Responsibilities The candidate will serve as a Technical Program Analyst - Nuclear Prototyping & Delivery Systems supporting OUSW(R&E) with primary responsibility for planning, coordination, execution management, and decision-support activities across the Nuclear Delivery Systems Technologies (NDST) and Nuclear Prototyping (NP) portfolios, with a predominant focus on Nuclear Weapons Council (NWC) taskings and associated senior leadership support activities. Will apply expertise in project management, strategic planning, executive action management, enterprise coordination, and portfolio oversight within a fast-paced Department of War (DoW) staff environment. Lead and coordinate NWC-related taskings, providing structured management support to senior leadership enabling effective decision-making, strategy development, initiative definition, meeting planning, and action tracking. Interface and communicate with government personnel from action officer to senior executive levels, both military and civilian to facilitate working groups, integrated project teams, and senior leader engagements. Maintain an updated NDS roadmap and assist in developing and maintaining an NP roadmap by leveraging the established NDST framework and associated portfolio planning constructs, which include supporting semiannual review cycles, development of integrated planning products, and creation of performance metrics. The role also includes limited financial tracking and portfolio resource management activities associated with Department-wide BA 6.3 expenditures. Develop action and task management tools; coordinate assignments and deadlines; track closure of tasks; develop statements of work, charters, schedules, and Gantt charts; prepare executive-level status and summary briefings; develop business case analyses; facilitate office process design and implement process improvements; track, analyze, and report on Department-wide expenditures; and create performance metrics and tracking mechanisms that support continuous improvement. Rapidly assess urgent assignments, determine optimal courses of action, and manage them through timely completion.
QualificationsRequired Qualifications:- Ability to work at the Pentagon full-time, five days per week.
- Active TS/SCI clearance.
- Bachelor's degree in a management or technical discipline (e.g., Science, Mathematics, Engineering); at client discretion, 4+ years of specialized experience-including senior level military or industry Program Analyst experience-may be substituted for the degree requirement.
- Experience supporting Nuclear Weapon Council activities, nuclear modernization programs, or National Nuclear Security Agency-related acquisition efforts.
- 10+ years of experience supporting project and portfolio management (substituted specialized experience does not count toward this requirement).
- Demonstrated experience managing multiple projects and tasks in a DoD staff environment; developing strategies, plans, and senior level decision-support products; and communicating effectively across functional disciplines and senior government audiences.
- Mastery of management tools including MS Office applications; proficiency developing structured planning artifacts, action tracking tools, and executive level documentation.
- Proven ability to execute integrated project and initiative planning, facilitate cross-functional teams, track and manage complex workflows, and deliver high-quality outputs under tight timelines.
- Demonstrated effective oral and written communication skills with various levels of management and personnel.
Desired Qualifications:- Master's degree in a management or technical discipline (e.g., Science, Mathematics, Engineering).
- Prior experience supporting Department-level S&T or acquisition portfolios, nuclear modernization activities, or BA 6.3 technology development programs.
- Experience supporting Nuclear Weapon Council activities, nuclear modernization programs, or National Nuclear Security Agency-related acquisition efforts.
- Experience supporting senior leadership with structured analysis, business case development, risk assessments, or decision-support frameworks.
- Ability to collaborate effectively across multidisciplinary teams in fast paced, senior-level environments.
