Program Control Analyst, Senior

Amentum; Fort Meade (MD); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

The Senior Program Control Analyst (PCA) at Amentum supports cost, schedule, and risk management for mission-critical intelligence programs at Fort Meade, MD. You will integrate budget data with program performance metrics to deliver timely, decision-quality reports to the Program Manager and senior leadership.

Work in a classified environment, collaborating with government and contractor teams to ensure programs stay on schedule and within budget while complying with IC policies and directives.

Responsibilities

• Develop and analyze cost baselines, spend plans, and EAC with PM, Financial Management, and COR.
• Support annual budget cycle: formulation, justification, execution (CJ inputs, POM, reprogramming).
• Track obligations, expenditures, funding profiles; identify variances and risks; recommend corrective actions.
• Review invoices, cost reports, and CFSRs for accuracy, allowability, consistency with terms.
• Apply EVM principles per ANSI/EIA-748 to measure and forecast performance.
• Analyze IPMR/CPR, CPI, SPI, TCPI to identify variance causes.
• Conduct and support IBRs, surveillance reviews, and EVM compliance.
• Prepare variance analyses and independent assessments with recommendations.
• Develop and maintain IMS/IMP using MS Project, Primavera P6.
• Perform critical path analysis and schedule risk; what-if analyses; identify drivers and dependencies.
• Assess schedule quality per DCMA 14-Point; ensure traceability.
• Facilitate risk management: identify, quantify, mitigate, track in risk register.
• Conduct cost and schedule risk analyses; integrate into EAC and forecasts.
• Brief leadership on top risks and resource implications.
• Prepare and present status reviews and dashboards for senior leaders and boards.
• Contribute to milestones, baselines, compliance with ICDs and audit requirements.
• Establish and improve control processes, tools, templates, data standards.
• Mentor junior analysts and staff.
• Liaise across contracts, engineering, security, and financial management.
• Maintain data integrity and information security per classification policy.

Job description

Purpose and Impact:

Are you interested in using your skills to help shape the Cyber, Security, & Intel space? If so, look no further. Amentum is seeking a Program Control Analyst, Senior (PCA) to join our team of passionate individuals at Fort Meade, MD. In this role you will support challenging, mission-critical projects that make a direct impact on the Nation’s security and intelligence mission.

In support of DISA, Amentum's Intel and Cyber Division is expanding a proven team of highly skilled engineers and architects to support a program that provides critical IT capabilities to the Department of Defense. This team is committed to engineering, assembling, integrating, deploying, and sustaining an innovative IT enterprise solution.

The team is mission-focused, customer-oriented, process-driven, and solutions-focused. We are seeking candidates who are critical thinkers, possess a strong work ethic, and can thrive both independently and collaboratively in a dynamic environment supporting a critical and rewarding mission. Successful candidates are detail-oriented while also capable of thinking strategically and responding quickly to emerging challenges and unique problem sets. To excel in this role, you must be adaptable, eager to learn, and capable of rapidly mastering aspects related to the production and integration of new systems and services.

Work Schedule:

8 Hours per day, Monday thru Friday

Position Summary:

The Senior Program Control Analyst (PCA) serves as the principal authority on cost, schedule, performance, and risk management for one or more mission-critical intelligence programs. The incumbent plans, tracks, analyzes, and reports program status, giving the Program Manager and senior leadership accurate, timely, decision-quality information. The position integrates budget, acquisition, and technical data into a unified picture of program health, ensuring programs are delivered on time, within budget, and in compliance with Intelligence Community (IC) policy, oversight requirements, and applicable statutes.

The incumbent works in a classified environment, often supporting complex, multi-year efforts that span multiple contractors, government stakeholders, and funding sources, including National Intelligence Program (NIP) and Military Intelligence Program (MIP) resources.

Essential Responsibilities:

• Develop, maintain, and analyze program cost baselines, spend plans, and Estimates at Completion (EAC) in coordination with the Program Manager, Financial Management, and the Contracting Officer's Representative (COR).

• Support the annual budget cycle, including formulation, justification, and execution (e.g., Congressional Budget Justification inputs, Program Objective Memorandum (POM) submissions, and reprogramming actions).

• Track obligations, expenditures, and funding profiles; identify variances, funding shortfalls, and execution risk; and recommend corrective actions.

• Review contractor invoices, cost reports, and Contract Funds Status Reports for accuracy, allowability, and consistency with contract terms.

• Apply Earned Value Management (EVM) principles consistent with ANSI/EIA-748 to measure and forecast program performance.

• Analyze Integrated Program Management Reports (IPMR/Contract Performance Reports), Cost Performance Index (CPI), Schedule Performance Index (SPI), and To-Complete Performance Index (TCPI) to identify trends and root causes of variance.

• Conduct and support Integrated Baseline Reviews (IBRs), surveillance reviews, and EVM system compliance activities.

• Prepare variance analysis narratives and independent assessments of contractor-reported data, including recommendations for management action.

• Develop and maintain the Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) and Integrated Master Plan (IMP) using enterprise scheduling tools (e.g., MS Project, Primavera P6).

• Perform critical path analysis, schedule risk assessments, and what-if analyses; identify schedule drivers and dependencies across government and contractor activities.

• Assess the quality and health of contractor schedules (e.g., DCMA 14-Point Assessment) and ensure vertical and horizontal traceability.

• Facilitate the program risk management process, including risk identification, quantification, mitigation planning, and tracking within the program risk register.

• Conduct cost and schedule risk analyses and integrate results into EAC and schedule forecasts.

• Brief leadership on top program risks, mitigation status, and resource implications.

• Prepare and present program status reviews, executive dashboards, and briefing materials for senior government leaders, program boards, and oversight bodies.

• Contribute to acquisition milestone documentation, program baselines, and compliance with IC Directives (ICDs), agency acquisition policy, and applicable audit requirements.

• Establish and improve program control processes, tools, templates, and data standards; promote consistent use of program management best practices.

• Mentor and provide technical guidance to junior analysts and program office staff.

• Serve as a subject matter expert and liaison across functional areas, including contracts, engineering, security, and financial management.

• Maintain data integrity and information security in accordance with classification guidance and IC security policy.

Work Environment, Physical Demands, and Mental Demands:

• Employee will work in a SCIF on a daily basis.

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