Program Budget Analyst

R-00155234

Description

***Must have an active DOE Q or active DOD Top Secret clearance to apply***

Leidos has an immediate need of a full time Program Budget Analyst to support the Nuclear Enterprise Assurance (NEA) Program.  This individual will serve as the primary interface between the program’s Federal Program Manager (FPM); Labs, Plants, and Sites (LPS); and the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) Defense Programs (DP) budgeting team.  The individual will develop the program budget, provide reports, and communicate requirements to executive leadership.  The work performed is extensive in scope and preference is for an experienced individual with demonstrated program/budget analysis expertise or an individual with program/budget analyst background with a willingness and aptitude to learn the budget and program.

The individual must be self-starting, possess an ability to work in a highly dynamic environment, and have an ability to interface with a broad range of federal and military technical staff and leadership.  This requires coordinating with FPMs, NNSA LPS Program Managers, and other program/budget analysts to draft cogent and consolidated budget documentation, program briefings, program reports, draft work authorizations, and approved funding program documentation.  The individual must understand and explain the technical and programmatic drivers for budget changes and priorities and respond quickly to real and posited work scope changes, variances, and funding levels with accurate analysis and documentation.  This is a full-time contractor-support position located on-site at the NNSA offices in Albuquerque, NM. 

Roles/responsibilities include:

• Serves as the primary interface between the NEA Program and the DP budgeting office.
• Compiles programmatic monthly, quarterly, and end-of-year project reports for use by NEA leads and FPM.
• Analyzes monthly, quarterly, and annual reports on budgetary issues.
• Develops and maintains monthly updates of program status briefings.
• Manages annual, quarterly and other periodic reporting requirements, including program reviews, providing programmatic input, and coordinating NNSA site meetings associated with program deliverables.
• Keeps records on status of portfolio and program budget changes, including allocation/reallocation, expenditures, and budgetary requirements associated with mission scope.
• Serves as primary interface between NEA and higher echelon offices, as well as the Office of Management & Budget, on budget narratives, budget presentations, and other budgetary policy issues.
• For the FPM, analyzes, reports on results, and tracks action items on technical projects undertaken by the NEA Core team, LPS NEA teams, other NNSA program offices, and NNSA partners.
• Advises FPM in methods for meeting requirements associated with current and future fiscal year planning and assist in developing consistent methods and approaches for use by Federal and contractor budget support staff members.
• Prepares program cost and budget documentation over several budget fiscal years, including the development of complex spreadsheets, development of program planning and budget briefings, and draft preparation of work authorizations and approved funding program documentation.
• Provides program management support in the preparation, coordination, evaluation, review and analysis of program execution plans and tracking, monitoring, and reporting of program-specific milestones and updates of annual performance measures.
• Analyzes, formats, and presents justifications to senior Federal management and external organizations, such as Congress and the Office of Management and Budget.
• Clearly and concisely conveys analysis results to all levels of Federal management in support of programmatic decisions.
• As internal processes mature, creates and maintains database of codified and formalized procedures for office activities.
• Develop budget and program information in excel, budget database etc., and extract that information as necessary for budgets, briefings, reports, etc.

Required Education, Experience & Clearance:

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field with 8+ years of related program/budget analysis experience
• Active DoD Top Secret clearance or an active DOE Q clearance
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with demonstrated experience in developing briefings for senior and executive management
• Proficiency in the Microsoft Office suite with particular emphasis on word processing, presentation, and spreadsheet applications (MS Word, MS PowerPoint and MS Excel)
• Experience supporting the Department of Energy Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution process

Preferred Qualifications:

• Staff experience in military, government or corporate enterprise
• Nuclear weapons experience
• Interagency experience

Salary Range for this position: $125K to $130K
Original Posting: March 12, 2025
For U.S. Positions: While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.

Pay Range: Pay Range $89,700.00 - $162,150.00

The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.