Program Analyst Associate

SAIC•St. Inigoes, MD

3d•Hybrid

About The Position

SAIC is seeking a Program Analyst Associate to support the Ship and Air Integrated Warfare (SAIW) Division at Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division - Webster Outlying Field (NAWCAD WOLF), in St. Inigoes, Maryland. This is a hybrid position requiring two days of onsite support each week. An Interim Secret Clearance is required to begin work. The Program Analyst Associate provides analysis and coordination of schedules, timelines, procurement, staffing, and budgets for products or services on a project basis. The analyst works directly with contractors and government project leads and personnel to collect and organize program data, monitor project milestones, and support accurate budget-execution tracking. The role is suited to an analytical, detail-oriented professional seeking to develop a career in defense acquisition, project management, or government contract administration.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree with 0–3 years of experience, or a high school diploma with 6 years of direct project administration or analytical experience.
Must be a U.S. citizen with an active Secret Security Clearance or the ability to immediately obtain an Interim Secret clearance; an Interim Secret Clearance is required to begin work.
Proficiency in MS Excel, including working knowledge of pivot tables, formulas such as VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP, and data formatting, as well as the broader MS Office Suite (Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook).
Familiarity with SharePoint Online, including navigating and maintaining libraries.
Strong organizational habits, high attention to detail, and excellent written and verbal professional communication skills.

Nice To Haves

Knowledge of government project, financial, and contracting processes and regulations.
Experience with N-ERP; creating WBSs; creating or reviewing Purchase Requisitions (PRs) and/or Purchase Orders (POs); and using Budget Hierarchy reports to track and analyze budgets and fund execution.
One year of experience supporting Department of Defense organizations, preferably NAVAIR or NAWCAD.

Responsibilities

Maintain project-specific action-item trackers; monitor milestones and deliverables and help ensure deadlines are met across teams.
Assist in analyzing and tracking project risks and opportunities.
Support schedule tracking to help analyze resource usage and plan resources.
Collect, organize, and validate project budget and expense data.
Support spend-plan and forecast development, commitment and obligation tracking, expenditure and reconciliation tracking, and final billing.
Support development of Work Breakdown Structures (WBS), elements, and network activities in Navy enterprise resource planning (N-ERP).
Extract, synthesize, and sanitize data from internal repositories and databases.
Prepare standard weekly and monthly status reports and presentations for leadership and/or government customers.
Support responses to data calls from internal and external offices.
Maintain configuration control over program folders and operational repositories or libraries.
Support receiving, processing, monitoring, and execution of incoming and outgoing funding.
Support development of documentation required for Purchase Requisitions (PRs) for contract obligations.
May schedule programmatic meetings, prepare agendas, document technical or operational meeting minutes, and track action items through closure.