Management and Program Analyst

This position is in the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Farm Production and Conservation (FPAC), Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), located in the state of Utah. The selected candidate will be responsible for supporting project management activities throughout the full life cycle, including initiating, executing, controlling, and closing out assigned projects. The duty location for this position is negotiable within the state of Utah.

Supports project management activities through the full project life cycle processes of initiating, executing, controlling, and close-out on assigned projects.

Uses qualitative and quantitative methods to conduct studies of financial operations, programs and organizations in the development of metrics to assess program performance.

Reviews legislation, regulations, guidelines, and program requirements to assess their impact and provide informed recommendations.

Facilitates project and inter-project communications, risk mitigation and issue resolution while providing recommendations for decision making, and coordinates the implementation of solutions.

Gathers documentation and initiates briefings to support decision making and communicate project interdependencies, risks and issues for projects of assigned branch.

Assists in the formulation, determination, development and implementation of policies, processes and process improvements of project management methodology and tool sets in accordance with industry best practices.

Assesses project risk and issues and recommends mitigation strategies, elevating through the project governance structure for decision making and resolution as necessary.