PNT - Program Analyst

Overview

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Credence has an immediate need for a Program Analyst at the senior level to support the Army Positioning, Navigation and Timing (PM PNT) System Engineering and Technical Assistance (SETA) Program at Aberdeen Proving Ground (APG), Maryland.  The PM PNT provides administrative, business management, programmatic contracting, information technology (IT), program management, engineering, logistics, test and evaluation (T&E), training, operations, security, technology protection, foreign military sales, and acquisition and strategic planning services to the Army director PNT systems.

The SETA services provided to PM PNT shall support the planning, development, management, sustainment, and execution of the U.S. Army’s PNT portfolio. PM PNT provides coordinated PNT system of systems architecture and associated PNT products for the Army’s mounted and dismounted platforms. PM PNT is the Army’s lifecycle manager for the Mounted Assured PNT System (MAPS), Dismounted Assured PNT System (DAPS), Assured Protection and Alt Nav Technology Development; and the Resiliency and Software Assurance Measures (RSAM)., as well as any future PNT efforts in both the Contiguous United States (CONUS) and outside the contiguous United States (OCONUS). 

• Develop, review, and provide recommendations for classified and unclassified PM PNT products including program objectives, integrated master schedules, budget requests, requirements analysis, strategies, schedules, program documentation, program briefings, business case analysis, acquisition planning, policy implementation and achievement of milestone objectives. 
• Prepare objectively based data and analysis for planning and budget related documents to evaluate and respond to issues on resourcing, costing, meeting of milestones, objectives, and to defend the programs and projects 
• Prepare for and attend PM PNT program meetings including: IPTs; reviews leading to and including Milestone Decisions; PNT product Contractor reviews; POM reviews; PNT product platform and client meetings; Program Management Reviews (PMRs); Quarterly Program Reviews (QPRs); Technology Readiness Assessment (TRA) reviews, and budget reviews. The contractor shall document the proceedings of these meetings and provide recommendations. (CDRL A010) 
• Review, recommend, and update program documentation supporting the acquisition process and long-term PM PNT program planning. 
• Develop, review, and maintain program level documentation supporting the acquisition process IAW documents required by law, regulation, directive and/or policy such as the U.S. Code Title 10, DFAS Manual 37-100, DoDD 5000.01, Department of Defense Instruction (DoDI) 5000.02 and Army Regulation (AR) 70-1. Program level documentation may include Acquisition Strategy Reports, Acquisition Program Baselines (APB), and Acquisition Decision Memorandums (ADM), for Milestone Decision Reviews (MDRs). 
• Assist in the preparation of and provide recommendations for the formulation of short- and long-range program financial planning. 
• Identify, prepare, review, and track recommended changes to PM PNT policies and procedures in acquisition to address new or changing requirements implemented by the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) and Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology (ASAALT). 
• Provide updates, inputs, corrections, and schedule estimates at integrated product team (IPT) meetings and working groups in the preparation, development, analysis, review, and tracking of the following: Integrated Master Schedules (IMS); preparation and review of PM PNT reports, and briefings provided to senior level management; PM PNT program reviews and PM PNT product reviews including events leading to the review, and events after the review. 
• Plan, coordinate, organize, implement, and prepare Report, Record of Meeting / Minutes (IAW CDRL A010) for PM PNT events, as required.

Education, Requirements and Qualifications:

• An active DoD Secret security clearance is required for consideration.
• Due to the sensitivity of customer related requirements, U.S. Citizenship is required.
• Bachelor’s degree in a specialized field with five years’ experience in systems acquisition, budgeting, and scheduling Specifically experience in Programmatic Acquisition, that includes POM, P&R forms, and spend plans within the last 5 years.
• Must have a working understanding of standard Army and ASC generated planning and execution systems.
• Must have experience with DoD/Army acquisition program analysis such as developing annual spend plans, conducting or supporting budget execution activities, utilizing financial systems such as cPROBE, CCAR, and GFEBS as well as Procurement Backup Book (P-Forms) and Research, Development, Test and Evaluation Descriptive Summaries (RDTE, or R-Forms) developing/writing budget justification documents (P&R forms), developing/supporting the development of acquisition documentation (Program Office Estimates, Acq Strategy, etc.), acquisition program reporting (DAES, SAR, MAR, DAVE, etc.) developing POM strategies.
• Must be able to interact with customers and senior leadership.
• Candidates must possess strong written and verbal communication skills, be detail oriented, highly motivated, quick learners, and able to function in a fast-paced environment.
• Program Management or similar operations experience preferred. 
• Experienced planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution (PPBE) process, schedule, actions, and requirements.
• Develop, review, and provide recommendations to acquisition and milestone documentation in support of PM PNT product processes.
• Plan, coordinate, evaluate, and report financial, programmatic, and technical issues related to planning, programming, budgeting, and funding excursions for systems. 
• Proficient in the Microsoft Office Suite of products.
• Knowledge of spend plan, APBB, P&R forms.

Working Conditions and Physical Requirements

• his position may require up to 25% travel in and out of the contiguous US.
• This job is onsite in Aberdeen.

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