Koniag Professional Services, LLC a Koniag Government Services company, is seeking a Mid Cost Estimator with Secret security clearance to support KPS and our government customer in Falls Church, VA.
Benefits include medical, dental, and vision insurance, 401(k) retirement plan, paid time off, paid parental leave, life and disability insurance, flexible spending accounts, commuter benefits and tuition reimbursement.
Koniag Professional Services (KPS) is seeking a high-performing SETA Mid-Cost Estimator / Budget analyst support to the CDAO WDP Office in support of multiple acquisition effort. The analyst will provide integrated cost estimating and program analysis support across acquisition and business operations activities. Responsibilities include developing and maintaining lifecycle, independent government cost, and budget estimates; applying quantitative analysis to support program planning and decision-making; managing program-related activities and stakeholder engagement; tracking key metrics and deliverables; and preparing executive-level briefings, documentation, and recommendations to support leadership, acquisition, and budget decisions.
Duties and Responsibilities:
Develop, maintain, and refine credible, defensible, and repeatable cost estimates, including Life Cycle Cost Estimates (LCCEs), Independent Government Cost Estimates (IGCEs), Rough Order of Magnitude (ROM) estimates, budget excursions, contractor cost estimates, and Program Objective Memorandum (POM) submissions across all phases of the acquisition lifecycle.
Support the development and maintenance of government cost estimating models using approved methodologies, tools, databases, and frameworks, including Cost Assessment Data Enterprise (CADE), DoDI 5000.73, and MIL-STD-881F.
Analyze technical requirements, program performance, cost, schedule, and risk factors to develop comprehensive cost assessments and recommendations that support acquisition and program decision-making.
Collect, normalize, validate, and document historical cost, software, and schedule performance data from contractor and analogous program sources to support cost analyses and estimating activities.
Develop and maintain Work Breakdown Structures (WBS) and ensure compliance with applicable Department of Defense (DoD) guidance, standards, and program requirements.
Prepare and maintain comprehensive cost estimating documentation, assumptions, methodologies, source data, and supporting rationale to ensure transparency, traceability, and estimate reproducibility.
Develop Cost Analysis Requirements Descriptions (CARDs), Cost Estimate Reviews (CERs), executive briefings, reports, presentations, and supporting documentation to communicate analysis results, recommendations, and estimate justifications to government stakeholders and leadership.
Provide program analysis support by assessing acquisition program performance against objectives, milestones, deliverables, and key performance indicators (KPIs), and recommending actions to improve program effectiveness.
Attend and support stakeholder meetings, capture action items, metrics, and key deliverables, and facilitate coordination and communication across multiple workstreams, teams, and stakeholders.
Develop, maintain, and report program metrics, dashboards, and status reports to provide leadership with visibility into program performance, budget execution, schedules, risks, and accomplishments.
Manage program documentation, records, and decision logs to ensure information is organized, accessible, and aligned with program management best practices.
Identify opportunities to improve acquisition, cost estimating, and program management processes, and recommend or implement solutions that enhance efficiency, consistency, and effectiveness.
Support risk management activities by identifying, assessing, documenting, and mitigating programmatic, technical, cost, and schedule risks in coordination with subject matter experts and stakeholders.
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