Analyst I - Projects
Education: Bachelor's Degree in a technical, science or business discipline from an accredited* college/university; or an Associate's Degree and two (2) years of applicable experience; or four (4) years of experience performing the job duties in the assigned specialty area; or four (4) years of military training, or a combination thereof, in the specialty area.
Required Qualifications:
*Must be proficient in all Microsoft Office software.
*Must be able to obtain and maintain a Government security clearance
*Must be a US Citizen
*COVID vaccinations are required (accommodations will be considered) or willingness to comply with the requirement.
Skills Needed: The applicant must be self-motivated, dependable, possess excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to work independently and within a team environment. They must also possess excellent analytical and organizational skills with a commitment to customer satisfaction including attention to detail as well as supportive of process improvements.
Duties: In this role you will provide program management support utilizing ATEC and RTC Test Management tools including ADSS-PMM, CET, VDLS, SharePoint, PRO3, and the Project Management Dashboard. Track and coordinate test project documentation (proposals, test plans, reports, etc.), financial status, and schedules ensuring all customers, Acct. Managers, Test Engineers, Divisions and management maintain situational awareness, In your role as a Test Coordinator, you will serve as the direct contact between the government and outside customers as an integral part of a test team. You will be responsible and accountable to meet all deliverable reporting requirements for test programs and projects. Products produced and maintained by the test coordinator are deliverable to and inspect-able by managers internally and by customers externally. Areas under the direct cognizance of the Test Coordinator include but are not limited to: project planning, estimating, reporting, coordinating and execution within a test directorate and routinely cross-directorate. This includes establishing, entering, maintaining, and updating data in multiple software packages to ensure customers have complete and accurate project information at all times. As a Test Coordinator you will coordinate administrative, financial, and logistical aspects of project management to track the cost and schedule of tests. You will insure labor, material, and travel charges are correct and will communicate to the government and customer regarding funding depletion; monitor and report on performance against plans to ensure cost objectives are not exceeded. Finally, you will analyze, interpret and report on financial data derived from multiple sources to your government customer.
Desired Qualifications:
* Bachelor's Degree in Project Management, Finance, Business, Engineering or related discipline from accredited* college/university and one (1) years of applicable experience developing plans, budgets and schedules to meet project requirements; providing project status with regard to funding, schedule, and milestones; providing comparative analysis for budget and actual costs; validating costs; comparing performance against plans; and reporting, analyzing and interpreting financial data from multiple sources preferred;
*Two (2) or more years of the experience including experience analyzing financial and other data, gathering and analyzing information regarding systems and/or procedures to provide recommendations for improving efficiency, analyzing and reporting business activity and compiling statistical reports a plus;
*Master's Degree and /or a Program Management Professional (PMP) Certificate is a plus;
*Exposure to aviation or missile testing environment highly desirable of applicable experience.
What make this job interesting!
*You will be a self-starter and require little oversight to complete given tasks
*Enjoy a fast-paced work environment
*Love working with diverse groups of individuals, including engineers and technicians
*You will communicate with people
*Have a positive attitude
*Enjoy multitasking
What a normal workday is like?
*Monitor project funding, allocations, and expenses
*Draft cost proposals and support agreements
*Monitor test schedules and milestones
*Work with multiple test directorates and divisions
*Attend customer meetings
*Use customer provided business tool –these include: ADSS, PMM, CET, VDLS, PRO3, and SharePoint
*Ensure Safety Documents (NEPA, HRPP, OPSEC, TRR, TSRA) and Test Plans/Reports are completed and filed in appropriate project files
*Project setup, monitoring, maintenance, and termination