Cost Analyst, Junior - Secret
DCS has an exciting opportunity for a Junior Cost Analyst providing support to the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center (AFLCMC/HBD), Theater Battle Control Division.
The Theater Battle Control Division manages efforts focused on developing, acquiring, fielding and sustaining programs that support worldwide communications, Battle Management, Command & Control, Intelligence, Surveillance & Reconnaissance (C2ISR), Tactical Air Control, Air/Ground Surveillance, Time Critical Targeting, Combat Identification, Radar Imagery, Integrated Air/Missile Defense, and Mobile/Fixed C2ISR Performance, Exploitation & Dissemination Facilities.
This is a full-time position located at Hanscom Air Force Base in Bedford, Massachusetts.
Essential Job Functions:
Perform routine cost estimating methods such as analogy, engineering or scientific methodology, and extrapolation.
Perform cost estimating outputs to assess the impact various factors have on the costs to design, research, develop, operate, maintain, and dispose of a particular weapon system.
Analyze all elements affecting costs for a project of limited scope.
Analyze contractor financial data using Earned Value Management (EVM) measures of merit to determine program viability with respect cost and schedule performance.
Analytical processes, such as: setting up the problem; conducting background research; collecting and reducing data; displaying data for analysis; formulating mathematical expressions; and drawing conclusions
Provide contract pricing support services for tasks in all phases of the acquisition cycle to include development, award, management, measurement and contract closeout.
Prepare draft pricing briefings, draft pricing correspondence, and draft agency pricing reports.
Develop pricing related evaluation criteria, track pre-award task order milestones and status.
Support source selection teams in the evaluation of cost proposals.
Prepare pricing documentation for review and approval by the Government CO.
Prepare pricing spreadsheets of technical proposals and perform other pricing analyses to support price/cost evaluations of technical proposals.
Provide pricing support for discussions/communications with offerors
Provide pricing support to construct agency pricing related reports and draft other pricing related documents in response to protest actions or other claims against the agency.
Access, populate, and analyze information in organizational pricing related databases.
Knowledge of most appropriate phase of the budgetary cycle (planning, programming, justification, and execution) for initiating new programs.
Experience in quantitative analysis and calculus.
Required Skills:
Due to the sensitivity of customer related requirements, U.S. Citizenship is required.
Must have and be able to maintain a Secret Security Clearance.
High School Diploma and 10 years of experience.
Up to 3 years of directly related experience.
Knowledge of most appropriate phase of the budgetary cycle (planning, programming, justification, and execution) for initiating new programs.
Experience in quantitative analysis and calculus.
Desired Skills:
Education: Bachelor's Degree in a related field and up to three years of experience in the respective technical/professional discipline being performed.
Salary Range : $53,575-$60,000
At DCS, we pride ourselves on providing flexibility that allows employees to balance meaningful work with their personal lives. We offer competitive compensation, benefits, and opportunities for learning and development.
Our broad and competitive mix of benefits is designed to support and protect employees and their families. Our robust benefit offerings include medical, dental, 401k, ESOP, PTO, education reimbursement, work/life balance, parental and other leave programs.
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