Experienced Estimating and Pricing Specialist
About The Position
The Boeing Company is seeking Experienced Estimating and Pricing Specialists to support its Air Dominance Proprietary Programs and Phantom Works organizations in Hazelwood or Berkeley, Missouri. The role develops budgetary and formal estimates for labor, material, travel, and other cost elements for new business, contract changes, and follow-on work. It partners with proposal teams, functional owners, and leadership to shape competitive and sole-source proposals while ensuring accuracy, compliance, and alignment with business objectives. The position supports estimates and pricing across technical requirements, design, build, and sustainment phases. It contributes to critical defense and aerospace programs and involves managing multiple projects and deadlines in a fast-paced environment. The role is expected to be 100% onsite at one of the listed locations and requires an active U.S. Secret Security Clearance and U.S. citizenship. The selected candidate must also satisfy the company’s Conflict of Interest assessment process.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree or higher.
- At least 3 years of experience in a finance-related position, such as Financial Operations, Cost Management, Accounting, Estimating, Financial Planning, Contracts, or Procurement Financial Analysis (PFA).
- At least 3 years of experience with Microsoft Office products, including Outlook, PowerPoint, Excel, and Word.
- Active U.S. Secret Security Clearance; U.S. citizenship is required. A clearance active within the past 24 months is considered active.
- Must satisfy the company’s Conflict of Interest assessment process.
Nice To Haves
- Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Data Analytics, Mathematics, or a related field.
- Experience working on government proposals, including Truth in Negotiations Act (TINA) and Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR)-compliant proposals.
- Experience building and sorting through complex data sets.
- Strong computer skills, particularly in data analysis and estimation software.
- Creative problem-solving, negotiation, communication, and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively, adapt to shifting priorities, manage multiple projects and deadlines, and prioritize tasks.
Responsibilities
- Develop estimates and prices from technical requirements through design, build, and sustainment phases.
- Develop, prepare, validate, and substantiate cost and price proposals.
- Review and evaluate requests for proposal, identify estimating requirements, and develop pricing approaches.
- Build and maintain pricing models, rates, factors, and supporting databases.
- Perform and lead analyses supporting risk, financial, and competitive assessments.
- Develop and evaluate business cases and make recommendations to support proposal and pricing decisions.
- Coordinate with proposal teams, cost element owners, and internal stakeholders to ensure consistent basis-of-estimate documentation.
- Support fact-finding, negotiation, and audit activities related to cost proposal artifacts.
- Drive compliance activities, including policy and procedure development, tool deployment, training, and internal audits.
- Identify opportunities to improve estimating accuracy, simplify processes, and strengthen proposal execution.
- Prepare and brief senior leaders on estimates, pricing strategy, and proposal status.
Benefits
- Eligible employees may enroll in health insurance, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, retirement savings plans, life and disability insurance programs, and programs providing paid and unpaid time away from work.
- Competitive base pay and variable compensation opportunities.
- Relocation based on candidate eligibility.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
