Deputy Program Manager/Business Analyst

Location: On-site full-time at Quantico, VA

Company

Support the Marine Corps Manpower & Reserve Affairs client through program execution, project delivery, and business analysis.

What you will do

• Partner with the Program Manager to plan, execute, monitor, control, and close program initiatives.
• Develop and maintain project plans, integrated schedules, milestones, deliverables, resource requirements, and budgets.
• Monitor performance, risks, dependencies, delays, and impacts while preparing mitigation recommendations for leadership.
• Lead requirements-gathering sessions, interviews, and workshops; document user stories, use cases, traceability matrices, workflows, and data flows.
• Bridge functional managers and development teams by clarifying requirements, answering questions, validating delivered functionality, and supporting architecture decisions.
• Coordinate with government stakeholders, engineers, contracting representatives, design, research, and engineering teams; support QA reviews and client meetings.

Requirements

• PMP certification.
• Bachelor’s degree in Business or a related discipline.
• Active Public Trust clearance or ability to obtain one.
• Strong leadership, organizational, analytical, client relationship management, and communication skills.
• Experience with project tracking tools such as MS Project, Jira, Smartsheet, and SharePoint; strong proficiency in Microsoft Project and Planner.
• Experience developing, maintaining, and updating integrated project schedules, milestones, and deliverables.
• Experience defining scope, schedule, cost, and quality management plans with internal teams, service providers, and subcontractors.
• Experience bridging business and technical teams and managing projects through successful, high-quality, on-budget completion.
• Strong technical writing skills, including user guides, SOPs, or training materials; strong Excel and data visualization skills with tools such as Power BI or Tableau.
• Familiarity with Marine Corps manpower, personnel, or reserve affairs programs.
• Must be able to work on-site full-time at Quantico, VA.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time employment supporting a Marine Corps client.
• Regular collaboration with government program managers, engineers, contracting representatives, delivery teams, and subcontractors.
• On-site work at Quantico, Virginia.