Senior Cost Estimating Specialist - Millennium Space Systems

Job Description

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• Lead the cost estimating effort in preparing detailed and accurate cost estimates for government (Department of Defense, NASA, and other federal agencies) projects.
• Analyze Requests for Proposals (RFPs), Statement of Works (SOWs), Technical Requirements Documents (TRDs), and other proposal documentation to develop cost estimates that align with customer requirements.
• Generate submission ready cost proposal articles, including cost volumes, rate justifications, bill of materials, basis of estimates, supplier consent packages, etc.
• Work closely with program management, engineering, finance, and contracts to ensure alignment between the engineering solutions and cost estimates.
• Ensure compliance with Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR), Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS), Cost Accounting Standards (CAS), Truth in Negotiations Act (TINA), and other government regulations, as necessary.
• Assists with program baselining and execution efforts.
• Track and analyze cost estimate verses actual costs to recommend mitigation strategies to resolve the deltas and identify opportunities to inform future proposal efforts.
• Conduct risk analysis, what-ifs, and cost realism assessments to ensure pricing accuracy and executability.
• Generate detailed cash flow projections.
• Present cost estimates and pricing strategies to executive leadership and participate in customer negotiations and other cost discussions.
• Continually assess and improve the estimating processes and tools used by the team to maintain efficiency and accuracy.
• Support audit reviews by government agencies, including DCMA and DCAA, ensuring transparency and adherence to cost estimating policies and procedures.

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in an Engineering or Business domain
• 5+ years of experience leading major cost estimating efforts for a Government customer.
• Strong communications and analytical skills necessary to articulate pricing strategy to senior business and finance leaders
• Experience reviewing proposal request for proposal documentation including, but not limited to, Technical Requirements Documents, Statement of Works, solicitation instructions, CDRL and GFX lists, etc.
• Experience generating work breakdown structures, cost estimates and associated cost volumes
• Experience working with technical and other functional teams to develop accurate and reliable cost estimates
• Experience preparing and analyzing detailed cost summaries, learnings curves, cash flows, liability profiles and other price summaries required for corporate approval packages
• Familiarity with FAR, DFARS, CAS, and TINA
• Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Office, specifically Microsoft Excel
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a TS/SCI security clearance.

• Master’s Degree in Engineering or Business domain
• 8+ years of experience leading major cost estimating efforts for a Government customer
• Experience generating basis of estimates and bill of materials prior to engineering and functional inputs
• Experience reviewing and generating proposal Integrated Master Schedules, DCMA 14 point checks, and/or Schedule Risk Assessments.
• Experience with risk analysis, specifically the cost and schedule quantification of risks
• High level understanding of the design, development, and/or operations of space vehicles
• Experience with DoD and/or Intelligence Community proposals
• Experience with Pro Pricer or other relevant pricing software

Successful candidates for this job must satisfy the Company’s Conflict of Interest (COI) assessment process

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