Cost Analyst/Estimator, Senior
Job in
Warner Robins, Houston County, Georgia, 31099, USA
Listed on 2026-06-19
Listing for:
COLSA
Full Time
position Listed on 2026-06-19
Job specializations:
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Government
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Engineering
Job Description & How to Apply Below
- Assist with the preparation and adherence with estimating schedules, in coordination with the responsible Government PM, that conform to the requirements of the acquisition timeline for each estimate.
- Develop Program Office Estimates (POEs) from an estimating procedure which specifies the expected dollar cost to perform a stipulated task or to acquire an item.
- Coordinate with IPT members developing the program’s technical baseline, perform data collection and analysis, and document results.
- Assess all current and future program efforts and estimate their costs, continuously adjust POEs whenever there is a program change, and produce objective, realistic life cycle cost estimates in an effective and timely manner.
- Document, brief, and reconcile the results of the estimates, which will include development, procurement, sustainment / operations and support (O&S), and where applicable disposal costs, reflecting the program Cost Analysis Requirements Description (CARD) for Major Defense Acquisition Programs (MDAPs) / Major Automated Information System (MAIS) programs or technical baseline for all other Acquisition Category (ACAT) programs.
- Ensure O&S estimates include costs by WBS, fiscal year, and appropriation, along with a risk assessment of the program’s cost drivers will be included.
- Ensure POEs must be prepared and documented IAW AFI 65-508 and AFMCI 65-201.
- Ensure POEs pass Government Cost Chief review and an annual Cost and Economics Division (AFLCMC/FZC) Sufficiency Review.
- Develop, maintain, and provide on-going sustainment of a directorate cost data repository.
- Receive, review, catalog, store, and retrieve all cost reports, cost data, and completed cost estimates.
- Provide status of the efforts related to this cost repository during Program Management Reviews (PMRs).
- Ensure system meets applicable electronic records management (ERM) requirements with appropriate file plan, structure and disposition statements.
- Ensure repository shall be intuitive and easy to use, leveraging the latest in document management systems technology (e.g. SharePoint).
- Develop life cycle cost estimates to include Engineering and Manufacturing Development (EMD), production, and sustainment phases of programs.
- Perform excursions, major and minor, to an existing program cost estimate that might include a program restructure/re-baseline, the insertion of new capabilities or technology, quantity changes, significant funding reductions/additions, and others as required.
- Analyze weapon system contractor proposals, develop recommendations, and communicate results to the US Government, and defend until final awarding of a contract by the selection authority.
- Provide direct support to RFP development and participate as a member of the source selection team by reviewing and documenting results of the source selection process.
- Develop and brief Independent Government Cost Estimate (IGCE) and Government Estimates of Most Probable Cost (GEMPC).
- Assist in the development of Program Objective Memorandum (POM) inputs and other financial documents.
- Assist with assessing the risk associated with the current versus proposed forces and related support programs, providing requisite capabilities which meet critical needs within a balanced program, weighting by mission area needs.
- Examine the balance between mission area needs, such as force structure versus support, and the balance between current and future capabilities.
- Assist in the Government’s process to integrate operational requirements with projected fiscal, manpower, and materiel resources, to include balancing readiness and sustainability, force structure, infrastructure, and modernization requirements to ensure a war fighting capability for today and the future.
- Assist in the development of the program’s initial Cost Analysis Requirements Description (CARD) and assist in updates required throughout the program’s lifecycle and ensure that the CARD contains information sufficient to prepare a life cycle cost estimate, using DoDI 5000.02 for guidance.
- Be able to use WInsight or other Government-provided software to coordinate work scope, schedule, and cost goals to objectively measure progress…
Position Requirements
10+ Years
work experience
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