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Perks of Working at Ignite Digital

Competitive pay and benefits, including PTO
Education stipends and referral bonuses
Compelling work with the U.S. federal government
Strong emphasis on volunteer and community engagement
Opportunity to shape the future of our industry
Supportive colleagues and management who invest in your growth

Ignite Digital is seeking a Senior Project Controls Analyst to provide headquarters-level Earned Value Management (EVM), cost, schedule, and program controls support for a federal government client. The ideal candidate is an experienced project controls professional with a strong background supporting the U.S. Navy, Department of Defense (DoD), or other complex federal programs, with demonstrated expertise integrating cost, schedule, performance, and risk data for decision-making.

Scope of Responsibilities

Serve as a senior EVM and project controls subject matter expert supporting headquarters, program office, and portfolio-level requirements.
Analyze program cost, schedule, performance, and risk to identify trends and emerging issues.
Review contractor IPMDAR, IPMR, IMS, and other performance data for program health and compliance.
Analyze EVM metrics including BCWS/PV, BCWP/EV, ACWP/AC, CPI, SPI, TCPI, EAC, ETC, and VAC.
Evaluate cost and schedule variances, contractor explanations, corrective actions, and recovery plans.
Develop independent assessments, forecasts, and recommendations for leadership.
Support IBRs, baseline establishment, BCRs, replanning, rebaselining, contract modifications, and surveillance activities.
Maintain up‑to‑date knowledge of FAR, DFARS, DoD EVM policy, acquisition guidance, and program management requirements.
Coordinate across program managers, analysts, cost estimators, schedulers, technical leads, CAMs, contracting personnel, and industry partners.
Integrate cost, schedule, technical, and historical performance data to identify and quantify risks.
Conduct quantitative risk and scenario analyses.
Prepare and deliver executive‑level briefings on program cost, schedule, risk, and performance.
Provide recommendations to assist leadership with resource allocation, budgeting, contracting, and execution decisions.
Develop standardized project controls processes, templates, and methodologies.
Identify opportunities to automate data collection, reporting, forecasting, and analysis.

Required Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Accounting, Economics, Engineering, Mathematics, Data Analytics, Project Management, or related field.
10+ years of relevant experience in project controls, EVM, financial analysis, cost estimating, scheduling, or related disciplines.
Experience supporting complex DoD or federal government programs.
Advanced knowledge of EVM principles, EVMS requirements, forecasting, and variance analysis.
Experience analyzing IPMDAR, IPMR, IMS, or similar reporting.
Experience with scheduling tools such as Primavera P6 or Microsoft Project.
Experience with EVM/cost tools such as Deltek COBRA or IBM Cognos.
Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and experience working with large datasets.
Demonstrated ability to present performance analysis and recommendations to leadership.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.