The Integrated Products Division (IPD) of Applied Research Associates, Inc. is looking for a Senior Project Analyst to join our team in Greenville, SC. The IPD team strives to develop and deliver solutions to challenging problems involving highly technical areas such as robotic systems, autonomous vehicles, advanced sensors, geotechnical applications, weapon systems, energy solutions and other emerging technologies – for both commercial and DOD/Government customers. This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a growing Program & Project Management team. As the project analyst, you will work closely with ARA’s program and project managers to manage KPIs, perform budget analysis, estimate costs/labor hours, support configuration management, and manage project reporting for both New Product Introduction (NPI) and New Technology Introduction (NTI) projects.

Essential Functions:

• Maintain dashboards to track progress and ensure transparency of key metrics
• Generate and manage project plans within Smartsheet, ensuring projects are properly linked to reports
• Perform budget analysis, cost projections, and estimates
• Maintain resource planning spreadsheets, ensuring all required resources are captured and allocated accurately
• Proactively identify upcoming resource constraints, communicating effectively to functional managers
• Support the generation of work instructions and Standard Operating Procedures for project and change management
• Support the project management and systems engineering teams in executing the change management process
• Lead configuration reviews with the Change Management Review board, ensuring the process is completed and required approvals are received
• Track/monitor subcontractor spending, work completion, and deliverables when required
• Support during project reviews, documenting and communicating identified action items
• Facilitate lessons learned activities/reviews for completed projects
• Support the project management team and proposal managers in compiling estimates and getting quotes for project proposals
• Provide other support to project managers as required
• Possible opportunity to lead internal process improvements

Required Experience and Skills:

• Bachelor of Science Degree in Business, Data Analytics, Project Management, Engineering, Science, or equivalent
• Minimum 5-7 years related experience
• Financial acumen
• Experience with using MS Office, Smartsheet, Deltek Costpoint, Sharepoint, and Power BI
• Self-directed, detail oriented for quality, and a problem solver
• Ability to work with and communicate with cross-functional groups including engineering, project management, finance, and purchasing

Preferred:

• Experience with federal or state government processes and project requirements
• Experience with project/task scheduling
• Knowledge of change management or configuration management processes and procedures

Applied Research Associates, Inc. is an employee-owned international research and engineering company recognized for providing technically superior solutions to complex and challenging problems in the physical sciences. The company, founded in Albuquerque, NM, in 1979, currently employs over 2, 300 employee-owners and continues to grow. ARA offices throughout the United States and Canada provide a broad range of technical expertise in defense technologies, civil technologies, computer software and simulation, systems analysis, environmental technologies, and testing and measurement. The corporation also provides sophisticated technical products for environmental site characterization, pavement analysis, and robotics.

At ARA, employees are our greatest assets. The corporation realizes that employee ownership spawns greater creativity and initiative along with higher performance and customer satisfaction levels. ARA gives its employees the tools, training, and opportunities to take more active roles as owners. The culture is challenging; innovation and experimentation are the norm. Employees contributions not only add to the company’s success, but also their own through the Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP). The motto, “Engineering and Science for Fun and Profit” sums up the ARA experience. For additional information and an opportunity to join this unique workplace, please apply at careers.ara.com.

Experience

• 5 - 7 years: Work related to the position

Education

• Bachelors or better in Business or related field

Behaviors

• Dedicated: Devoted to a task or purpose with loyalty or integrity
• Detail Oriented: Capable of carrying out a given task with all details necessary to get the task done well
• Innovative: Consistently introduces new ideas and demonstrates original thinking
• Thought Provoking: Capable of making others think deeply on a subject
• Team Player: Works well as a member of a group

Motivations

• Entrepreneurial Spirit: Inspired to perform well by an ability to drive new ventures within the business
• Goal Completion: Inspired to perform well by the completion of tasks
• Flexibility: Inspired to perform well when granted the ability to set your own schedule and goals
• Self-Starter: Inspired to perform without outside help
• Growth Opportunities: Inspired to perform well by the chance to take on more responsibility

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