Senior Program Controls Analyst

voyagertechnologiesinc; Penrose (CO); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Voyager Technologies in Colorado is seeking a Program Controls Analyst Lead to ensure cost-schedule integration and disciplined execution across a diverse program portfolio including DoD, NASA, and commercial contracts.

You will drive PMB development, IBRs, and EVMS reporting while coordinating with finance, contracts, and engineering to align forecasts with corporate objectives and implement a unified enterprise solution (ForProject/Empower).

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in program controls, cost analysis, or financial planning within aerospace/defense or similarly complex environments.
• Experience with EVM and ANSI/EIA-748 compliance.
• Familiarity with budgeting, forecasting, and corporate finance planning cycles.

Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain, and analyze time-phased cost baselines, actuals, and forecasts aligned with program schedules.
• Prepare PMBs and support IBRs as required, tailoring to contract type and lifecycle.
• Analyze program performance with BCWS/BCWP/ACWP, variance, and EAC.
• Collaborate with Scheduling to ensure cost-schedule integration and EVMS reporting.
• Interface with finance to align reporting with business objectives.
• Develop and validate Estimates to Complete with program managers and CAMs.
• Monitor KPIs and dashboards to report on program health.
• Support proposal costs, BOEs, and cost-schedule integration for reviews.

Skills

Program controls experience

Earned Value Management

Cost analysis

Financial planning

Contract type awareness

Education

Bachelor's degree in finance or business

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Project

Cost reporting tools

Job description

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You'll help lay the foundation for humanity's future. Join a culture where innovation thrives, curiosity is rewarded, and impact is real. We're a company of doers, thinkers, and builders, united by purpose and grounded in reality.

If you want to put your skills to work where the stakes are real and the mission is bigger than any one person, forge the future with Voyager.

Job Summary:

The Program Controls Analyst Lead is a crucial member of the Program Planning & Controls team, working closely with the department senior manager and Program Controls Cost and Scheduling analysts to ensure cost-schedule integration, effective program planning, and disciplined execution across a dynamic portfolio of programs. These programs serve DoD, NASA, and commercial customers, encompassing Firm-Fixed Price, Cost-Plus, and commercial contracts, some of which necessitate ANSI/EIA-748-compliant Earned Value Management Systems (EVMS).

In addition to supporting daily program controls and performance management, this role acts as a vital driver for the transition and implementation of a corporate tools initiative that transitions our legacy business forecasting and planning tools to a single enterprise solution: ForProject , along with its reporting add-on, Empower .

The Program Controls Analyst Lead will interface with corporate finance, ensuring that program-level financial performance aligns with and supports the overall business. The Program Controls Analyst Lead also helps ensure that program tools, reporting practices, and processes are compatible with and contribute to the organization's broader financial health and planning.

Responsibilities:

• Develop, maintain, and analyze time-phased cost baselines, actuals, and forecasts in alignment with the program schedule, applying the appropriate level of rigor for each program-whether pure commercial, Firm Fixed Price (FFP), Cost-Plus, or EVMS-compliant.
• Support the development of Performance Measurement Baselines (PMB) and facilitate Integrated Baseline Reviews (IBRs) where required, tailoring processes to align with contract type, lifecycle phase, and customer expectations.
• Prepare and analyze program performance metrics using methods appropriate to each program's contractual and operational needs, including BCWS, BCWP, ACWP, variance analysis, and Estimate at Completion (EAC).
• Collaborate with the Program Controls Scheduler to ensure the cost-schedule integration is effective and efficient, facilitating accurate performance measurement and reporting, including a complete EVMS report where necessary.
• Interface with corporate finance to align program reporting and forecasting with business objectives and financial planning cycles.
• Ensure that program-level tools and processes meet the business's financial reporting, forecasting, and control needs.
• Interface with Program Managers, CAMs, Engineering, Contracts, and Procurement to develop and validate Estimates to Complete (ETC).
• Monitor, analyze, and report program performance using metrics, KPIs, dashboards, and trend analysis.
• Support proposal development by preparing cost volumes, BOEs (Basis of Estimate), and schedule and cost planning integration.
• Support internal and customer-facing reviews, including PMRs, financial reviews, and customer data calls.
• Contribute to developing and improving cost control processes, reporting standards, and tool integrations.
• Collaborate with the department manager to drive training and development of the Program Planning & Controls analyst, development of EVM policy and system/tool implementation.

Required Qualifications:

• Five (5) or more years of experience in program controls, cost analysis, or financial planning within aerospace, defense, or similarly complex technical environments.
• Bachelor's degree in finance, business administration, or related field.
• Experience in program cost control, performance measurement, and earned value analysis in aerospace or defense programs.
• Familiarity with corporate finance planning cycles, budgeting, and forecasting in a programmatic context.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, cost reporting tools, and working knowledge of Microsoft Project.
• Strong knowledge of Earned Value Management (EVM) principles and ANSI/EIA-748 compli