Founded in 2007, Markon is a nationally recognized consulting firm headquartered in Falls Church, Virginia. With employees in seven states and overseas, we support the intelligence community, defense, and civilian sectors, as well as commercial clients. Markon is committed to advancing clients through project management and business improvement services offered in a premiere, highly personal environment.

Join our winning team! We empower our employees to make decisions and encourage them to take on leadership roles. New ideas from employees are also encouraged. Markon is a place where you can truly demonstrate your capabilities to your full potential. We are consistently named a Washington Post Top Workplace and Best Place to Work in Virginia because we put our employees first. Markon offers an exceptional benefits package that ranks in the top tier of our industry.

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Description:

Project Management Analyst for clients operational requirements on a mission focused program within a challenging, dynamic setting located in Bethesda, Maryland. Successful candidates in this position will collaborate with a diverse group of individuals across the intelligence community.

Primary Responsibilities:

- Translate mission needs into technical requirements to ensure all stakeholders have a clear understanding of project objectives.

- Develop and execute project management plans that clearly articulate the scope of work, required tasks, and manage progress.

- Manage assigned projects and project deliverables against an agreed to timeline.

- Prepare and deliver clear and concise reports and documentation for project stakeholders.

- Write briefings, talking points, work breakdown structures, project management plans, and communications plans to support the production of assigned deliverables.

- Collect, analyze, and interpret data to support project decisions and recommendations.

- Identify and communicate project problems and shortfalls and offer solutions.

- Organize and facilitate meetings.

- Collaborate across the team and organization to achieve project goals and objectives.

Required Qualifications:

- TS/SCI with polygraph.

- Requires a BA degree and 12 - 15 years of prior relevant experience or Masters with 10-13 years of prior relevant experience.

- Minimum of 3 years of experience working with or in the IC, in combination with total experience required.

- Understanding of the project life cycle, risk management, and project evaluation.

- Candidates must have a fundamental understanding of Enterprise Architecture Framework and Integration

- Candidates should have the ability to work independently on their assigned deliverables and develop appropriate project timelines.

- Detail-oriented, ability to consistently deliver high-quality products that are concise, thorough, and accurate.

- Ability to use various software tools to facilitate project tasks, such as project management software, spreadsheets, scheduling, and data visualization tools.

- Ability to monitor and evaluate the quality and performance of their assigned projects and deliverables.

- Experience using the Microsoft Office suite of programs.

- Excellent written and oral communication skills.

- Ability to adapt in response to shifts in customer priorities.

Desired Qualifications:

- Project Management Professional Certification or equivalent.

- Certified Scrum Master.

- Working knowledge of Jira and Confluence.

- Working knowledge of SharePoint.