Program Analyst, Washington, District of Columbia

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MELE Associates maintains a contract with the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) Office of Infrastructure (NA-90), which works to maintain, operate, and modernize NNSA infrastructure to enable program results. NNSA’s infrastructure protects global security through unique capabilities found nowhere else in the United States. These capabilities are threatened by deteriorating facilities built during the Manhattan Project and Cold War eras. MELE requires a Program Analyst to support the Infrastructure and Policy Controls Division (NA-912). The Program Analyst will support and enable the NNSA Enterprise Blueprint and Build SMART initiative by providing financial/data analysis expertise to monitor and analyze NA-90 programs and projects.

The Enterprise Blueprint will define NNSA’s integrated priorities for the capabilities to achieve needed capacity, resilience, and responsiveness across the distributed enterprise. The Blueprint will outline plans for modern production capabilities, science and technology infrastructure, aspects of future business systems, and integration of new technologies and processes.

The NA-90 Build SMART initiative aims to improve upfront planning, increase partnerships that support delivering projects more quickly, and deliver capability for the complex on time and within budget. SMART stands for Strategic Planning, Mission Focused, Agile, Risk Informed Decision Making, and Timely.

The Program Analyst position requires a background in program and project management, and related financial management, business operations, and/or data analytics to provide technical and advisory services for program evaluation. The position will involve the following:

• Provide technical, analytical, and financial support and advice to NA-91 senior management and program managers on assigned tasks and projects.
• Provide financial analyst support for the development support for the development of program budgets and analysis of program execution.
• Review, track, and analyze a variety of project execution data (sometimes from disparate sources); track, assess, and analyze performance at the site, and program levels, and at the project level, as identified.
• Provide program management support to plan, prioritize, and monitor the execution of approved scope and coordinate with the organization’s planning, budgeting, and interface with other NNSA programs and organizations.
• Evaluate the reasonableness of justifications for changes in projects and/or scope and document recommendations.
• Conduct reviews of technical documents, primarily monthly performance reports, including project and funding proposals and program plans. Provide support to coordinate, identify, discuss, document, and track actions.
• Develop visual charts and graphs for high-level presentations.
• Conduct independent research, obtain information from various sources, and perform special studies as needed to develop innovative solutions to complex challenges.
• Forecast the impact of changes to short- and long-term plans, based on department specific tools and data systems.
• Support the development of reports, briefings, guidance documents, and press releases.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

• College Graduate required; preferred B.S.
• Prior work experience performing technical data management experience is an acceptable substitute for non-technical degree
• Minimum of 1 year of applicable experience
• Program management skills including financial management
• Data analysis and graphical expertise
• Demonstrated ability to consolidate multiple reviewers’ input and to manage an oversite process for execution of a portfolio of projects
• Ability to work as part of hard working, dynamic team
• Highly energetic and innovative
• Ability to acquire DOE Q clearance
• The full-time position in the Washington, DC area with a combination telework/in office.

DESIRABLE QUALIFICATIONS:

• Master’s Degree in related field
• Experience supporting NNSA programs and/or familiarity with NNSA M&O model
• DOE Q clearance

LOCATION: This is a full-time onsite position in Washington, DC 20024, USA

• Telework options are available with a requirement to be in the office at least three days a week, based on the level of in-person meetings and office needs.

SALARY: Salaries are determined based on several factors including external market data, internal equity, and the candidate’s related knowledge, skills, and abilities for the position.

Benefits MELE Offers

• Hybrid remote/office work environment.
• Employer-paid employee Medical, Dental and Vision Care.
• Low-Cost Family Health Care offered.
• Federal Holidays and three (3) weeks’ vacation
• 401(k) with Employer Match
• Cross-training opportunities



About MELE Associates, Inc.

With over 250 employees and offices in Rockville, MD, Washington, DC, and Albuquerque, NM, MELE is a veteran-owned (VOSB), minority-owned small business empowering its customers with innovative solutions for more than three decades. MELE has team members located across the U.S. and has served more than a hundred countries across hundreds of project locations. The company offers technical, engineering, and programmatic support expertise to a host of U.S. federal and international agencies, including, but not limited to, the Department of Energy, the Department of Defense, the Department of Homeland Security, the Department of Justice, INTERPOL, and the International Atomic Energy Agency. MELE’s services include national security, intelligence, law enforcement and emergency response training, IT/cybersecurity, facility management and engineering, CBRNE defense and nuclear security, and mission and program support.

MELE Associates, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law. MELE Associates, Inc. is an E-Verify employer.

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