Senior EVM & Project Controls Lead - DoD/Navy Programs

Ignite Digital Federal Services; California (MO); On-site; USD 160,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

PTO

Education stipends

Referral bonuses

Volunteer/community engagement

Job summary

Ignite Digital seeks a Senior Project Controls Analyst to provide headquarters-level EVM, cost, schedule, and program controls support for a federal government client. The ideal candidate has strong DoD program experience and a background integrating cost, schedule, performance, and risk data for decision-making.

Responsibilities include leading EVM analyses, reviewing IPMDAR/IPMR, and delivering executive-level briefings. Requires DoD Secret Clearance and extensive DoD/DoD-like program exposure.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field.
• 10+ years of experience in project controls, EVM, or related disciplines.
• Advanced knowledge of EVM, EVMS, forecasting, and variance analysis.
• Experience analyzing IPMDAR, IPMR, IMS or similar reporting.
• Experience with scheduling tools like Primavera P6 or MS Project.
• Active DoD Secret Clearance.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a senior EVM and project controls SME for headquarters and portfolio levels.
• Analyze program cost, schedule, performance, and risk to identify trends and issues.
• Review IPMDAR, IPMR, IMS and other data for program health and compliance.
• Analyze EVM metrics (BCWS/PV, BCWP/EV, ACWP/AC, CPI, SPI, TCPI, EAC, ETC, VAC).
• Prepare executive briefings and actionable recommendations for leadership.
• Develop standardized project controls processes and reporting templates.
• Coordinate with PMs, CAMs, cost estimators, schedulers, and contractors.

Skills

Advanced Excel

Executive communication

DoD program experience

Risk analysis

IPMDAR/IPMR experience

Leadership presentation

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business/Finance/Engineering/Data Analytics/PM

Tools

Primavera P6

Microsoft Project

Deltek COBRA

IBM Cognos

SAP/Oracle

Job description

Ignite Digital seeks a Senior Project Controls Analyst to provide headquarters-level EVM, cost, schedule, and program controls support for a federal government client. The ideal candidate has strong DoD program experience and a background integrating cost, schedule, performance, and risk data for decision-making.

Responsibilities include leading EVM analyses, reviewing IPMDAR/IPMR, and delivering executive-level briefings. Requires DoD Secret Clearance and extensive DoD/DoD-like program exposure.