Program Analyst

Position Title: Program Analyst 

Location: Pentagon, Arlington, Virginia 

Category: Contingent upon contract award 

Schedule (FT/PT): Full Time 

Travel Required: N/A 

Shift: Day 

Remote Type: In-Office 

Clearance required: Top Secret required 

Salary: $150,000 - $165,000 

***THIS POSITION IS CONTINGENT UPON CONTRACT AWARD*** 

Who is ACT1 Federal? ACT1 Federal LLC is a 100% employee-owned company. We’ve served the Department of War (DoW) for nearly thirty years. Our core missions include weapon systems engineering, logistics, space domain expertise, global defense and security, business and financial management for security assistance and major defense articles, as well as military training and arctic security. Join us!  

Description: ACT1 Federal is seeking an experienced Program Analyst to provide tasker support, correspondence, schedule, briefing, action-control, and general program-analysis in support of industrial base and fifth shipyard decisions.   

Responsibilities: 

Program Analysis and Execution Support: 

• Collect, organize, review, and analyze program, schedule, resource, performance, risk, and stakeholder information from authorized sources.  

• Support development and maintenance of program plans, schedules, milestones, work breakdowns, implementation roadmaps, and measures of performance.  

• Track actions, decisions, risks, issues, dependencies, deliverables, and deadlines; identify overdue items and matters requiring Government attention.  

• Compare planned and actual progress, identify variances and emerging constraints, and support development of corrective-action alternatives.  

• Assist with data calls, recurring reports, status reviews, and rapid-response analytical tasks involving production, suppliers, infrastructure, investment, acquisition, or other industrial-base priorities.  

Coordination and Documentation:  

• Coordinate information and inputs among DASN DIB directorates, Navy organizations, program offices, technical personnel, financial managers, and other authorized stakeholders.  

• Plan and support meetings, working groups, and program reviews; prepare agendas, read-aheads, presentation materials, minutes, action items, and follow-up correspondence.  

• Maintain program files, decision records, reference materials, points of contact, document versions, and other information needed for continuity and auditability.  

• Review draft products for accuracy, completeness, consistency, formatting, and alignment with tasking or approved Government direction.  

• Support onboarding, transition, and knowledge-management activities for assigned programs and emerging requirements.  

Analytical and Executive Products:  

• Prepare charts, tables, status summaries, issue papers, briefing slides, decision-support materials, and concise responses to leadership questions.  

• Synthesize technical, programmatic, financial, acquisition, and schedule information into clear findings for Government review.  

• Document assumptions, data sources, limitations, open questions, and recommended next actions in analytical products.  

• Support senior analysts and subject matter experts during assessments, site visits, interviews, workshops, and implementation reviews.  

Requirements: 

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution in business, management, engineering, economics, finance, operations research, public administration, or a related discipline. 

• 8 years’ experience in program analysis, program coordination, management analysis, defense acquisition support, project controls, or a closely related field. 

• Demonstrated experience maintaining schedules, actions, risks, issues, decisions, deliverables, and program documentation for complex efforts.  

• Experience collecting and analyzing information from multiple sources and preparing accurate status, variance, and decision-support products.  

• Strong proficiency with Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Outlook, and collaboration or program-management tools.  

• Strong written and oral communication, organization, attention to detail, and ability to manage competing deadlines.  

• Active Top Secret clearance required.  

Benefits: 

• Medical/Dental/Vision Insurance 

• ACT1 Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) 

• Company Paid Life and AD&D Insurance 

• Company Paid Short-Term Disability  

• Voluntary Long-Term Disability 

• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) 

• Health Savings Account (HSA) 

• 401K with employer match 

• Paid Time Off  

• Paid Holidays 

• Parental Leave 

• Military Leave  

• Education, Training & Professional Development  

• Voluntary Accidental Injury/Critical Illness/Hospital Care  

• Voluntary Pet Insurance, Legal Resources, and Identity Protection 

Our people-first culture prioritizes the benefits of flexibility and collaboration, whether that happens in person or remotely. 

• If this position is listed as remote or hybrid, you’ll periodically work from a ACT1 Federal or client site facility.  

• If this position is listed as onsite, you’ll work with colleagues and clients in person, as needed for the specific role. 

 All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability, status as a protected veteran or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, local or international law.