Program Analyst (Federal Gov't)

Local candidates within 1 hour driving distance from Washington DC will be considered.
MEC is a boutique IT government consulting company located on the East Coast. We foster an environment that promotes cross-collaboration, teamwork, and a proactive mindset. Our culture revolves around self-organized teams, where individuals from diverse backgrounds and functions come together to tackle projects as the norm, not the exception. 
MEC is looking for a Program Analyst to support the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and their Investment Planning Management (IPM) group, AAP-200, and the Joint Resource Council (JRC).
Candidates must independently analyze various FAA investment programs from a program management perspective.
RESPONSIBILITIES: 

• Perform day-to-day activities in support of the JRC Executive Secretariat and FAA Acquisition Executive (FAE).
• Plan logistics and develop meeting materials for working groups, meetings, and conferences as required for outreach to the JRC Readiness Process Stakeholders on behalf of the JRC Executive Secretariat.
• Collaborate with a broad team of process stakeholders with a diverse set of skills in the National Airspace System (NAS) and Mission Support
• Coordinate activities with stakeholders and team members and prepare presentations with technical and program management contents for program status reporting
• Support and track the work of investment programs and report status periodically.
• Lead and participate in meetings in support of the FAA customer
• Support the Post-Implementation Review (PIR) Quality Officer by developing monthly PIR Council reports and PIR Data Readiness Assessment reports.

SKILLS REQUIRED: 

• 10 - 15 years of relevant experience
• Experience working with the FAA and a general understanding of their processes
• Working knowledge of MS Sharepoint and Power Apps
• Detail-oriented, independent, self-motivated, and a proactive team member
• Excellent oral and written communication skills effective with operational, technical, and senior management audiences
• Strong analytical background and excellent communication and interpersonal skills. Must be comfortable making presentations.
• Federal Government program analysis experience, specifically related to large systems acquisition within the FAA.

SKILLS PREFERRED: 

• Experience with FAA NAS or Mission Support systems
• Experience with the FAA Acquisition Management System artifacts preferred
• Experience with FAA Enterprise Architecture artifacts preferred
• Experience conducting or participating in PIRs preferred
• Excellent oral and written communication skills effective with operational, technical, and senior management audiences
• Extensive and detailed knowledge of FAA NAS systems, investment analysis, solution development & implementation, and engineering practices
• High proficiency with MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, MS Project, MS Sharepoint, and other MS Office Products.

BENEFITS:
MEC offers extensive benefit coverage (including and not limited to) Remote/Flexible Work Schedule, Unlimited PTO (Paid-Time-Off), healthcare (UHC; medical, dental, vision), 401K Retirement, and professional development/fitness/wellness/technology/tuition reimbursements.
MEC is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. Our hiring practices provide equal opportunity for employment without regard to race, religion, color, sex, gender, national origin, age, United States military veteran's status, ancestry, sexual orientation, marital status, family structure, medical condition, including genetic characteristics or information, veteran status, or mental or physical disability so long as the essential functions of the job can be performed with or without reasonable accommodation, or any other protected category under federal, state, or local law.