Program Analyst

The Program Analyst will be responsible for program, business and test management along with a wide range of communications, technical writing, stakeholder management and outreach, and program specific activities. As part of a multi-disciplinary team, you will directly engage with FAA program leads, technical professionals, and senior managers to implement strategic telecommunication projects. You will also organize and document key meetings, draft and deliver strategic communications, develop briefings and graphics, and provide collateral material to promote awareness, participation and adoption by stakeholders in the agency. You will work directly with FAA leadership to promote prominent technical exchange forums and develop strategies to strengthen stakeholder engagement.  Superb social and interpersonal skills are required to effectively coordinate with a team of professionals who are both technical and non-technical and to ensure the team maintains a positive and collaborative relationship with external stakeholders. Attention to detail, responsiveness, and consistently high-quality work products are a must. Creativity, innovative thought and knowledge of digital media platforms are also highly desirable.

Activities and responsibilities associated with this position include but not limited to: 

• Coordinate telecommunications operational test activities with FAA Program Management offices
• Telecommunications test tracking and workflow reporting
• Develop and recommend potential related risks or issues
• Track monitor and report all test related funding
• Equipment and construction order management. This include organizing and processing customer requests, obtaining competing quotes, working with the Business Office for financial approval and provisioning request development, and tracking from order to delivery
• Internal FAA and external stakeholder procurement package coordination
• Develop justifications for laboratory equipment that is used to perform operational assessments
• Participate in operational test and sub-test procedures
• Schedule and support dry run testing
• Schedule and support Operational Test activities with NAS system owners (Testing includes TDM to IP, communications, navigation, surveillance and automation)
• Development testing leadership and activity coordination
• Monitor and control schedules, deliverables, and milestones
• Analyze and distribute program requirements documents
• Manage development of logistics, agenda, schedule, attendee lists and briefings for leadership and technical stakeholder meetings
• Develop, update, maintain, publish and disseminate meeting artifacts, including meeting minutes and action items in a timely fashion
• Promote cross-team collaboration via development and sustainment of complex Knowledge Services Network (SharePoint) sites for use by functional teams (test, engineering, contracts, operations} and external vendors
• Provide technical writing, executive communication, and stakeholder outreach consultation and assistance to FAA leadership
• Collect, organize, and analyze information required for management reports; briefings; studies; and analysis using general program/project management processes/principles
• Provide programmatic and technical support to complete ad-hoc tasks as directed

You will work directly with FAA leadership in a dynamic and fast-paced environment.  Superb project management and interpersonal skills are required to effectively coordinate with a team of professionals across organizations and professional disciplines.

• Bachelor's Degree in Management, Communications, Marketing or related field or equivalent combination of education, technical training, or work/military experience and 12-15 years of related experience
• 20 years of experinece and a high school degree can be a substitute to a Bachelors.
• Knowledge in FAA procurement, planning, and construction build-out of telecommunications test beds and data centers
• Demonstrated experience planning, organizing and managing key meetings, writing and editing technical documents, and developing high-quality and visually compelling collateral materials
• Strong grasp of language, and ability to adapt writing style to different audiences
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills; must be able to communicate effectively with all levels of management

• Project Management Professional certification
• Order management experience
• Strict attention to detail and ability to review and edit a wide variety of documents for compliance, clarity, and proper use of terminology
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively
• Proactive, solution-oriented
• Exceptional time management skills; willingness to work extended hours to complete tasks when needed
• Demonstrated leadership, influence, and collaboration skills
• Advanced proficiency in use of office productivity platforms
• FAA experience preferred

Noblis and our wholly owned subsidiaries, Noblis ESI, and Noblis MSD tackle the nation's toughest problems and apply advanced solutions to our clients' most critical missions. We bring the best of scientific thought, management, and engineering expertise together in an environment of independence and objectivity to deliver enduring impact on federal missions. Noblis works with a wide range of government clients in the defense, intelligence and federal civil sectors. Learn more at Noblis -About Us

Why work at a Noblis company?

Our employees find greater meaning in their work and balance the other things in life that matter to them. Our people are our greatest asset. They are exceptionally skilled, knowledgeable, team-oriented, and mission-driven individuals who want to do work that matters and benefits the public. Noblis has won numerous workplace awards. Noblis maintains a drug-free workplace.

At Noblis we recognize and reward your contributions, provide you with growth opportunities, and support your total well-being. Our offerings include health, life, disability, financial, and retirement benefits, as well as paid leave, professional development, tuition assistance, and work-life programs. Our award programs acknowledge employees for exceptional performance and superior demonstration of our service standards. Full-time and part-time employees working at least 20 hours a week on a regular basis are eligible to participate in our benefit programs. Other offerings may be provided for employees not within this category. We encourage you to learn more about our total benefits by visiting the Benefits page on our Careers site.

Salary at Noblis is determined by various factors, including but not limited to, the combination of education, certifications, knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience, internal and external equity, location, and clearance level, as well as contract-specific affordability and organizational requirements and applicable employment laws. The projected compensation range for this position is provided within the posting and are based on full time status. Part time staff receive a prorated salary based on regularly scheduled hours. The estimated minimum and maximum displayed represents the broadest range for this position (inclusive of high geographic and high clearance requirements), and is just one component of Noblis’ total compensation package for employees.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, ethnicity, sex, age, national origin, religion, physical or mental disability, pregnancy/childbirth and related medical conditions, veteran or military status, or any other characteristics protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

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