Senior Cost Analyst
About the role
Senior level position providing direct cost estimating analysis to the Department of the Navy (DON) Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Financial Management and Comptroller, (OASN (FM&C)) Naval Cost Agency. Position requires support to high visibility Navy programs and Senior leaders within the Department of Navy.
Responsibilities
- Develop / conduct Life Cycle Cost Estimates, Independent Cost Estimates (ICE), and/or Independent Cost Assessments (ICA) for Department of Navy (DON) programs
- Provide ICE development support, Component Cost Estimate (CCE) development support and analytical support for DON MDAP Milestones, production readiness/deployment, and sustainment reviews for ACAT I programs
- Provide economic analytical services to include the performance of studies, conducting research, conducting data collection, performing industry analyses, developing and analyzing metrics, and the presentation of findings to senior leaders in the DON
Requirements
- Minimum of 8 years of DoD acquisition / cost estimating experience
- Bachelor’s degree in business, economics, engineering or related field required
- 24 semester hours of quantitative course work (mathematics, statistics, engineering, physics, chemistry, etc.) to include at least three hours of college level calculus required
- Experience working for or supporting DoD acquisition programs; Major Defense Acquisition Program (MDAP) experience preferred; Experience in Navy ship / sub estimating and/or fixed wing aircraft experience strongly preferred
- Experience in developing and applying analytic methodologies and principles
- Experience developing Economic Analyses, Analyses of Alternatives, and Affordability Analyses
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, and PowerPoint)
- Certification in the Cost Estimating career field by a recognized professional society or educational organization (e.g, ICEAA CCEA) preferred
- Experience with theories, principles, and practices of cost analysis to develop independent cost estimates and to evaluate techniques used in generating program cost estimates
- Experience in leading or contributing to the creation of a DoD program’s initial life cycle cost estimate a plus
Skills
- Life cycle cost estimate development
- Risk/uncertainty analysis
- Model documentation
Benefits
We offer competitive salaries commensurate with education and experience. We have an excellent benefits package that includes:
- Comprehensive health, dental, life, long and short-term disability insurance
- 100% Company funded Retirement Plans
- Generous vacation, holiday and sick pay plans
- Tuition assistance
About Tecolote Research
Tecolet Research is a private, employee-owned corporation where people are our primary resource. Our investments in technology and training give our employees the tools to ensure our clients are provided the solutions they need, and our very high employee retention rate and stable workforce is an added value to our customers.
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