Senior Cost Analyst; NCA

Position Summary

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 the Navy.

• 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.
• Salary Range: $80,000 - $120,000/Year, DOE.

• 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 coursework (mathematics, statistics, engineering, physics, chemistry, etc.) to include at least three hours of college-level calculus required.
• Must have experience working for or supporting DoD acquisition programs;
  Major Defense Acquisition Program (MDAP) experience preferred; experience in Navy ship / submarine estimating and/or fixed wing aircraft experience strongly preferred.
• Must have experience with theories, principles, and practices of cost analysis to develop independent cost estimates and to evaluate techniques used in generating program cost estimates.
• Must have experience in developing and applying analytic methodologies and principles.
• Must have experience developing Economic Analyses, Analyses of Alternatives, and Affordability Analyses.
• Must have 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.
• Life cycle cost estimate development, risk/uncertainty analysis, and model documentation. Experience leading or contributing to the creation of a DoD program’s initial life cycle cost estimate a plus.
• Active DoD Secret Clearance required.

Bachelor’s degree required, preferably in math, engineering, business, or the sciences.

Full-Time

Active DoD Secret Clearance required.

Senior-Level

On-site

• Major Medical Insurance for employees and family members.
• Dental Insurance for employees and family members.
• Vision Insurance for employees (employee-paid for family members).
• Group Life Insurance.
• Accidental Death and Dismemberment Insurance.
• Travel Accident Insurance.
• Long-Term Disability.

• Short-Term Disability.
• Supplemental Life Insurance.
• Flexible Spending Account (pre-tax deferrals for health care expenses).

• Money Purchase Pension Plan – 100% Company funded defined contribution retirement plan. One-year entry waiting period and 5-year vesting. Core Funds available and a self-directed brokerage account option.
• Employee Stock Ownership Plan – 100% Company funded discretionary contribution. 100% vested after one-year entry waiting period.

Tecolote’s generous paid time off benefits give employees the flexibility they need to relax, recharge and take care of the unexpected.