Specialist

Brandes Associates • Point Mugu, CA

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Brandes Associates, Inc. (BAI), a defense contractor, is seeking a Specialist with 7+ years of experience for our expanding workforce supporting current and evolving technical engineering contract requirements at NAS Point Mugu, CA. Opportunities for career advancement, excellent benefits, and long-term stability are some of the advantages of our growing, employee-focused company.

Requirements

• A minimum of 7 years specialized experience relevant to the research, development, integration, engineering, validation and verification, test, fielding, or maintenance activities of a complex ground vehicle or watercraft system
• US citizenship at the time of application
• Active DoD Secret Clearance

Nice To Haves

• Experience with program financial management or budget execution, technical/program documentation and briefing development, and portfolio or WBS-level tracking on a DoD program
• Familiarity with an ERP system (Navy ERP, or similar) and with EVM/WBS tools is directly tied to the financial trackers... ERP data and WBS updates language.
• Experience with scheduling tools (MS Project or similar) supports the program-scheduling duty
• Strong technical writing ability, comfort briefing senior leadership, and demonstrated attention to detail

Responsibilities

• Provide program financial management, program scheduling, technical support, technical writing, technical program support, training package development and/or instruction, information systems, cybersecurity, safety, logistics, and maintenance support relevant to research, development, integration, engineering, validation and verification, testing, fielding, maintenance, and the conduct of military operations, experiments, or exercises
• Manage and track large technical portfolios (e.g., Modernization, Installation, Baseline, and Fleet Readiness), ensuring accurate funding execution, Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) updates, and Technical Performance Specifications (TPS) oversight; synchronize allocations, resolve complex financial discrepancies, and stabilize reporting across these portfolios
• Develop, maintain, and validate financial trackers, spend plans, ERP data, budgets, expiring funds, and carry-in/out balances
• Develop mission planning and cost analysis models incorporating mission days, vessel requirements, staffing, and lifecycle cost factors to support operational forecasting and decision-making
• Own end-to-end development of quarterly reporting packages, driving data quality, cross-team coordination, and executive-ready outputs.
• Manage action item tracking and information flow across the Project Office, ensuring proper storage, traceability, and timely execution of all tasking
• Develop and refine leadership level presentations, working sheets, and financial summaries for program reviews and executive briefings; perform rigorous quality assurance on this documentation providing real-time corrections, financial validation, and content refinement to ensure accuracy, consistency, and compliance
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills—verbal, non-verbal, written, and listening—for staff, customer, and organizational level communications, both formal and informal
• Ability to work independently, self-starter
• Working knowledge and use of Microsoft Office suite programs, MS Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, and SharePoint

Benefits

• Opportunities for career advancement
• excellent benefits
• long-term stability

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: High school or GED