Senior Lead Program & Lifecycle Sustainment Analyst

Senior Lead Program & Lifecycle Sustainment Analyst

Position Summary

Sayres is seeking a Senior Lead Program & Lifecycle Sustainment Analyst to provide senior-level engineering logistics and programmatic support to PMS 300 leadership across shipbuilding modernization production and lifecycle sustainment efforts. This position will lead day-to-day coordination activities support strategic planning and budget development and ensure alignment among Government personnel shipbuilders warfare centers technical teams and other program stakeholders.

The ideal candidate will bring extensive experience in Navy acquisition integrated logistics support lifecycle management fleet readiness and maritime platform sustainment. The position requires the ability to translate complex technical logistics financial and performance information into actionable recommendations and executive-level decision-support materials.

Responsibilities

• Lead program planning and total lifecycle sustainment activities across product lines ensuring continuity from development and production through deployment modernization sustainment and end-of-life.
• Provide senior-level engineering and programmatic support to PMS 300 leadership across shipbuilding small boat combatant craft modernization and production efforts.
• Serve as the team lead for weekly meetings and day-to-day program coordination activities in the absence of the Program Assistant Program Manager (PAPM).
• Develop execute and maintain Lifecycle Management Plans and supporting sustainment strategies aligned with NAVSEA lifecycle management practices.
• Coordinate integrated logistics and sustainment inputs including maintenance concepts supply support spares planning supportability analysis training technical data configuration management and product support requirements.
• Evaluate fleet readiness drivers sustainment costs total ownership costs system performance obsolescence risks and lifecycle performance indicators.
• Identify lifecycle risks and recommend mitigation strategies supporting readiness affordability modernization and long-term platform availability.
• Support Program Objective Memorandum cycle activities including data calls requirements justification performance inputs funding alignment capability trade analyses and budget submissions.
• Track requirements funding profiles unfunded priorities and lifecycle needs across fiscal years to maintain alignment with long-range program and portfolio objectives.
• Develop review edit and coordinate executive-level briefings presentations reports technical documentation and decision-support materials for PMO and senior leadership review.
• Translate technical logistics schedule cost and performance data into clear recommendations and actionable executive-level information.
• Coordinate across Government organizations warfare centers shipbuilders prime contractors vendors engineering teams contracting finance logistics and operational stakeholders.
• Lead or support Integrated Product Teams cross-organizational working groups governance boards program reviews risk discussions and technical reviews.
• Respond to programmatic data calls taskers action items and leadership inquiries accurately and within established deadlines.
• Track program risks schedules milestones deliverables action items and follow-up activities resulting from leadership reviews and stakeholder meetings.
• Support modernization sustainment and systems-integration activities across platforms mission systems and product-support elements.
• Participate in shipyard visits and waterfront activities to monitor production and modernization progress assess sustainment considerations coordinate technical efforts and support leadership engagement.
• Maintain proactive communication across Government and contractor teams to support program milestones fleet readiness and operational objectives.
• Travel required approximately 10-15% to shipbuilder and waterfront locations.

Core Competencies

• Lifecycle Strategy and Sustainment Planning
• Integrated Logistics and Product Support
• Fleet Readiness and Total Ownership Cost Analysis
• POM and Budget Development
• Navy Acquisition and Program Execution
• Executive Briefings and Decision Support
• Multi-Enterprise Stakeholder Coordination
• Risk Obsolescence and Modernization Planning
• Shipbuilding and Waterfront Support
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership

Required Qualifications

• Bachelors degree from an accredited institution in Engineering Logistics Systems Engineering Business Public Policy or a related technical or management discipline.
• Fifteen or more years of experience supporting DoD or U.S. Navy acquisition lifecycle management integrated logistics sustainment engineering or program management activities.
• Demonstrated experience developing and executing Lifecycle Management Plans and supporting POM budget or requirements submissions.
• Experience supporting Navy shipbuilding modernization waterfront maritime systems or lifecycle sustainment programs.
• Strong knowledge of the DoD acquisition lifecycle Navy sustainment practices product support requirements and budget processes.
• Experience conducting fleet readiness sustainment cost supportability or total ownership cost analyses.
• Experience working directly with NAVSEA or an equivalent DoD acquisition engineering or sustainment organization.
• Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional coordination and operate in a senior or deputy program management capacity.
• Ability to develop and present executive-level briefings technical reports and decision-support materials.
• Proficiency with data analysis performance metrics reporting tools and program-tracking applications.
• Strong written verbal organizational analytical and stakeholder-management skills.
• Ability to travel to shipyard and waterfront locations as required.
• Secret clearance or the ability to obtain and maintain one.

Desired Qualifications

• Active DoD Secret clearance.
• Experience supporting PMS 300 or comparable NAVSEA boat combatant craft service craft or maritime platform programs.
• Working knowledge of small boats combatant craft auxiliary vessels or related maritime platform and mission systems.
• Experience supporting multi-enterprise programs involving multiple Navy commands warfare centers shipbuilders vendors and contractors.
• Experience leading IPTs working groups program reviews or cross-functional execution teams.
• Familiarity with shipyard production testing waterfront operations configuration management and modernization planning.

Salary Disclosure: The posted salary range represents the anticipated compensation for this position. Final compensation will be determined based on several factors including but not limited to the candidates relevant experience education certifications skills geographic location security clearance contract requirements and internal equity. Compensation decisions are made in accordance with applicable federal state and local laws.

About Sayres Defense

Sayres Defense supports critical U.S. Navy shipbuilding and maritime programs delivering acquisition engineering logistics and waterfront expertise that strengthens fleet readiness and lifecycle sustainment.

The position description is only meant to be a representative summary of the major responsibilities and accountabilities performed by the incumbents of this position. The incumbents may be requested to perform position-related tasks other than those stated in this description. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion gender sexual orientation national origin age gender identity disability or veteran status.

At Sayres our employees enjoy an atmosphere conducive to realizing their potential through personal and professional development while simultaneously exceeding customers expectations.

We offer a broad spectrum of technical engineering and administrative services including acquisition financial and program management; fleet synthetic training; logistics; ship construction engineering; systems engineering and integration; wargaming; test and evaluation; security counterintelligence and policy analysis.

Sayres is headquartered in Washington DC with offices throughout the United States and has a presence abroad.

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