Senior Business Operations & Program Management Lead

QinetiQ US (formerly Avantus Federal); Fort Belvoir (VA); On-site; USD 130,000 - 143,000; Full time

Job summary

QinetiQ US seeks a Senior Business Operations & Program Management Support Analyst to provide comprehensive program oversight for the NGA. You will manage cost, schedule, risk, and performance across multiple efforts and translate technical progress into clear reports for senior leaders.

You will liaise between technical teams and customers, develop strategic resource plans, and support executive communications.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree and at least 10 years of relevant experience, compliant with GSA standards.
• Demonstrated experience in program management (cost, schedule, performance, risk).
• Demonstrated experience supporting the full lifecycle of Major System Acquisitions within the DoD or IC.
• Demonstrated experience assessing communications metrics and data to support executive‑level strategic communications decisions.
• Demonstrated experience with electronic publishing and the publication production process.
• Demonstrated experience presenting oral and written communications to diverse audiences.
• Demonstrated experience providing strategic‑level decisions in a team environment.
• Demonstrated experience with standard business software for presentations, word processing, and SharePoint‑based websites.
• Active Top Secret clearance with eligibility for SCI access; willingness to undergo a CI polygraph.
• Eligible for OCONUS travel.

Responsibilities

• Oversee and contribute to multiple program efforts by performing integrated analysis of cost, schedule, risk, and contract performance to identify enterprise-level trends and conflicts.
• Serve as a liaison between technical and non-technical teams, translating complex technical progress and issues into clear, concise reports for customers and senior leadership.
• Lead development of strategic resource integration plans, capturing and validating the resource requirements needed to achieve long‑term program objectives.
• Conduct detailed analyses of internal and external projects to identify interdependencies, risks, and conflicts, and provide actionable recommendations to government program managers.
• Facilitate preparation for senior management reviews, including developing briefing materials, coaching presenters, and tracking pre‑brief action items.
• Develop, coordinate, and execute a strategic communications plan for NGA Commercial Operations (SC), including a program that familiarizes internal and external customers with SC capabilities and services.
• Assess communications metrics and data to inform strategic communications decisions.
• Draft speeches, talking points, memoranda, briefings, and executive‑level communication products; edit and submit the SC Weekly Activity Report (WAR).
• Assist with full‑cycle coordination of Congressional requests, including talking points, Congressionally Directed Actions (CDAs), Congressional Notifications (CNs), and RFIs.

Skills

Program management

Cost management

Schedule management

Performance management

Risk management

Executive communication

Documentation

SharePoint

MS Office

Clearance coordination

Education

Master’s degree

Tools

SharePoint

MS Office

Job description

QinetiQ US seeks a Senior Business Operations & Program Management Support Analyst to provide comprehensive program oversight for the NGA. You will manage cost, schedule, risk, and performance across multiple efforts and translate technical progress into clear reports for senior leaders.

You will liaise between technical teams and customers, develop strategic resource plans, and support executive communications.