Deputy Program Manager/Business Analyst

ECS Federal•MCB Quantico, VA

3d•Onsite

About The Position

Everforth ECS is seeking a Deputy Program Manager/Business Analyst to support the Marine Corps M&RA client at Quantico, Virginia. The Deputy Program Manager assists with overall program execution and owns project planning, delivery, staffing, and client relationship management to ensure the program meets contract requirements and supports Marine Corps manpower and reserve component priorities. The role also serves as a liaison between the functional manager and development team, translating business needs into clear technical requirements. The position combines project management and business analysis responsibilities. It supports the full project lifecycle, from planning and design through development, testing, implementation, monitoring, and closeout. It also gathers and documents requirements, maintains operational and process documentation, helps ensure deliverables meet client expectations, and supports communication between client stakeholders and technical teams. The role must be performed full-time on-site at Quantico, Virginia.

Requirements

Project Management Professional (PMP) certification.
Bachelor's degree in Business or a related discipline.
Active Public Trust clearance or ability to obtain one.
Strong leadership, organizational, and client relationship management skills.
Experience with project tracking tools such as MS Project, Jira, Smartsheet, or SharePoint.
Familiarity with Marine Corps manpower, personnel, or reserve affairs programs.
Strong proficiency in Microsoft Project and Planner, including developing, maintaining, and updating integrated project schedules, milestones, and deliverables.
Ability to collaborate and communicate across diverse teams, including internal delivery teams, external service providers, and subcontractors, to define scope, schedule, cost, and quality management plans.
Experience bridging business and technical teams.
Experience executing, monitoring, and managing projects to successful, high-quality, on-budget completion.
Strong technical writing skills and experience creating user guides, SOPs, or training materials.
Ability to work full-time on-site at Quantico, Virginia.
Strong analytical, Excel, and data visualization skills, such as Power BI or Tableau.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

Partner with the Program Manager to align deliverables with program goals.
Develop project plans and schedules that define tasks, milestones, resource requirements, and deliverables based on scope, budget, and personnel.
Plan, organize, coordinate, track, and report on project initiatives throughout the full lifecycle, including planning, design, development, testing, and implementation.
Oversee projects from initiation through closeout, including planning, execution, monitoring and controlling, and formal closeout.
Identify project needs and align personnel, tools, budget, and other resources to support successful execution.
Monitor program and schedule performance across ongoing tasks; identify risks and delays, analyze their impact, and provide leadership with timely recommendations and mitigation strategies.
Work with the Government Program Manager, Lead Engineer, and Contracting Officer Representative to accomplish the program mission.
Lead requirements-gathering sessions, interviews, and workshops with functional managers to capture user needs, pain points, and desired outcomes.
Document functional and technical requirements, including user stories, use cases, and requirements traceability matrices, and validate them with business and development stakeholders.
Create and maintain documentation and how-to guides for end users covering tools, processes, and system changes.
Support process documentation, including SOPs, workflows, and requirements traceability matrices.
Translate technical changes into plain-language instructions for non-technical staff.
Assist with quality assurance reviews of deliverables before submission to the USMC client.
Participate in on-site client meetings at Quantico, capture action items, and track follow-ups.
Clarify requirements during development sprints or builds, answer developer questions, and confirm delivered functionality meets the functional manager's intent.
Document current-state operational workflows and data flows and support definition of future-state requirements.
Translate business, regulatory, and stakeholder requirements into technical and process documentation.
Support the enterprise/solutions architect in evaluating technology options and documenting the implications of architecture and design decisions.
Identify dependencies, risks, and gaps between requirements and delivered work and help resolve them.
Coordinate with stakeholders across design, research, and engineering to keep requirements accurate and up to date.