Experienced Project Analyst - Procurement Operations

Bechtel Plant Machinery•Monroeville, PA

About The Position

As a Project Analyst – Procurement Operations at BPMI, you will support project, program, department, and procurement operations by coordinating tasks, tracking progress, maintaining information, preparing reports, monitoring deliverables, and supporting stakeholder communication. The role provides visibility into status, performance, risks, issues, schedules, deliverables, and related information used for planning, execution, decision-making, and follow-through. The position supports procurement programs and projects, process governance, performance monitoring, continuous improvement, and stakeholder coordination. It includes maintaining and improving reports, dashboards, trackers, procedures, and procurement community resources, including Procurement Operations SharePoint content and smart forms. The role may involve communicating with government stakeholders, shipyards, laboratories, suppliers, and other external parties. BPMI is a prime contractor for the Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program and supports the design, purchase, quality control, and delivery of propulsion plant components for U.S. Navy ships and prototype plants. The position requires the ability to obtain and maintain a Department of Energy security clearance. Candidates accepting an offer must pass pre-placement drug screening and a background investigation; employees are also subject to random drug testing. U.S. citizenship is required for security clearance applicants.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Business Analytics, MIS, Project Management, Business Management, Business Administration, or equivalent from an accredited college or university.
At least 4 years of experience in Procurement, Contracts, Business Management, or Project Management.
Proven professional experience managing multiple projects and deadlines concurrently.
Ability to obtain and maintain a Department of Energy security clearance; candidates with any current clearance status will be considered.
U.S. citizenship is required for security clearance applicants.
Candidates accepting a job offer must pass pre-placement drug screening and a background investigation; employees are subject to random drug testing.

Nice To Haves

Experience supporting projects, programs, technical or engineering operations, procurement operations, manufacturing, government, defense, supply chain, finance, project controls, or business operations.
Experience coordinating with project management, engineering, finance, supply chain, procurement, management, vendors, suppliers, or government stakeholders.
Experience using Power BI, Power Query, databases, scheduling tools, project tracking tools, or other reporting and analytics tools.
Working knowledge of Oracle Cloud, including template creation and updates and testing quarterly software updates released by the manufacturer.
Strong interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills, including technical writing skills.
Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a team environment, with strong attention to detail and deadlines.
Commitment to maintaining high standards of quality.
Demonstrated ability to build and maintain positive working relationships internally and externally.
Ability to adapt to evolving project requirements while maintaining compliance with organizational policies, procedures, and applicable regulations.
Strong desire to learn and adapt to new challenges.
Knowledge of project management principles, project controls practices, business operations, risk and issue tracking, or stakeholder coordination.
Advanced degrees, such as a master’s or Ph.D., may be considered as a partial substitute for required experience, depending on relevance, but may not fulfill the entire experience requirement.

Responsibilities

Coordinate project, program, department, or procurement operations activities by monitoring deliverables, tracking progress, and supporting assigned actions.
Analyze, organize, update, and maintain project and program data, status information, metrics, reports, trackers, dashboards, and documentation.
Prepare reports, presentations, scorecards, dashboards, meeting materials, and performance updates to communicate project and program status, risks, issues, schedules, deliverables, and performance.
Lead Procurement Operations SharePoint updates, enhancements, and general maintenance.
Participate in project, program, department, management, and stakeholder reviews by preparing materials, documenting decisions, capturing follow-up items, and communicating status updates.
Track action items, risks, issues, changes, dependencies, schedules, deliverables, and related project or program information; support follow-up, escalation, mitigation planning, and resolution.
Communicate and coordinate with government stakeholders, shipyards, laboratories, and other external parties as applicable.
Evaluate tools, processes, trackers, procedures, reports, dashboards, and resources used for project or program execution, performance monitoring, and decision-making; recommend and develop enhancements.
Oversee development and maintenance of smart forms for internal and external users, including suppliers, and link with the data analytics group.
Review information for accuracy, completeness, consistency, and timeliness; identify discrepancies, trends, concerns, or gaps and communicate findings to appropriate stakeholders.
Participate in process governance, assessments, reconciliations, performance reviews, self-assessments, continuous improvement efforts, and other recurring business processes.
Develop, coordinate, and report on BPMI procurement programs, reports, metrics, and work processes.
Coordinate documentation routing, submittals, deadlines, stakeholder inputs, and review processes where applicable.
Assist in planning, coordinating, and executing company-specific procurement projects.
Administer company policies and instructions and procurement community communication plans.