Project Analyst - Junior with Security Clearance at RMantra Solutions Inc.
Lorton, VA 22079
About the Job
Project Analyst - Junior
• Work Schedule: Hybrid
• Clearance: SECRET
• Location: Lorton, VA 22079 This position will function as the Advisory and Assistance Services (A&AS) Project Analyst for the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) Cooperative Threat Reduction (CTR).
This is primarily a project management role that requires implementation of Department of Defense (DoD) acquisition strategies to carry out international threat reduction activities.
The Project Analyst serves as lead A&AS support to the Government Project Officer and is directly responsible for ensuring all project level deliverables meet quality and schedule requirements.
The successful applicant will be able to multi-task on a broad range of activities, client engagement; project management; financial management; quality assurance; knowledge management; acquisition life-cycle support, and generally supporting the Project Officer with a multitude of recurring and pop-up deliverables.
DUTIES
• Provides project management support for the full range of program and contract deliverables across various missions and activities in one or more countries/projects;
• Develops and delivers briefings for senior DoD officials;
• Assists and advises the Project Officer(s) in project execution and supports planning, budgeting, monitoring, and evaluation of assigned country projects;
• Supports the Project Officer(s) to prepare project milestone documents [Project Concept Notification, Requirements Validation Review, Project Plans, and others as required];
• Assists Project Officer(s) with requirements and end-state development;
• Provides recurring updates to the Directors Operational Imperatives and Weekly Activity Reports;
• Assists Project Officer(s) to draft contract documents required for purchase request (PR) packages (Initial Strategy Session worksheets, Acquisition Strategy Review Documents, Market Research Reports, Statements of Work, Contract Data Requirement Lists, and others as required);
• Supports updates to quarterly project fact sheets and regional/country summaries for the Office of the Secretary of Defense;
• Supports development of project level inputs for Program Objective Memorandum, Project Management Reviews, Annual Report to Congress, Annual Spend Plans, and metrics reviews as required;
• Supports Project Officer(s) to review proposals for technical approach, logistics, cost realism, and scheduling;
• Supports acquisition strategies through the entire lifecycle of the project;
• Supports prompt and thorough responses to short-fuse taskers;
• Supports country assessments and validating project metrics on a recurring basis;
• Gains access to, and becomes proficient in, various program systems and tools, to include Automated Trip Request Information Process (ATRIP), Program Budget Management/Web-application Tool, Mercury/Threat Reduction Logistics Services, Consolidated Acquisition Tool, etc.;
• Captures meeting minutes and lessons learned, and incorporates solutions to action items and process improvement methodologies;
• Supports Project Officer(s) in their engagements with implementing contractors and other partners as they ensure that contractual obligations are met;
• Supports Project Officer(s) to manage regional and country portfolios, including monitoring cost/schedule/scope, budget, deliverables, expenditures, and other needs;
• Supports Project Officer(s) travel planning and requirements, including ATRIP submission, Antiterrorism Force Protection plans, logistics support requests, trip book development, trip report, and others as needed; REQUIRED SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS:
• Bachelor's Degree
• 1-3 years of related experience
• Travel up to 15% of the time
• Secret Clearance required
• Program Management experience
• Financial Management experience
• Acquisition Experience
• Experienced with the Federal Acquisition Regulation
• Demonstrated proficiency with Microsoft Office tool suites
• Demonstrated ability to write for Senior Leaders
• Ability to work collaboratively or independently
• Strong attention to detail, communication, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills DESIRED SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS:
• Master's Degree
• 3+ years of related experience
• Top Secret/SCI Security Clearance
• PMP Certification
• DTRA CTR or Counter-WMD experience For more information please Contact Us Or send an email to
• Work Schedule: Hybrid
• Clearance: SECRET
• Location: Lorton, VA 22079 This position will function as the Advisory and Assistance Services (A&AS) Project Analyst for the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) Cooperative Threat Reduction (CTR).
This is primarily a project management role that requires implementation of Department of Defense (DoD) acquisition strategies to carry out international threat reduction activities.
The Project Analyst serves as lead A&AS support to the Government Project Officer and is directly responsible for ensuring all project level deliverables meet quality and schedule requirements.
The successful applicant will be able to multi-task on a broad range of activities, client engagement; project management; financial management; quality assurance; knowledge management; acquisition life-cycle support, and generally supporting the Project Officer with a multitude of recurring and pop-up deliverables.
DUTIES
• Provides project management support for the full range of program and contract deliverables across various missions and activities in one or more countries/projects;
• Develops and delivers briefings for senior DoD officials;
• Assists and advises the Project Officer(s) in project execution and supports planning, budgeting, monitoring, and evaluation of assigned country projects;
• Supports the Project Officer(s) to prepare project milestone documents [Project Concept Notification, Requirements Validation Review, Project Plans, and others as required];
• Assists Project Officer(s) with requirements and end-state development;
• Provides recurring updates to the Directors Operational Imperatives and Weekly Activity Reports;
• Assists Project Officer(s) to draft contract documents required for purchase request (PR) packages (Initial Strategy Session worksheets, Acquisition Strategy Review Documents, Market Research Reports, Statements of Work, Contract Data Requirement Lists, and others as required);
• Supports updates to quarterly project fact sheets and regional/country summaries for the Office of the Secretary of Defense;
• Supports development of project level inputs for Program Objective Memorandum, Project Management Reviews, Annual Report to Congress, Annual Spend Plans, and metrics reviews as required;
• Supports Project Officer(s) to review proposals for technical approach, logistics, cost realism, and scheduling;
• Supports acquisition strategies through the entire lifecycle of the project;
• Supports prompt and thorough responses to short-fuse taskers;
• Supports country assessments and validating project metrics on a recurring basis;
• Gains access to, and becomes proficient in, various program systems and tools, to include Automated Trip Request Information Process (ATRIP), Program Budget Management/Web-application Tool, Mercury/Threat Reduction Logistics Services, Consolidated Acquisition Tool, etc.;
• Captures meeting minutes and lessons learned, and incorporates solutions to action items and process improvement methodologies;
• Supports Project Officer(s) in their engagements with implementing contractors and other partners as they ensure that contractual obligations are met;
• Supports Project Officer(s) to manage regional and country portfolios, including monitoring cost/schedule/scope, budget, deliverables, expenditures, and other needs;
• Supports Project Officer(s) travel planning and requirements, including ATRIP submission, Antiterrorism Force Protection plans, logistics support requests, trip book development, trip report, and others as needed; REQUIRED SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS:
• Bachelor's Degree
• 1-3 years of related experience
• Travel up to 15% of the time
• Secret Clearance required
• Program Management experience
• Financial Management experience
• Acquisition Experience
• Experienced with the Federal Acquisition Regulation
• Demonstrated proficiency with Microsoft Office tool suites
• Demonstrated ability to write for Senior Leaders
• Ability to work collaboratively or independently
• Strong attention to detail, communication, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills DESIRED SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS:
• Master's Degree
• 3+ years of related experience
• Top Secret/SCI Security Clearance
• PMP Certification
• DTRA CTR or Counter-WMD experience For more information please Contact Us Or send an email to