Cost Analyst

About the role

MDW Associates is seeking a Cost Analyst (also referred to as Regulatory Impact Analyst) to support the Office of the Director, Administration & Management Privacy, Civil Liberties, and Transparency Directorate (ODA&M(PCLT)) in Alexandria, Virginia. The position provides full-time support to the Regulatory Directorate (RD) within ODA&M(PCLT) and requires familiarity with the DoD working environment. This is a hybrid role requiring three days per week on‑site.

Incorporated in 2012, MDW is a small business headquartered in McLean, VA with offices in Huntsville, AL. We provide Federal government clients with consulting, management services, advisory and assistance services, decision support, strategic planning, process planning and improvement, task execution and metrics analysis. Our mission is to make our clients more successful by providing honest assessments, exceptional analysis, prudent advice, direct communication, and hard work. Our core capabilities include strategic planning, cost estimating, budget programming and justification, budget execution, acquisition management, and financial systems support & integration.

Responsibilities

• Review and comment on regulatory impact analysis cost/benefit analyses (CBAs) for Federal regulations, guidance documents, and notices.
• Manage quarterly Action Officer Training for the Regulatory Division.
• Present the Regulatory Impact Analysis module of the quarterly Action Officer Training.
• Support quarterly Federal Register Liaison Officer training.
• Manage the training and template content for the RD training website.
• Develop training and instructional videos for Action Officers.
• Support Action Officers with OMB ROCIS entries.
• Daily review of Federal Register published documents for DoD.
• Track all DoD published documents and associated costs.

Requirements

• Executive level technical experience with 7+ years of relevant experience.
• At least 1 year of working within the DoD, or another Federal agency (preferred).
• Experience providing economic analysis to assist the Federal government with preparing cost/benefit analyses (CBAs) and/or cost effectiveness analyses for Federal regulations, guidance documents, and notices.
• Ability to provide cost/benefit analyses that reflect costs and benefits to both the public/private sectors and the DoD.
• Experience working within the DoD or other Federal agency, or as contract support to such agency, working with Federal regulatory, privacy, civil liberties, or FOIA program(s) (preferred).
• Active US Security Clearance (Secret) required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Economics or a related quantitative field (e.g., Mathematics, Statistics, or Computer Science) required, along with 10+ years of relevant experience.
• Master's degree in Economics with advanced training in mathematics, statistics, and computer science is preferred.

Skills

• Cost/benefit analysis and economic analysis for Federal regulations.
• Training development and delivery (including instructional videos).
• Federal Register liaison and document tracking.
• OMB ROCIS entry support.
• Experience with DoD/ Federal regulatory, privacy, civil liberties, or FOIA programs.

Benefits

• Health insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Group life insurance
• Long term disability
• Short term disability
• Retirement/401(k) plan
• Flexible leave policy

Schedule

Hybrid position: three days per week on‑site in Alexandria, Virginia; remaining days remote.