Program Analyst, Journeyman

bowheadcareers-uicalaska; Patuxent Highland (MD); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Bowhead seeks an experienced Program Analyst, Journeyman to provide acquisition and budget support to PMA-275 V-22 Osprey JPO. The role analyzes requirements, budgets, and schedules, performing management and business analyses across programs.

Responsibilities include procurement coordination, Spend Plan management, and data consolidation from CSPT and PBIS to support monthly and quarterly reviews, with an emphasis on accuracy and process adherence.

Qualifications

• BS/BA degree with 5–9 years of relevant experience; NAVAIR knowledge preferred.
• Alternative: Associate’s degree plus 2+ years of relevant experience or 4+ years in lieu of a degree.

Responsibilities

• Provide acquisition expertise for hardware, software, and services while coordinating planning documents for policy alignment.
• Assist in developing PIDs and entering into PMT; monitor contracts and funding; provide weekly updates.
• Assist in SPID data entry into CSPT for IPT leads.
• Maintain and organize budgetary data from N-ERP, CSPT, PBIS.
• Support procurements with technical progress reports and cost/schedule updates.
• Coordinate evaluations of proposals and Bases of Estimate; track contract performance.

Skills

MS Office

Communication skills

Detail oriented

Education

BS/BA degree with 5–9 years experience

Tools

PMT

CSPT

SharePoint

MS Teams

Job description

Overview

PROGRAM ANALYST, JOURNEYMAN (PMA 275):

Bowhead seeks an experienced Program Analyst, Journeyman to provide acquisition and budget support to PMA-275 V-22 Osprey Joint Program Office (JPO) Program Office. The Program Analyst will apply analytic techniques in the evaluation of program/project objectives. Analyze requirements, status, budget and schedules. Perform management, technical, or business case analyses. Collect, complete, organize and interprets data relating to aircraft/weapon/project acquisition and product programs. Track program/project status and schedules. Apply government-instituted processes for documentation, change control management and data management.

Responsibilities

• Provide acquisition expertise for procuring hardware, software, and services while coordinating the review of planning documents to ensure alignment with policies, procedures, and acquisition strategies.
• Assist in developing Procurement Initiation Documents (PIDs) and entering into Program Management Tool (PMT). Monitor contracts and associated funding requirements. Monitor status of PID packages through the procurement process and provide weekly updates for programs.
• Assist in coordination, entry, and updates to Spend Plan Identification (SPID) information for IPT Leads into the Common Spend Plan Tool (CSPT)
• Maintain, consolidate, and organize databases of budgetary status information based on information provided through Navy Enterprise Resources Program (N-ERP), Common Spend Plan Tool (CSPT), and the Program Budget Information System (PBIS).
• Support program procurements by providing acquisition support services through the collection of technical progress reports, cost, schedule, alternative and work around procedures provided by the prime contractors.
• Manage financial documentation and budget execution by tracking obligations and expenditures, preparing financial briefs and reports, and supporting monthly, quarterly, and mid‑year reviews with updated spreadsheets, charts, and decision-support inputs.
• Assist in coordinating evaluations of proposals and Bases of Estimate, as well as follow‑on tracking of contract support service performance.

Qualifications

• BS/BA degree with five to nine (5-9) years relevant experience with knowledge or experience with NAVAIR preferred. Allowable substitutions may include an Associate’s Degree plus two (2) additional years of relevant experience, or four (4) additional years of relevant experience in lieu of a degree.

• Intermediate to advanced level skills in Microsoft Office software suite - Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint

• Knowledge of Program Management Tool (PMT) and Common Spend Plan Tool (CSPT) required.

• Knowledge of SharePoint and Microsoft TEAMS preferred.

• Ability to communicate effectively with all in the workforce essential.

• Must be detailed oriented and organized and a quick learner.

Physical Demands:

• Must be able to lift up to 20 pounds
• Must be able to stand and walk for prolonged amounts of time
• Must be able to twist, bend and squat periodically

SECURITY CLEARANCE REQUIREMENTS: Must be able to maintain a security clearance at the Secret level. US Citizenship is a requirement for Secret clearance at this location.

Set Rate $90,000-120,000

Please note that the salary information is a general guideline only. Bowhead considers factors such as (but not limited to) scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate’s work experience, education/training, key skills, internal peer equity, as well as, market and business considerations when extending an offer.

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