milestone plans, and deliverable trackers.
• Collect, validate, analyze, and report metrics through dashboards and leadership summaries.
• Administer data, templates, assignments, milestones, and completion status in project systems.
• Support model-based engineering, system assessments, and requirements activities.
• Prepare executive and working-level briefings, issue summaries, and schedules.
• Prepare agendas, read-ahead materials, minutes, and follow-up items for meetings.
• Maintain accurate records and controlled program information in approved systems.
• Coordinate with Government and contractor stakeholders to resolve issues.
• Contribute to SOPs, process maps, and continuous-improvement efforts.

Skills

Analytical skills

Communication

Project coordination

Multitasking

Problem-solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Management, PM, Operations Management, Data Analytics, Information Systems, or related field

Tools

Microsoft Project

Project Online

SharePoint

Job description

Precise Systems delivers integrated, mission-ready solutions that advance warfighter readiness and strengthen our nation's most critical defense programs. Through the power of our combined capabilities, we provide deep expertise in Advanced Engineering; Digital Transformation; Electromagnetic Warfare; Interactive Training & Simulation; Physical Sciences Research; Platform Lifecycle Support; and Foreign Military Sales. Unified by decades of trusted performance and expanded through strategic growth, our team applies innovative technologies, engineering rigor, and customer-focused execution to solve complex challenges and accelerate mission success. Guided by our commitment to partnership, precision, and performance, we deliver the scalable solutions and technical excellence our customers depend on-today and into the future.

Precise Systems is seeking a Management Analyst to support our customer at NSWC Crane, Indiana. The Management Analyst will provide program analysis, project coordination, schedule management, performance measurement, data management, briefing development, and management-reporting support for division programs and technical activities. The position will work closely with Government leadership, engineers, scientists, project leads, and support personnel to maintain visibility into program objectives, deliverables, schedules, actions, risks, and performance. The successful candidate will help organize and interpret program information associated with model-based engineering, systems-engineering assessments, technical studies, requirements activities, and other initiatives. The individual will convert complex program and technical inputs into clear schedules, metrics, reports, briefings, decision-support products, and management recommendations.

This role requires in-person support.

Duties:

• Analyze program objectives, schedules, deliverables, risks, resources, and performance to identify trends, gaps, and emerging issues.
• Develop and maintain project schedules, milestone plans, fiscal-year calendars, and deliverable trackers using approved project-management systems.
• Collect, validate, analyze, and report Division and program metrics through dashboards, charts, status reports, and leadership summaries.
• Administer project-management data, templates, assignments, milestones, and completion status in Microsoft Project or comparable systems.
• Support model-based engineering, systems-engineering assessments, technical studies, requirements activities, and related program reviews.
• Prepare executive and working-level briefings, decision papers, issue summaries, schedules, and other management products.
• Support meetings and technical reviews by preparing agendas, read-ahead materials, minutes, action items, and follow-up status.
• Maintain accurate electronic records, document versions, approval history, and controlled program information in approved Government systems.
• Support Division process improvement, Standard Operating Procedures, quality activities, audits, data calls, and corrective actions.
• Coordinate with Government and contractor stakeholders to resolve schedule, data, reporting, and program-execution issues.

Desired Education:

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Management, Project Management, Operations Management, Data Analytics, Information Systems, or a related discipline.

Desired Experience:

• Minimum of three (3) years of relevant experience in management analysis, program analysis, project coordination, business operations, or Government-contract support.
• Experience tracking program deliverables, schedules, milestones, risks, dependencies, and action items.
• Experience collecting, analyzing, and reporting organizational or program-performance metrics.
• Experience developing status reports, dashboards, briefings, presentations, and management summaries.
• Working knowledge of project-management principles and schedule-development practices
• Proficiency with Microsoft Project, including schedule development, dependencies, milestones, and status updates.
• Strong proficiency with Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Outlook, Teams, and SharePoint.
• Ability to analyze technical and program information and communicate findings to technical and nontechnical stakeholders.
• Strong organizational, analytical, technical-writing, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and work effectively with engineers, scientists, project leads, program managers, and senior Government personnel.

Preferred Experience:

• Experience supporting the Department of Defense, Department of the Navy, NAVSEA, or NSWC Crane.
• Experience supporting engineering, research and development, modeling and simulation, or technical-assessment organizations.
• Familiarity with Model-Based Systems Engineering, digital engineering, systems-engineering reviews, or requirements-management processes.
• Experience administering Microsoft Project Server, Project Online, or a comparable project-management information system.
• Experience creating executive dashboards using Excel, Power BI, or similar reporting tools.
• Experience supporting program reviews, technical reviews, audits, action-item management, records management, or configuration-controlled documentation.
• Experience developing SOPs, process maps, performance metrics, and continuous-improvement products.
• Lean Six Sigma certification or demonstrated process-improvement experience.

Must be able to obtain and maintain a Secret security clearance. Due to the sensitivity of customer related requirements, U.S. Citizenship is required.

Precise Systems is dedicated to a shared vision and core values of Integrity, Respect, and Responsibility, which foster innovation and drive our continued success in the global marketplace. Precise Systems and its subsidiaries are Equal Opportunity /Affirmative Action Employers. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, status as an individual with a disability, or any legally protected status under federal, state, or local law. Visit www.GoPrecise.com for a listing of current openings and our comprehensive, employee friendly benefits summary. Precise Systems participates in E-Verify.