Project Controls & Financial Analyst

Leidos is seeking Project Controls & Financial Analysts to support the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), Office of Defense Programs, in executing the Nation’s nuclear deterrence mission. These positions provide project controls, financial management, budgeting, and earned value management (EVMS) support to Federal Program Managers overseeing nuclear weapons modernization and sustainment activities across the Nuclear Security Enterprise. Candidates will deliver analytical insight into cost, schedule, budget execution, and performance metrics across geographically dispersed national security laboratories and nuclear weapon production facilities.

The role requires familiarity with DOE/DoD Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution (PPBE) processes, EVMS, integrated master scheduling, and financial reporting. The successful candidate is analytical, detail‑oriented, adaptable, and comfortable interfacing with federal and military stakeholders.

• Provide Federal Program Managers with clear, accurate, and timely budget, cost, schedule, and performance analyses.
• Support development and maintenance of integrated master schedules and monitor schedule performance across laboratories and production facilities.
• Analyze program cost performance, spend plans, and budget execution to assess alignment with approved baselines.
• Apply Earned Value Management System (EVMS) principles to evaluate contractor progress and identify cost and schedule variances.
• Prepare or support preparation of cost estimates, baseline budgets, work authorizations, work packages, and change requests.
• Track allocation and reallocation of funds, expenditures, and planned versus actual costs; identify trends and recommend corrective actions.
• Support development of future‑year budget projections and multi‑year program plans.
• Prepare financial inputs for implementation plans, program plans, Reports to Congress, Stockpile Stewardship and Management Plan inputs, and other Defense Programs documentation.
• Respond to short‑notice data calls and budget or schedule scenario analyses from NNSA leadership and other senior officials.
• Support and maintain data within NNSA enterprise systems (e.g., EPAT, PROBE, DPD, or similar federal systems).
• Coordinate with laboratories, production facilities, and DoD stakeholders to ensure alignment of cost, schedule, and technical execution data.
• Produce recurring and special reports representing program execution status to leadership.
• Support program reviews, site meetings, and executive briefings.
• Ensure compliance with applicable project controls, configuration management, risk management, and information management policies and procedures.

• Active DOE Q clearance
• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Business, Program Management, or related discipline.
• Experience in project controls, financial analysis, cost estimating, budget formulation, or EVMS within DOE, NNSA, DoD, or similar federal environments.
• Experience supporting DOE or DoD PPBE processes and associated systems (e.g., EPAT, PROBE, DPD, or comparable federal tools).
• Understanding of Earned Value Management Systems (EVMS) principles and performance analysis.
• Experience supporting development or analysis of integrated master schedules (Primavera/P6 or similar tools preferred).
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, including advanced Excel skills.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a high‑visibility federal environment.

Pay Range $ - $

February 26, 2026

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, ethnicity, age, national origin, citizenship, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy, family structure, marital status, ancestry, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, or any other basis prohibited by law. Leidos will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with relevant laws.