Senior Project Analyst & Team Lead - Govt Contracts

University of Dayton Research Institute; Dayton (OH); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Dayton Research Institute (UDRI) in Dayton, OH is seeking a TL Senior Project Analyst to provide contract, financial, and project analysis support across sustainment programs. The role blends technical oversight with team leadership to ensure accurate budgeting, scheduling, and reporting.

You will mentor junior analysts, coordinate contract actions, generate performance insights, and collaborate with government customers and industry partners to maintain compliant, efficient

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business, finance, accounting, PM, engineering technology, or related field.
• 6+ years of directly related experience in project management support, financial analysis, contract administration, or program coordination.
• Ability to independently perform the vast majority of responsibilities with sound judgment.
• Strong knowledge of PM, financial, or contract management standards and practices.
• Experience developing solutions requiring integration of multiple factors and thoroughness.
• Ability to serve as a team member or informal team leader for projects/workflows.
• Strong communication skills with ability to represent the organization on contracts/projects.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office, particularly Excel, for budget reconciliation and reporting.
• U.S. Citizen due to requirements of federal government contracts.

Responsibilities

• Track and manage contract deliverables, coordinate contract actions, and support proposal development.
• Review contract terms, monitor compliance, and identify impacts to scope, schedule, or funding.
• Maintain and analyze project budgets, burn rates, financial performance, and expenditure tracking.
• Execute forecasting, variance analysis, spend planning, and reconcile invoices and cost documentation.
• Prepare financial summaries, dashboards, and monthly reporting packages for leadership and customers.
• Support PMs and engineers with schedule tracking, resource forecasting, logistics coordination, and deliverable management.
• Maintain project data systems, including risk/issue/action item tracking, shared folders, and action logs.
• Compile and analyze financial, contractual, and project data to provide decision-support insights.
• Coordinate communication across government customers, subcontractors, and internal teams.
• Identify inefficiencies, recommend process improvements, and contribute to audits and cross-team initiatives.

Skills

Project management

Budgeting

Communication

Team leadership

Education

Bachelor’s degree in business, finance, accounting, project management, engineering technology, or a related field

Master’s degree in business administration, finance, project management, engineering management, or related field

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Job description

The University of Dayton Research Institute (UDRI) in Dayton, OH is seeking a TL Senior Project Analyst to provide contract, financial, and project analysis support across sustainment programs. The role blends technical oversight with team leadership to ensure accurate budgeting, scheduling, and reporting.

You will mentor junior analysts, coordinate contract actions, generate performance insights, and collaborate with government customers and industry partners to maintain compliant, efficient