Program Analyst, Staff

Job Description:

AMA is seeking a Resource Analyst / Program Analyst to a support contract for NASA Langley Research Center in Hampton, VA. The analyst will provide programmatic and financial management support including the development of cost estimates and budgets, presentations, and implement formal agreements to obtain technical expertise required to meet Mission and Program requirements. This position may support multiple projects and directorates. Multiple candidates may be hired from this requisition.

Responsibilities:

• Supports the development of detailed plans, goals, and objectives for the long-range implementation and administration of major technical assessments that are broad in scope and mission.
• Assists in determining and building estimates requirements including workforce, equipment, facilities, and other costs. Helps prepare and analyze long and short-range plans, resource projections, and priorities based on technical progress and approved project budgets.
• Supports monthly analyses to technical leads and management on the health of the activities. Assists in analyzing actual costs and prepares estimates to complete for management review, contributing to recommendations on issues/concerns or problem areas.
• Supports varied procurements to obtain expertise required to meet goals and objectives, assisting in preparing Statements of Work, technical evaluations, task orders, sole source justifications, procurement requests and all related required documentation.
• Learns to interpret and implement financial regulatory directives related to financial management. Applies standard business practices and program, planning and control techniques to evaluate program costs, technical schedule and performance.
• Conducts analysis and provides interpretation of financial reports, statements, and data that points out trends, identifies deviations from standards and/or plans, and projects data into the future.
• Contributes to completing all budget formulation activities, phasing plans and workforce planning and requests for budget data for integration into the annual NASA Engineering and Safety Center (NESC) formal budget submission.
• Learns to assess and manage competing priorities when presented with multiple and often urgent requests for data and support under guidance.
• Supports developing, implementing, and tracking varied and complex procurement instruments and all required documentation under tight schedules and across multiple organizations, Agencies, and industry.
• Communicates accurately the resource status and financial concerns of a project with management and senior technical leads. Collaborates routinely, both orally and in writing, with a variety of different interfaces including senior level technical fellows; Chief Engineers; contractors and personnel in industry, academia, and other government agencies; other NASA Center points of contact; NASA Procurement, Legal, and Resources Offices.

Requirements:

• Strong analytical and interpersonal skills, including excellent verbal and written communications.
• Team player with a positive, can-do attitude and a willingness to learn new processes. Individual must be able to work well independently as well as within a team.
• Ability to independently prioritize work and know how to communicate time estimates when there are competing priorities; can status assignment progress.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office suite (Word, PowerPoint, Outlook and Excel); must have advanced Microsoft Excel Skills, includinglookup functions and pivot tables.
• NASA experience preferred. Experience with the NESC-unique Management, Analysis, and Planning System (The Portal) a plus.
• Travel may be requested (estimated at up to 6 trips per year).
• This role requires the analyst to be onsite at NASA Langle at a minimum of 3 days/week; this requirement may increase.

Education and Experience:

• U.S. Citizenship is required or permanent US resident.
• Bachelor's degree in business or a related field with 4 years of relevant experience or 6+ years of relevant work experience required.

Salary range: $95k-$120k

Analytical Mechanics Associates (AMA) is proud of our customer relationships, our diverse and dynamic work environment, and our employees' career satisfaction. AMA is a small business with a wide reach; headquartered in Hampton, VA, AMA has operations in Greenbelt, MD; Huntsville, AL; Dallas and Houston, TX; Denver, CO; Mountain View, CA; and Edwards Air Force Base, CA. With over 60 years of experience, AMA specializes in aerospace engineering, science, analytics, information technology, and visualization solutions. AMA combines the best of engineering, science, and mathematics capabilities with the latest in information technologies, visualization, and multimedia to build creative solutions. We offer competitive salaries and a substantial benefits package, including but not limited to paid personal and federally recognized holiday leave, salary deferrals into a 401(k)-matching plan with immediate vesting, tuition reimbursement, short/long term disability plans, and a variety of medical, dental, and vision insurance options.

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