Senior Transformation & Financial Management Analyst

Gov Solutions Group; Maryland; On-site; USD 151,000 - 161,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay and benefits

PTO and 401k matching

Development opportunities

Ability to support warfighter

Job summary

GovSG is seeking a Senior Earned Value Management (EVM) and Project Controls Specialist to provide expert advisory, analysis, and oversight for complex government programs. This on-site role strengthens program governance and supports leadership decisions with high-quality controls insights.

The position supports headquarters, program offices, and portfolio requirements, ensuring compliance and transparency across major acquisition efforts. On-site in Maryland.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related discipline.
• 10+ years of experience in project controls, EVM, or related disciplines.
• Experience with DoD, federal programs.
• Advanced EVMS knowledge and cost/schedule integration.
• Experience with IPMDAR/IPMR data.
• Scheduling tools such as Primavera P6 or MS Project.
• Experience with Deltek COBRA, Cognos, Excel.
• Ability to present to senior leadership.
• Experience leading or mentoring teams.

Responsibilities

• Serve as senior EVM and project controls SME for government requirements.
• Provide analysis of cost, schedule, performance, and risk.
• Review IPMDAR/IPMR data to assess health and compliance.
• Evaluate EVM metrics and variances.
• Develop independent assessments and executive recommendations.
• Support IBRs, BCRs, replanning, and surveillance.
• Prepare executive EVM and program performance briefings.
• Develop standardized project controls processes and reporting.
• Provide training and guidance to government staff.

Skills

Earned Value Management

Project controls

DoD programs

IPMDAR/IPMR

Integrated Master Schedule

Dashboards

Primavera P6

Deltek COBRA

Microsoft Excel

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Primavera P6

Microsoft Project

Deltek COBRA

IBM Cognos

Microsoft Excel

Job description

The Senior Earned Value Management (EVM) and Project Controls Specialist provides expert-level advisory, analysis, and oversight in support of complex government programs. The role serves as a senior subject matter expert responsible for delivering independent cost, schedule, performance, and risk analysis; strengthening program governance; and supporting leadership decision‑making through high‑quality project controls insights and recommendations.

This position supports headquarters, program office, and portfolio‑level requirements, ensuring compliance with applicable policies, promoting excellence in program execution, and enhancing transparency and accountability across major acquisition and development efforts.

This is an on-site position in Maryland.

Position Duties:

• Serve as a senior EVM and project controls subject matter expert supporting headquarters, program office, and portfolio-level government requirements.
• Provide comprehensive analysis of program cost, schedule, performance, and risk to identify trends, emerging issues, and potential impacts to program objectives.
• Review and analyze contractor IPMDAR, IPMR, IMS, and other program performance data to assess program health and compliance with contractual and DoD requirements.
• Analyze key EVM metrics including BCWS/PV, BCWP/EV, ACWP/AC, CPI, SPI, TCPI, Estimate at Completion (EAC), Estimate to Complete (ETC), and Variance at Completion (VAC).
• Evaluate cost and schedule variances, contractor variance explanations, corrective actions, and recovery plans to determine potential impacts to program execution.
• Develop independent assessments, forecasts, and executive‑level recommendations based on cost, schedule, technical performance, and risk data.
• Support Integrated Baseline Reviews (IBRs), baseline establishment, Baseline Change Requests (BCRs), replanning, rebaselining, contract modifications, and program surveillance activities.
• Evaluate Integrated Master Schedules for schedule quality, critical and driving paths, dependencies, milestones, schedule performance, and potential program impacts.
• Maintain working knowledge of applicable FAR, DFARS, DoD EVM policy, acquisition guidance, and program management requirements and advise leadership regarding impacts of policy or reporting changes.
• Coordinate with government Program Managers, financial analysts, cost estimators, schedulers, technical leads, CAMs, contracting personnel, and industry partners to develop a comprehensive understanding of program performance.
• Integrate cost, schedule, technical, and historical performance data to identify and quantify program risks and potential future impacts.
• Conduct quantitative risk and scenario analysis to evaluate best‑case, most‑likely, and potential worst‑case program outcomes.
• Prepare and deliver executive‑level EVM, cost, schedule, risk, and program performance briefings to government leadership.
• Provide recommendations based on program performance trends to assist leadership with resource allocation, acquisition, contracting, budgeting, and execution decisions.
• Develop standardized project controls processes, procedures, templates, and reporting methodologies to improve consistency, efficiency, and accuracy across programs.
• Provide EVM and project controls training, mentoring, and technical guidance to government personnel, contractor teams, analysts, and program stakeholders.
• Identify opportunities to automate data collection, reporting, forecasting, and performance analysis to reduce manual effort and improve reporting accuracy.
• Other duties as assigned

Position Required:

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Accounting, Economics, Engineering, Mathematics, Data Analytics, Project Management, or a related discipline.
• 10+ years of relevant experience in project controls, program controls, EVM, financial analysis, cost estimating, scheduling, or related program management disciplines.
• Demonstrated experience supporting complex DoD, federal government, or major defense industry programs.
• Advanced knowledge of Earned Value Management principles, EVMS requirements, cost and schedule integration, forecasting, and variance analysis.
• Experience reviewing and analyzing IPMDAR, IPMR, IMS, or comparable government/industry program performance reporting.
• Experience with project scheduling applications such as Primavera P6, Microsoft Project, or similar tools.
• Experience with EVM and cost analysis tools such as Deltek COBRA, IBM Cognos, or comparable applications.
• Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Excel and experience manipulating and analyzing large program datasets.
• Demonstrated ability to develop and present program performance analysis and recommendations to senior leadership.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills. Significant experience providing Earned Value Management, project controls, cost analysis, scheduling, or program performance support within the DoD, U.S. Navy, or federal government.
• Experience serving as a senior EVM, program controls, or cost/schedule subject matter expert supporting complex acquisition programs.
• Demonstrated experience analyzing IPMDAR/IPMR data, contractor performance reports, Integrated Master Schedules, and EVM performance metrics.
• Strong understanding of the relationship between cost, schedule, technical performance, risk, and program execution.
• Experience supporting IBRs, BCRs, rebaselines, replans, contract modifications, and EVM surveillance or audit activities.
• Experience evaluating contractor variance explanations, forecasts, recovery plans, and schedule performance.
• Experience supporting government acquisition programs and interacting with Program Managers, CAMs, engineers, contracting personnel, financial managers, and senior leadership.
• Experience developing cost estimates, forecasts, scenario analyses, and quantitative risk assessments.
• Ability to translate complex cost, schedule, and EVM information into concise, actionable recommendations for senior and executive-level audiences.
• Experience developing automated dashboards, reports, analytical tools, and executive‑level program performance products.
• Demonstrated ability to lead or mentor project controls, EVM, scheduling, or cost analysis personnel.
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills with the ability to identify trends and anomalies across large and complex program datasets.

Salary:

$151,000-161,000. Actual compensation offered to candidate may vary from posted hiring range based upon geographic location, work experience, education, and/or skill level.

Why You’ll Want to Work at GovSG:

• Competitive pay and benefits, including PTO and company matched 401k
• Development opportunities through comprehensive training suite
• Ability to make an impact supporting the warfighter
• Opportunities to engage with the community through volunteering

The above description reflects the details considered necessary to describe the principal functions of the job and should not be construed as a detailed description of all the work requirements that may be performed in the job.

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