Program Analyst – Program Reporting, Radar System Replacement (RSR)

Peraton • Herndon, VA

8d • Onsite

About The Position

Peraton is seeking a Program Analyst to lead program reporting for the Federal Aviation Administration’s Radar System Replacement (RSR) team within the Brand New Air Traffic Control System (BNATCS) program. The role consolidates information from site teams, regional managers, vendors, schedulers, and functional leads into accurate, actionable reporting that supports program execution and leadership decision-making. The position is based on-site at Peraton’s Herndon, Virginia office.

The analyst develops executive briefings, dashboards, status reports, and action trackers; maintains reporting standards; resolves conflicting information; and provides timely insight into program progress, risks, accomplishments, and decisions. Reporting covers site readiness, surveys, equipment deliveries, installation, testing, training, and return-to-service activities, with schedule and performance information coordinated against the Integrated Master Schedule and applicable FAA Corporate Work Plan information.

Requirements

• U.S. citizenship and the ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust clearance.
• Bachelor’s degree in business administration, program management, engineering, analytics, or a related discipline, or an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.
• Eight years of experience supporting program reporting, project controls, or program management on a complex technical, infrastructure, or government program; six years with a master’s degree or three years with a Ph.D.
• Demonstrated ability to consolidate information from multiple sources and produce clear, accurate reports for senior leaders.
• Strong proficiency with Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Teams, and SharePoint.
• Ability to interpret schedules, milestones, dependencies, risks, and performance measures.
• Strong analytical, writing, editing, organizational, and follow-through skills.
• Ability to manage recurring deadlines while responding to urgent reporting requests.
• Ability to work effectively with government customers, vendors, technical personnel, and geographically dispersed field teams.

Nice To Haves

• Experience supporting FAA, National Airspace System, radar, surveillance, or other mission-critical modernization programs.
• Experience reporting on simultaneous installations or construction activities across multiple sites.
• Familiarity with Integrated Master Schedules, risk registers, contract deliverables, and government program reviews.
• Experience developing Power BI dashboards or improving reporting workflows through approved automation tools.
• Familiarity with Microsoft Project or Primavera schedule outputs.

Responsibilities

• Establish and maintain reporting schedules, templates, submission requirements, and review processes for daily, weekly, monthly, and ad hoc reporting.
• Collect and validate updates on site readiness, surveys, equipment deliveries, installation, testing, training, and return-to-service activities.
• Prepare executive summaries, dashboards, presentations, and Program Management Review materials for Peraton leadership and FAA stakeholders.
• Prepare concise updates for FAA, Peraton, and vendor meetings, highlighting accomplishments, outstanding issues, blockers, action owners, and required decisions.
• Coordinate with scheduling teams to align reported milestones, forecasts, delays, and recovery plans with the Integrated Master Schedule and applicable FAA Corporate Work Plan information.
• Maintain action, issue, and decision logs; track ownership and due dates; and follow up to support timely resolution.
• Work with risk management and functional leads to communicate potential impacts involving equipment deliveries, installation, staffing, logistics, training, and technical activities.
• Track planned versus actual progress, milestone completion, installation throughput, and staffing readiness; identify trends, potential delays, and areas requiring management attention.
• Reconcile conflicting information, validate source data, maintain consistent reporting standards, and distinguish confirmed updates from estimates and pending decisions.
• Monitor vendor reporting requirements, identify missing or inconsistent submissions, and elevate unresolved issues to program leadership.
• Develop site updates, newsletters, and lessons-learned summaries to strengthen communication across geographically dispersed teams.
• Organize reports, briefing materials, source data, and supporting records in designated program repositories while maintaining version control and information-handling standards.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision benefits.
• Life insurance and health savings account.
• Short- and long-term disability benefits.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
• Parental leave.
• 401(k).
• Paid time off (PTO) for vacation.
• Company-paid holidays.
• Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level