Junior Cost Analyst

OverviewWe are seeking highly motivated individuals in the Frederick, Maryland area with a strong work ethic to support Department of Defense (DoD) programs and projects. The position requires 0 - 2 years of experience in a quantitative field. Successful candidates will have excellent communication, quantitative, research, and analytical skills in addition to the following skills/experience.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to and/or conduct cost analyses and cost estimates for Life Cycle Cost Estimates, Program Office budgets, Contract Proposals, and other cost products as requested
• Ensure cost estimates are compliant with industry best practices and organizational business rules so that estimates are successfully validated by independent assessors
• Develop supporting analysis and documentation such as affordability analysis, Spruill charts, risk cumulative distribution functions (CDFs), sensitivity analysis, narrative documents, etc
• Contribute to acquisition milestone decision package documents such as Acquisition Program Baselines (APBs), Life Cycle Sustainment Plans (LCSPs), Acquisition Strategy, etc.
• Review contractor technical and financial data to perform cost analysis, determine cost estimating methodologies, identify cost drivers, and develop parametric cost estimating relationships (CERs)
• Coordinate with technical and management stakeholders to develop cost estimates and communicate results
• Develop and present briefings to colleagues and senior leaders to aid in executive level decision making
• Contribute to development and updates of organizational policies and best practices for cost estimating
• Additional duties as assigned
  Skills Required
  
• 24 semester hours of quantitative course work (mathematics, statistics, economics, engineering, physics, chemistry, etc.)
  
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, and PowerPoint)
  
• Strong problem solving skills
  
• Strong written and oral communication skills
  
• Strong quantitative analysis skills
  
• Candidates with 0 years of experience should be able to reference coursework and/or projects that required a combination of quantitative analysis, business-level writing, and oral presentation
  
• Ability to obtain DoD Secret level clearance
  Salary range : $55,000 - $70,000
  

Additional Skills/ Experience Desired :

• Some level of familiarity with life-cycle cost estimate development, risk/uncertainty analysis, and model documentation
  
• Knowledge of DoD acquisition processes, regulations, and best practices pertaining to cost estimating
  
• Experience with Microsoft Project and Power BI
  Education
  Bachelor's degree required, preferably in math, engineering, business, or the sciences.