Business and Economics Principal
US$170,000 – US$210,000 / yr base salary
Posted 18 Sep 2026
Advertised as “Senior Business and Economics Principal (Private Capital Engagement)”
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- Expected experience
- 10+ yrs
- Management level
- Individual contributor
- Employment
- On-Site
- Contract
- Full-time
| Base salary | US$170,000 – US$210,000 / yr |
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Field of studyBusiness, Economics, Energy, Engineering, Finance, Infrastructure, Operations, Public Policy (or related)
Study levelBachelor's
Position Title: Senior Business and Economics Principal, Private Capital Engagement
Location: Pentagon, Arlington, Virginia
Category: Funded
Schedule (FT/PT): Full Time
Travel Required: May require occasional domestic travel
Shift: Day
Remote Type: In-Office
Clearance required: Current Top Secret. Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) eligibility
Salary: $170,000 - $210,000
Who is ACT1 Federal? ACT1 Federal LLC is a 100% employee-owned company. We’ve served the Department of War (DoW) for nearly thirty years. Our core missions include weapon systems engineering, logistics, space domain expertise, global defense and security, business and financial management for security assistance and major defense articles, as well as military training and arctic security. Join us!
Description: ACT1 Federal is seeking an experienced Senior Business and Economics Principal to provide senior-level project-finance, infrastructure, energy, market, and investment analysis to the Director for Private Capital Engagement, Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy for the Defense Industrial Base (DASN (DIB)). The principal supports Department of the Navy (DON) efforts to assess how infrastructure and energy investments may strengthen shipyards, ports, manufacturing facilities, energy systems, logistics networks, and other critical infrastructure supporting defense production and industrial resilience.
This position requires a financial subject matter expert with demonstrated experience in infrastructure finance, energy markets, project finance, industrial economics, management consulting, corporate strategy, or comparable fields. The principal shall be capable of independently developing transparent and auditable project-finance models; assessing complex capital projects, financing structures, and investment risks; and translating technical and financial findings into decision-ready products for senior Department of the Navy, Department of War, industry, investor, utility, and interagency stakeholders.
Responsibilities:
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Conduct project-finance, infrastructure, energy, market, and investment analysis in support of DASN (DIB) infrastructure and energy priorities.
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Assess how capital investment, financing structures, energy availability, infrastructure condition, logistics capacity, supply-chain dependencies, and market conditions may affect defense production, industrial capacity, resilience, readiness, and sustainment.