Senior Program Analyst (OPNAV-N9)

VTG Defense; Virginia, Arlington (MN, TX); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Senior Program Analyst to support critical Navy initiatives within the Manpower and Training department. This hybrid role at the Pentagon involves strategic decision-making, developing documentation, and analyzing programming impacts for Navy programs. You will leverage your extensive experience with Navy PPBES tools and your strong communication skills to provide insights and support to high-level decision-makers. Join a team dedicated to enhancing Navy capabilities and ensuring mission success through effective manpower and training solutions.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in strategic decision-making and complex problem solving.
• Expert knowledge of Navy PPBES tools and M&T initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Develop documentation for POM cycles and analyze programming impacts.
• Support planning, programming, and analysis for Navy Total Force domain.

Skills

Strategic Decision-Making

Complex Problem Solving

Communication Skills

Quantitative Analysis

Education

Bachelor's in a Quantitative Discipline

Master's Degree

Tools

PBIS

TFMMS

Navy 30-Year Shipbuilding Plan

NMPBS

BIEE

TWMS

FLTMPS

MS Office Suite

Job description

Overview

VTG is seeking a Senior Program Analyst to support the Navy and the OPNAV N95 program within the Manpower and Training department of the Navy. This position will be Hybrid at the Pentagon.

What will you do?

The candidate will serve as the primary point of contact at OPNAV N9 programs for POM Program Management, supporting all Program Management Support Services for OPNAV. Essential duties include:

• Developing documentation for POM cycles, such as point papers, analyses, cost estimates, schedules, requirements, and POA&Ms.
• Attending meetings and providing analysis on the development of the POM Wholeness Balance Review (WBR), PESTONI pillars, and Warfighting Portfolio briefs.
• Creating meeting agendas, recording minutes, tracking action items, and preparing presentation materials for OPNAV staff and related commands.
• Reviewing programming and budgeting line items related to M&T, ensuring proper coding in PBIS, RAM, FLINT, and other databases, and interfacing with offices like N80 and FMB.
• Analyzing and reporting on programming and budgeting impacts on M&T.
• Assessing potential programming risks related to M&T changes.
• Providing planning, programming, and analysis support for the Navy Total Force domain.
• Responding to taskings from Congress, DoD, SECNAV, CNO, or OPNAV with programming and manpower analysis.
• Reviewing execution year programs for funding considerations during PBCG meetings.
• Providing senior assessments on issues like ADA violations.
• Coordinating with OCNR on AC/RC mix, M&T initiatives, PBIS issues, and POM system inputs.
• Supporting requirements determination and monitoring of M&T investments.
• Developing cost, regression, and trend analyses for Navy platforms and systems.
• Modeling ROM cost projections across funding sources.
• Refining methodologies for reviewing CONOPs/CONEMPS and mission allocations.
• Developing options for Navy Future Fleet Architecture within fiscal constraints, including rationale for CONOPS/CONEMPS.
• Facilitating IPT meetings to finalize assumptions and recommendations for exercises and war gaming.
• Assessing tabletop exercises and war gaming outcomes.
• Documenting methodologies and recommendations for institutionalization into Navy processes.
• Supporting quick-turn research and analysis for executive review.
• Producing presentations, point papers, talking points, summaries, and quantitative analyses.

Do you have what it takes?

Required Skills:

• Bachelor's in a quantitative discipline or Master's with 2+ years supporting DoD M&T initiatives.
• 10+ years of experience in strategic decision-making, complex problem solving, and developing solutions, with at least 4 years of expertise in Navy PPBES tools like WBR, PESTONI, and Portfolio management, focusing on M&T.
• Expert knowledge of M&T PPBES tools: PBIS, TFMMS, Navy 30-year shipbuilding plan, NMPBS, BIEE, TWMS, FLTMPS.
• Strong communication skills (written and verbal).
• Proficiency in MS Office Suite.
• Active Secret DoD Security Clearance and ability to maintain it.

Pay Range: VTG's estimated starting pay is $90,000-$110,000 annually, subject to experience, education, skill level, and market considerations.