Management Analyst

Management Analyst

This is a fully on-site, customer-facing role supporting a high-priority Navy contract at Patuxent River, Maryland. Compensation: $89,000 - $125,000 based on qualifications and experience Employment Type: Full-Time Clearance Requirement: Active Secret clearance is required at time of hire

The Management Analyst supports Navy program operations by helping program offices track priorities, manage deliverables, reduce schedule risk, and maintain clear visibility into customer needs. You will maintain issue, risk, and action trackers; support product order fulfillment through accurate monthly forecasting; and coordinate with program office stakeholders to keep deliverables and Government Furnished Equipment (GFE)/Government Furnished Information (GFI) schedules aligned. You will also prepare meeting minutes, briefings, action item trackers, and program documentation that help leaders make informed decisions and keep work moving forward.

Responsibilities Include:

• Maintain a customer issue, risk, and action tracker reviewed weekly to drive accountability and timely resolution across program stakeholders
• Support on-time purchase order (PO) fulfillment through accurate monthly product forecasts aligned to the GFE/GFI schedule
• Coordinate with Navy program office stakeholders to confirm needs, track deliverables, monitor purchase order schedules, and reduce schedule slippage
• Prepare meeting minutes, action item trackers, briefings, and program documentation that capture decisions, owners, timelines, risks, and follow-up actions
• Track deliverables, milestones, and dependencies to help program managers identify gaps, remove blockers, and maintain schedule alignment
• Gather, analyze, and organize program information to support management reviews, customer updates, and operational planning
• Support executive-level coordination including briefing preparation, status reporting, and stakeholder follow-through
• Identify opportunities to improve documentation flow, stakeholder coordination, and recurring reporting processes
• Communicate clearly with program offices, internal teams, and customer stakeholders to ensure deliverables and action items are understood and documented
• Other duties as assigned

Minimum Qualifications:

• 3–5 years of experience supporting DoD program operations, project coordination, or management analysis
• Experience with schedule tracking, deliverable coordination, risk/action tracking, and stakeholder communication
• Strong organizational and communication skills with the ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced environment
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office, SharePoint, Jira, Power BI, or similar tools
• Intermediate artificial intelligence (AI) proficiency, including use of approved tools for drafting, summarization, and analysis with appropriate human validation
• Familiarity with Navy or DoD program office environments
• Ability to work fully on-site in Patuxent River, Maryland
• Active Secret clearance required

Preferred Skills:

• Direct experience working within Navy Program Offices
• Experience supporting executive-level coordination and customer-facing operational reporting
• Experience building or maintaining issue, risk, action, milestone, forecasting, or purchase order tracking tools
• Familiarity with GFE/GFI schedules and their impact on program execution
• Familiarity with Enterprise Mission Assurance Support Service (eMASS), Navy program reporting processes, or defense acquisition environments

Education:

• Bachelors Degree or equivalent professional work experience required.

Employee Benefits:

• Remote and Hybrid working environment
• Competitive pay structure
• Medical, dental, vision plans with employees covered up to 90% with highly progressive options for dependents and families
• Company paid life, short- and long-term disability insurance
• Employee Assistance Program
• 401(k) match
• Flexible Paid Time Off
• Parental Leave

Employment Perks:

• We provide each employee with professional growth opportunities through succession planning, up-skilling, and certifications
• Tuition and certification reimbursement
• Employee Referral Programs
• Company Sponsored Events

Fortress is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. All employees and applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, disability, gender, national origin, race, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status, or any other classification protected by federal, state, or local law.