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Kalman & Company, Inc. · 1 month ago

Senior Level Cost Analyst

Stafford, VA

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

7+ years exp

Kalman & Company, Inc. is seeking a highly motivated individual with strong cost analysis experience to work closely with USMC and DHS clients. The role involves leading cost analysis efforts, coordinating with stakeholders, and developing acquisition strategies to support critical defense programs.

Consulting

Work & Life Balance

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Lead the development and maintenance of cost, affordability, and schedule analysis to support the acquisition of emerging USMC and DHS capabilities

Coordinate with a variety of stakeholders (senior government leadership, competency leads, etc.) to collect and communicate information to help ensure the success of priority programs

Conduct planning analyses, cost as an independent variable analysis, and Earned Value Management (EVM) analyses, implement estimating methodologies, and analyze data to support cost models build efforts

Document and defend cost analyses including Life Cycle Cost Estimates (LCCEs), Acquisition Program Baseline (APB) Section C, Business Case Analyses (BCAs), Economic Analyses (EAs), Analyses of Alternatives (AoAs), cost/risk uncertainty analysis, trend/variance analysis, and Program Objective Memoranda (POM) budget submissions

Develop Acquisition Strategies and other acquisition-related documentation to support program milestone decisions and gate reviews

Develop cost databases, cost estimating relationships, and cost factors

Build and defend budget requirements

Respond to congressional requests for information

Forecast future funding needs

Evaluate contracting courses of action

Assess sustainment costs associated with acquisition decisions

Lead the preparation of briefing materials and other communications packages and present analysis results to program leadership and outside agencies/organizations

Work autonomously and as part of a team to meet organizational and project goals

Possess a strong understanding of USMC and DHS acquisition processes

Understand the customer mission

Address business challenges with creative problem-solving

Qualification

Cost EstimatingEarned Value ManagementData AnalysisMicrosoft ExcelAcquisition StrategiesRisk AnalysisBudgetingCommunication SkillsTeamworkProblem Solving

Required

US Citizenship is required

Active Secret Security Clearance or ability to obtain a Secret Security Clearance

Bachelor's Degree in any field and successful completion of three semester hours of calculus and twenty-one semester hours in operations research, economics, math, chemistry, physics, or other sciences where the utilization of advanced math skills in geometry, trigonometry, statistics, probability, or quantitative analyses

Seven or more years of DoD/DHS Cost Estimating, Integrated Program Management, EVM, and/or Scheduling experience

Expert knowledge of Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and uncertainty/risk software packages (Crystal Ball, @Risk, and/or ACEIT)

Ability to lead detail-oriented tasks and multi-task under minimal supervision

Excellent analysis skills and experience working with large data sets

Experience supporting BCAs, AoAs, EAs, or other analytics studies

Strong verbal and written communication skills

Ability to work in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment

Preferred

Experience supporting large-scale DoD and DHS IT or ERP programs

Proficient with ACEIT

Certification in cost estimation, Integrated Program Management, and/or EVM by a recognized professional society or educational organization (CCEA, DAWIA level II, AACE EVP, PMI, PMP, etc.)