Project Resource Analyst II

About the role

The Office of Task Order Management and Pricing at JPL seeks a Level 2 Project Resource Analyst to support institutional tools and reporting products that the projects across the full business lifecycle of JPL’s research and development efforts. This role will provide support to the team overseeing task orders from initiation through close-out, including task order funding and performance management; and provide support to the team developing cost and price estimates in support of proposals. The ideal candidate will serve as an interface with NASA, sponsoring agencies, and internal stakeholders; provide strategic guidance; and help resolve complex contractual, pricing, and resource planning tool issues.

Responsibilities

• Partner with a lead analyst to support institutional reporting tools that support pricing, business, program management, and technical teams.
• Support the development and maintenance of an internal reporting and tracking system that provides key insights into task order development metrics and tracking of proposal pricing activities.
• Support systems that feed and track task order data to ensure systems are compliant with contractual terms and timely rollout to project teams related to task order modifications (e.g., task plan revision, funding actions, and no-cost extensions).
• Provide support to the team that generates cost/price detail and proposals.
• May be called upon to support ad-hoc reporting using ProPricer, internal tracking systems, and other reporting and analysis needs.
• Support the business teams that establish cost controls to missions in all stages of the project lifecycle from concept studies, formulation, development, integration & test, launch and operations.

Qualifications

• Typically requires a Bachelor’s degree in business administration, business law, business, or a related discipline with a minimum of three (3) years of related experience.
• Master's with 1 year of experience preferred.
• Experience in financial resource management, workforce planning, business forecasting, funds administration, and EAC/cost analysis.
• Knowledge of Business Computer Information Systems such as the Microsoft ecosystem of collaboration toolsets, web interfaces, wiki platforms, and advanced Excel knowledge.
• Ability to work independently with limited direction and interface effectively with all levels of program/project management, technical organizations, subcontractors, and Sponsor.
• Resourceful and self-motivated, with advanced verbal and written communication skills and the ability to convey complex pricing and contractual concepts to both technical and business personnel.
• Strong user of Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint).

Benefits

JPL offers a variety of benefits and perks including health, dental, vision, wellbeing, and retirement plans, paid time off, learning, rideshare, childcare, flexible schedule, parental leave, and more. The hiring range for this position in Pasadena, California is $89,440 - $104,208.