Program/Budget Analyst

Description

Job Description:

The United Kingdom (UK) Program within the Ballistic Missile Weapons Division, NA-122.2, has an immediate need for a Junior-Level Program/Budget Analyst. This position will provide programmatic, budgetary, and related support to the UK Program and the US/UK Strategic Partnership Projects (SPP), including in-service/MK4A and W93/UK RW related efforts. Collectively, these efforts will be to support the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) in its implementation of the Mutual Defense Agreement between the United States of America and the UK.

The Junior-Level Program/Budget Analyst to serve as the primary support and interface between the UK Program Lead, the NA-122.2 Federal Program Manager, Budget Analysts, and related NNSA Defense Program (DP) programs (e.g., W93 Program), Management & Operations (M&O) contractor sites, UK and SPP customers (and the NNSA Defense Programs (DP) budgeting system. The work performed is extensive in scope and the analyst must have the ability to work in a highly dynamic environment and interface with a broad range of federal and military senior staff and leadership. The Program/Budget Analyst will coordinate with Federal Program Managers and Engineers, Program Managers at the NNSA National Labs and nuclear weapon production facilities, and other Program/Management and Budget Analysts to draft cogent program briefings, program reports, draft work authorizations, consolidated budget documentation, approved funding program documentation, etc. This is a full-time contractor-support position located on-site at the NNSA offices in Albuquerque, NM.  The individual will report to the NA-122.2 UK Team Lead.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Serve as the primary interface and trainer between UK and SSP customers and NNSA M&O contractors, including DP budgeting system.
• Develop and maintain monthly updates of program status briefings, using established templates and data provided by NNSA systems and laboratory/production plant inputs.
• Manage annual, quarterly, and other periodic reporting requirements, including program reviews, providing programmatic input, and coordinating NNSA site meetings associated with program deliverables.
• Analyze monthly, quarterly, and annual reports on budgetary issues.
• Keep records on status of portfolio and program budget changes, including allocation/reallocation, expenditures, to identify issues and suggest corrective action.
• Serve as primary interface between NA-122.2, NA-122, and NA-12 on budget narratives, budget presentations, SSMP (Stockpile Stewardship and Management Plan) drafts, and other budgetary policy issues, MIPRs in classified and unclassified environments.
• Develop budget and program information in MS Excel, budget database etc. and extracts that information as necessary for budgets, briefings, reports, etc.
• Analyze, report on results, and track action items on technical projects undertaken by the national security laboratories and nuclear weapon production facilities in nuclear weapon component development.
• Advise Federal Program Manager in methods for meeting requirements associated with current and future fiscal year planning and assist in developing consistent methods and approaches for use by Federal and contractor budget support staff members.
• Provide program management support in the preparation, coordination, evaluation, review and analysis of program execution plans and tracking, monitoring, and reporting of program-specific milestones and updates of annual performance measures.
• Clearly and concisely convey analysis results to all levels of Federal management in support of programmatic decisions.
• Create and maintain database of codified and formalized procedures for NA-122 Office activities.
• Compile programmatic monthly, quarterly, and end-of-year project reports for use by UK Program federal staff.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with demonstrated experience in developing briefings
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office suite with particular emphasis on word processing, presentation, and spreadsheet applications (MS Word, MS PowerPoint and MS Excel)

Condition of employment is the ability to acquire a DOE Q clearance for this position.

Pay Range:

The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.

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