Cost Associate

Job Title

Cost Associate

Functional Title

Cost Analyst II

Contract position State Location

Robins Air Force Base - GA - Robins AFB, GA US (Primary)

Education

Bachelor's Level Degree

Job Type

Full-time

Job Description

Cost Analyst II

Secret

-Collaborate with a team of Quantech cost analysts & subject matter experts on a variety of projects

-Develop life cycle cost estimates for DoD weapon system programs

-Analyze historical data and develop analogies and cost estimating relationships using regression analysis

-Understand technology trends and analyze impact on cost

-Analyze software program progress tracking tools (JIRA, Microsoft TFS, etc.) and develop metrics and insights for program managers

-Interview functional specialists in support of estimating methodology development

-Develop risk distributions for cost driver variables & cost estimating relationship equations

-Analyze program schedules and quantify schedule uncertainty

-Study, analyze, and develop metrics for complex modern software development programs

-Build complex spreadsheet-based program cost models used as decision analysis tools

-Apply statistics concepts to quantify the probability of success for program budget and schedule plans

-Conduct business case analyses, trade studies and economic analyses

-Assist program managers in development and execution of contract strategies and program plans

Cost analysis experience or relevant experience in quantitative analysis positions (economic analysis, analytics, statistics, regression)

-Proficient in analyzing datasets and developing statistical models, but also able to tackle problems by thinking outside of the box

-Technical fast learner with the ability to communicate with multiple functional teams to gather (programmatic/technical) data and translate it into cost impacts for the government

-Experienced problem solver, comfortable working in ambiguous environments with the ability to lead financial focused conversations with cross functional teams

-Approachable team player with the skillset to successfully work a variety of projects and take direction from multiple sources at once

-Experience/coursework using data science, machine learning, visualization and business intelligence tools a plus

-Apply statistics concepts to quantify the probability of success for program budget and schedule plans

-Conduct business case analyses, trade studies and economic analyses

-Assist program managers in development and execution of contract strategies and program plans

Job Requirements

Robins AFB

Hybrid

Range 2 to 3 Days

BA/BS in relevant functional field

Bachelor's or Master's Degree in a related field and at least three years of experience in the respective technical / professional discipline being performed, three of which must be in the DoD

3 Years

We hire Military.

Security clearance required

SECRET

Travel

N/A