Meridian

Program Manager

• Lead development and maintenance of program cost baselines, including time-phased budgets and control account structures
• Own Earned Value Management (EVM) processes within Deltek Cobra, ensuring data integrity and compliance with EVMS guidelines
• Develop, analyze, and defend Estimates at Completion (EAC) and Estimates to Complete (ETC)
• Perform deep-dive variance analysis and clearly articulate root causes, impacts, and forward-looking risks
• Partner directly with CAMs and program leadership to validate performance, challenge assumptions, and improve forecast accuracy
• Lead monthly program financial reviews, including internal leadership briefings and customer-facing deliverables
• Reconcile cost, schedule, and accounting data across systems (Cobra, ERP, timekeeping) to ensure consistency and audit readiness
• Support baseline change control processes, including BCR development, impact analysis, and implementation
• Ensure compliance with ANSI/EIA-748 EVMS guidelines and support DCMA/DCAA audits and surveillance activities
• Identify cost risks and opportunities and proactively drive mitigation strategies

Senior Program Controls Analyst

Scheduler

• Develop, maintain, and analyze integrated master schedules (IMS) in tools such as Microsoft Project or Primavera P6
• Collaborate with program managers, CAMs, and cross-functional teams to ensure schedule alignment with scope, budget, and technical objectives
• Perform schedule quality checks and health assessments in accordance with industry best practices and client standards
• Conduct schedule risk analysis and support mitigation planning to improve program predictability
• Support Earned Value Management (EVM) processes, including status updates, variance analysis, and reporting
• Prepare and deliver schedule-related metrics and reports for internal leadership and client stakeholders
• Identify critical path, near-critical activities, and key schedule drivers to support informed decision-making
• Assist in baseline development, change control, and schedule updates throughout the program lifecycle
• Ensure compliance with applicable standards such as EVMS guidelines and DCAA expectations
• Contribute to process improvements, tool development, and automation efforts to enhance scheduling efficiency and accuracy

Program Scheduler

Account Manager

• Own control account scope, budget, and schedule performance from baseline through execution
• Develop and maintain time-phased budgets and resource plans aligned with the Integrated Master Schedule (IMS)
• Ensure alignment between cost and schedule, including proper mapping of work scope, milestones, and resource loading
• Partner closely with Program Scheduling to maintain logic integrity, validate status, and ensure schedule reflects execution reality
• Ensure accurate Earned Value Management (EVM) performance, including BCWS, BCWP, and ACWP integrity
• Develop, maintain, and defend Estimates at Completion (EAC) and Estimates to Complete (ETC)
• Perform variance analysis (cost and schedule) and clearly articulate root causes, impacts, and corrective actions
• Lead monthly control account reviews and support program-level financial and performance reporting
• Partner with Program Controls to ensure data accuracy within systems such as Deltek Cobra
• Support baseline change control, including development and justification of Baseline Change Requests (BCRs)
• Identify risks and opportunities within control accounts and drive mitigation strategies
• Support EVMS compliance activities, including DCMA surveillance, IBRs, and DCAA audits

Senior Program Controls Analyst

Program Scheduler

Control Account Manager, CAM