Mid Cost Estimator

Koniag Government Services, LLC•Falls Church, VA

2d•$165,000 - $179,000•Onsite

About The Position

Koniag Professional Services, LLC, a Koniag Government Services company, is seeking a Mid Cost Estimator with an active Secret security clearance to support KPS and a government customer in Falls Church, Virginia. The role provides SETA cost-estimating and budget analyst support to the CDAO WDP Office across multiple acquisition efforts. The analyst delivers integrated cost estimating and program analysis support for acquisition and business operations, including lifecycle and independent government cost estimates, quantitative analysis, program activity coordination, stakeholder engagement, metrics tracking, and executive-level briefings and recommendations. The position supports acquisition planning and decision-making by developing and maintaining cost estimates, models, documentation, analyses, program metrics, dashboards, and reports. It also assesses program performance, coordinates work across stakeholders, supports risk management, and recommends improvements to acquisition, cost-estimating, and program-management processes.

Requirements

5 to 9 years of relevant experience.
Experience developing and refining government cost-estimation models.
Experience developing, maintaining, and updating credible, defensible, and replicable government cost estimates, including LCCEs, IGCEs, cost/budget excursions, ROMs, and program contractor cost estimates, in support of annual POM submissions and government customers across acquisition lifecycle phases.
Experience developing Cost Analysis Requirements Descriptions (CARDs).
Experience preparing comprehensive reports, papers, and/or presentations explaining cost estimates and CARDs to justify results and make recommendations.
Exceptional interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills.
Ability to work as a self-starter, recognize needs, and act with little to no guidance.
Strong organizational and problem-solving skills and ability to multitask.
Advanced MS SharePoint, Word, and PowerPoint skills; proficiency with MS Teams, Excel, and Outlook.
Bachelor of Science in Operations Research, or a related Bachelor of Science degree with 24 semester hours in a combination of operations research, mathematics, probability, statistics, mathematical logic, science, or subject-matter courses requiring substantial competency in college-level mathematics or statistics; at least 3 of the 24 semester hours must be in calculus.
ICEAA Certified Cost Estimator/Analyst and/or DAWIA Cost Estimating Certification.
Active Secret security clearance.

Nice To Haves

Experience supporting artificial intelligence, software acquisition, digital modernization, or rapid acquisition programs.
Experience working within OUSD(A&S), OUSD(R&E), the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU), or similar DoD organizations.
Familiarity with Jira, Confluence, SharePoint, Power BI, and acquisition tracking tools.

Responsibilities

Develop, maintain, and refine defensible, repeatable cost estimates, including LCCEs, IGCEs, ROM estimates, budget excursions, contractor cost estimates, and POM submissions across the acquisition lifecycle.
Develop and maintain government cost-estimating models using approved methodologies, tools, databases, and frameworks, including CADE, DoDI 5000.73, and MIL-STD-881F.
Analyze technical requirements, program performance, cost, schedule, and risk factors to develop cost assessments and recommendations for acquisition and program decisions.
Collect, normalize, validate, and document historical cost, software, and schedule performance data from contractors and analogous programs.
Develop and maintain Work Breakdown Structures and ensure compliance with applicable DoD guidance, standards, and program requirements.
Prepare and maintain cost-estimate documentation, assumptions, methodologies, source data, and supporting rationale for transparency, traceability, and reproducibility.
Develop CARDs, CERs, executive briefings, reports, presentations, and supporting documentation to communicate findings, recommendations, and estimate justifications.
Assess acquisition program performance against objectives, milestones, deliverables, and KPIs, and recommend actions to improve effectiveness.
Attend and support stakeholder meetings; capture action items, metrics, and deliverables; and facilitate coordination across workstreams, teams, and stakeholders.
Develop, maintain, and report program metrics, dashboards, and status reports covering performance, budget execution, schedules, risks, and accomplishments.
Manage program documentation, records, and decision logs in accordance with program-management best practices.
Identify and recommend or implement improvements to acquisition, cost-estimating, and program-management processes.
Support risk management by identifying, assessing, documenting, and mitigating programmatic, technical, cost, and schedule risks with subject-matter experts and stakeholders.
Provide analytical support, strategic recommendations, and data-driven insights for acquisition planning, budgeting, resource allocation, and executive decisions.