Cost Estimator - Systems Planning & Analysis : Job Details

The duties and responsibilities of this role include but are not limited to the following: Assist in the development and analyze the cost and schedule risk-adjusted Life Cycle Cost Estimations (LCC - Es), Independent Government Cost Estimates (IGC - Es), Business Case Analyses (BC - As), Analysis of Alternatives (Ao. As), program office estimates and other standard cost analyses. Develop presentations and brief executive leadership on program cost positions, impact of budget changes on supported programs and other cost issues. Use cost estimating outputs to assess the impact that various factors have on the costs to design, research, develop, operate, maintain and dispose of a particular weapon system. Determine the appropriate phase of the budgetary cycle for initiating new programs, analyze contractor financial data to determine program viability with respect to cost and schedule performance. Utilize analytical processes such as: setting up the problem, conducting background research...Cost Estimator, Research Analyst, Estimator, Operations, Mathematics, Chemistry, Manufacturing, Technology