Pricing Analyst III

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Located in Pasadena, California, JPL has a campus-like environment situated on 177 acres in the foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains and offers a work environment unlike any other: we inspire passion, foster innovation, build collaboration, and reward excellence.

About the role

In this position you will be a member of the Pricing Office, within the JPL Office of Task Order Management and Pricing. You will be responsible for providing Laboratory-wide support for the generation of cost/price detail including proposals, Task Plans, ROM's, what-if exercises, etc. through utilization of JPL-approved pricing tools and proper application of JPL's published rates and factors.

• Provide audit support, analysis of cost information in support of customer and JPL management reviews, compliance reviews to ensure JPL is consistent with internal as well as Government regulations.
• Review to ensure adequacy of supporting cost detail (i.e. Basis of Estimates) and required approval of pricing detail in support of any submittal that can potentially commit the Laboratory.
• Provide support and leadership to engineering and business functions to ensure completeness of estimating for labor, materiel, and subcontracted efforts in proposal planning and task orders.
• Perform cost analysis on subcontract proposals.
• Lead and participate in peer reviews, concurrences, and approval of pricing products.
• Train personnel on cost estimation and proposal-related topics.

Requirements

• Typically requires a Bachelor’s degree in business or related field with a minimum of 6 years of related experience; or Master’s degree in similar fields with a minimum of 4 years of related experience.
• Advanced knowledge in one or more of the following areas: proposal pricing, cost estimating, government contracting (FAR), project life cycles, and project milestones.
• Advanced understanding and wide application of advanced principles, theories, concepts, and techniques in proposal pricing, estimating, and government contracting (FAR) in applicable industry and/or academia.
• Advanced written and verbal communication skills, ability to conduct meetings, convey complex pricing concepts to all levels of personnel, and communicate with both technical and business personnel.
• Excellent working knowledge of Microsoft products including ProPricer, Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in a project environment preparing technical proposals.
• Experience with project reporting, contract administration, cost/schedule planning, cost analysis, and cost estimating.
• Experience with estimating, costing, and scheduling of large space mission systems/subsystems elements and small instrument builds.
• Knowledge of Laboratory policies and procedures, NASA policies and procedures, and government regulations across a range of applications.
• Knowledge of ProPricer.

Benefits

JPL has a catalog of benefits and perks that span from the traditional to the unique. This includes a variety of health, dental, vision, wellbeing, and retirement plans, paid time off, learning, rideshare, childcare, flexible schedule, parental leave, and many more. Our focus is on work-life balance and living healthy, fulfilling lives as we Dare Mighty Things Together. For benefits-eligible positions, benefits are effective the first day of the month coincident with or immediately following the employee’s start date.

Pay

The typical full-time equivalent annual hiring range for this job in Pasadena, California is $105,040 - $125,424.