Job Information
Diaconia, LLC Cost Analyst/Estimator, Senior in Dayton, Ohio
Job Type
Full-time
Description
Position Responsibilities:
Prepare and adhere to 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.
Interface 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.
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.
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.
Assist in the development of Program Objective Memorandum (POM) inputs and other financial documents.
Assist in the development of the program's initial CARD and assist in updates required throughout the program's lifecycle.
Utilize WInsight or other Government-provided software to coordinate work scope, schedule, and cost goals to objectively measure progress and evaluate weapon system contractor contract performance reporting data.
Assist the program offices in performance analysis of CPRs, CSSRs, CFSRs, and CCDRs.
Assist in Integrated Baseline Reviews (IBRs).
Use the PMB throughout the life of a project to facilitate and maintain mutual understanding of:
The scope of