Corporate EVMS Tools and Solutions Analyst

Leidos' Corporate Earned Value Management (EVM) Center of Excellence (COE) team has an immediate opening for an experienced EVMS Tools and Solutions Analyst. Our team is responsible for leading and executing the core responsibilities of EVM and scheduling across the enterprise, including all aspects of planning, infrastructure and tools, implementations, training and surveillance for Leidos. 

In this role, you will support the deployment of the OPDEC Integrated Program Manager (IPM) EVM tool, which includes planning and executing all aspects related to successful deployment on new programs, migrating existing programs, and in supporting the on-going use on existing programs.

You should have expertise in a broad range of functional areas and disciplines; including program management, EVMS implementations and compliance, scheduling, financial disciplines (pricing, program finance, FP&A, etc.), contract management, and strong understanding of inter-company functional relationships.  The ideal candidate is able to lead a team of individual contributors, program finance analysts (PFAs), schedulers, Control Account Managers (CAMs), Program Managers, and line executives.  The position provides leadership and hands on support to the program EVMS and Scheduling support teams, CAMs, and Program Managers to improve program planning and execution while ensuring compliance with contractual requirements and company policy and procedures. 

The position works closely with program teams, other functions, and line managers to establish, maintain, and grow key government customer relationships and to help drive program growth and execution of the Business Plan.  It is important to note that the Leidos contract portfolio has programs across many diverse customer environments (e.g., DoD, FAA, Intel, DHS, Healthcare), contracting scenarios (e.g., integrated subks, formal flow down, reporting only, EVMS on FFP, optional use of EVM core practices), and across a range of dollar values with different levels of external and internal understanding and buy-in. The ideal candidate will have various experiences across these diverse contract scenarios.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Provide hands-on technical direction, solutioning, deployment, and support of the OPDEC IPM EVM tools solutions in alignment with our EVM COE business strategy, which include the following:
  • Support the design and execution of the long, mid and short-term strategic and tactical roadmap for the IPM EVM tool solution
  • Utilizes expert domain knowledge to create new and innovative solutions to better integrate the tools and data flow across the entire EVM practice and tools suite (e.g. business intelligence dashboards, leveraging the internal BOT initiative, incorporate best of breed homegrown tools on programs, learn and use what other companies have created)
  • Incorporate feedback from those on the EVM COE and end users to improve infrastructure tools solutions and user adoption
  • Champion the never-ending need for better automation and integration of our EVM infrastructure and tools solutions
  • Interact regularly with functional leadership, senior and line executive leadership (internally or client), and technical personnel on topics related to the EVM infrastructure and tools
  • Engage with other company stakeholders to improve collaboration and leverage other Leidos solutions and initiatives to improve Program Execution
  • Provide technical input and recommendations to support the negotiation with vendors and contractors for infrastructure-specific projects and services. Work with vendors and Leidos IT to determine the right time for software upgrades; communicate upgrade schedules to users

• Provide hands-on technical support of the OPDEC IPM EVM tools, which include the following:
  • Ensure the tools are operational for program use
  • Provide authorized users access to the tools and deactivate accounts of unauthorized users
  • Support the help desk for overflow items on existing programs
  • Identify defects and needed enhancements and work with the vendor(s) to solve them
  • Track defects, enhancements, and other issues and work with stakeholders (e.g., Leidos IT, vendors, program users) to solve them
  • Lead and conduct the testing on software upgrades and resolve issues prior to upgrading the software in the Production environment
  • Implement solutions to maintain and integrate the toolsets to improve the end user experience
  • Maintain and provide user reference material for accessing and using the tools

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree and 12+ years of experience in program management, including leading EVMS implementations and the associated team(s). 
• Strong understanding of a broad range of financial disciplines, such as proposal pricing, program finance, FP&A, and contract management.
• US citizenship is required and able to obtain security clearance as needed.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Program Management Professional (PMP) certification
• Scheduling Professional (SP) certification
• Earned Value Profession (EVP) certification
• Intermediate to advanced knowledge of using tools like Microsoft Project, Structured Solutions Inc. Tools for Microsoft Project, Deltek Cobra, Deltek Cost Point, OPDEC Integrated Program Manager, and other Scheduling and EVMS tools.

Original Posting Date:

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:

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.