Our Deloitte Enterprise Performance team is at the forefront of enterprise technology, working across finance, supply chain, and IT operations to deliver holistic performance improvement and digital transformation. Join our team of strategic advisers and architects, differentiated by our industry depth to collaborate with leading solution providers and leverage your experience in strategy, process design, technology enablement, and operational services to enable heart-of-the-business solutions.

Work You’ll Do

As a Project Associate Manager, you will:

• Serve as the principal subject matter expert and advisor to the Project Lead and government stakeholders on all facets of contested logistics.
• Provide authoritative guidance throughout the project lifecycle, from shaping data calls and analysis to reviewing the final packaging of recommendations for senior leader decision forums.
• Serve as a senior subject matter mentor to the Policy Analyst and other team members, ensuring their work is analytically sound, strategically aligned, and doctrinally correct.
• Synthesize diverse inputs (e.g., JLB data, wargames, OPLANs, studies) to provide a unified strategic narrative and inform the project's direction.
• Act as the senior subject matter expert within Integrated Project Teams (IPTs) and working groups, guiding discussions, validating analytical approaches, and building consensus around findings.
• Provide critical SME recommendations for the codification of project findings into unified contested-logistics doctrine, authorities, and interagency constructs.

A successful candidate would possess these skills:

• Ability to work independently and collaborate as part of a team
• Effective written and verbal communication skills
• Meticulous attention to detail and quality of work product
• Ability to build and sustain professional relationships
• Ability to lead projects or workstreams
• Ability to manage and prioritize multiple tasks in a fast-paced and dynamic environment
• Strong interpersonal skills and professional demeanor
• Ability to meet deadlines
• Ability to mentor and provide clear guidance to others

The Team

Deloitte’s Government & Public Services (GPS) practice – our people, ideas, technology and outcomes – is designed for impact. Serving federal, state, & local government clients as well as public higher education institutions, our team of professionals brings fresh perspective to help clients anticipate disruption, reimagine the possible, and fulfill their mission promise.

Our Supply Chain & Network Operations offering advises, implements, and operates transformational solutions that bring world class supply network capabilities.

The Project Delivery Talent Model is designed for professionals with specialized skills that align to a current client need. Team members focus on delivering services to clients, without additional expectations related to business development or promotion. Their employment is tied to their role on a project, and they are eligible for a benefits package that is competitive for project delivery-focused professionals.

Qualifications

Required

• Bachelors degree with 12 years of experience, Masters degree with 10 years of experience or PhD with 8 years of experience
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without the need for employer sponsorship, now or at any time in the future
• Active Top Secret security clearance required
• 8+ years' experience analyzing manufacturing systems, supplier networks, capacity constraints, or industrial ecosystem health
• 2+ years experience with defense acquisition, production, sustainment, and/or logistics environments. 
• 2+ years experience briefing technical findings to non-technical stakeholders and producing clear written products to government officials
• 2+ years experience with enterprise systems and databases for analysis, such as EBS, IBMS, PIEE, SPRS or Web Flis
• Willingness to work on-site in Alexandria, VA up to 5 days/week (typical week 2–3 days on-site). 

Preferred:

• Experience building or supporting dashboards/metrics for operational or executive audiences.
• Experience supporting formal tasking workflows (e.g., suspense management, coordination, quality control, audit-ready documentation).
• Experience working directly with military services and stakeholders in advisory or planning capacity.