Senior Technical Policy Analyst (DoD) at Aalis Management Consulting in Washington, DC, USA

Job description

• Aalis Management Consulting is seeking a highly experienced Senior Technical Policy Analyst to provide federal technical, policy, analytical, and program support to a federal agency. The successful candidate will conduct policy research and analysis, develop executive-level reports and management products, support stakeholder engagements, and translate complex technical information into clear, actionable materials for government leadership and program stakeholders.
• This position requires an experienced professional with excellent writing, editing, analytical, organizational, and communication skills. The ideal candidate will be comfortable reviewing federal, Army, and agency policies and guidance; synthesizing technical information; developing policies and procedures; and supporting meetings, workshops, training, and outreach activities.

Responsibilities

• Conduct research and analysis of federal policies, regulations, guidance, procedures, and program requirements.
• Review and interpret applicable federal, Army, and agency policies and guidance and assess their impact on program operations.
• Draft, revise, and maintain policies, procedures, guidance documents, and other program documentation.
• Develop executive-level reports, briefings, analytical reports, decision-support materials, and management products.
• Analyze technical, operational, and program information and translate complex concepts into clear, concise products for government leadership and stakeholders.
• Support technical and policy analysis related to hydropower, energy, infrastructure, or related federal programs.
• Prepare meeting agendas, briefing materials, data packages, discussion materials, and other meeting support products.
• Document meeting minutes, decisions, action items, issues, and follow-up requirements.
• Coordinate with government personnel, technical SMEs, program managers, leadership, and other stakeholders.
• Develop training materials, workshop materials, presentations, job aids, and educational/outreach products.
• Analyze educational and outreach programs and document findings, recommendations, and opportunities for improvement.
• Document existing and future-state processes, workflows, procedures, and process-improvement recommendations.
• Conduct data and information synthesis to identify trends, issues, risks, gaps, and opportunities.
• Review and quality-control technical and policy documents for accuracy, consistency, completeness, clarity, and compliance with applicable requirements.
• Support development of presentations and briefing materials for senior government leadership.
• Track action items, deliverables, decisions, and stakeholder requirements to support timely execution.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to gather, validate, and synthesize technical and program information.
• Perform other technical, analytical, policy, and program-support duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Public Policy, Public Administration, Communications, Energy Policy, Engineering Management, Engineering, or a related discipline.
• Approximately 7+ years of relevant federal technical, policy, program analysis, or technical writing experience.
• Experience supporting a federal agency, Army organization, or other federal government program.
• Experience with hydropower, energy policy, energy infrastructure, water resources, engineering, or related technical programs.
• Demonstrated experience conducting federal policy research and analysis.
• Experience drafting or revising policies, procedures, guidance, or program documentation.
• Strong technical and professional writing skills, including the ability to synthesize complex information into concise management products.
• Experience developing executive reports, analytical reports, briefings, or decision-support materials.
• Experience preparing meeting agendas, data packages, briefing materials, minutes, and action-item documentation.
• Demonstrated stakeholder coordination and communication skills.
• Experience developing training, workshop, educational, or outreach materials.
• Experience documenting processes, procedures, workflows, or process-improvement initiatives.
• Ability to review and interpret federal policies and guidance.
• Ability to translate complex technical information into clear, understandable products for non-technical audiences and senior leadership.
• Excellent editing, proofreading, synthesis, organization, and quality-control skills.
• Ability to work independently while coordinating effectively with government and contractor stakeholders.

Skills

Required

• Policy research and analysis
• Technical writing
• Data and information synthesis
• Process documentation
• Quality control of technical documents