Senior Cost Analyst - Special Projects

Credence•Robins Air Force Base, GA

9h•Onsite

About The Position

At Credence, we support our clients’ mission-critical needs, powered by technology. We provide cutting-edge solutions, including AI/ML, enterprise modernization, and advanced intelligence capabilities, to the largest defense and health federal organizations. Through partnership and trust, we increase mission success for war-fighters and secure our nation for a better future. We are privately held, are repeatedly recognized as a top place to work, and have been on the Inc. 5000 Fastest Growing Private Companies list for the last 12 years. We practice servant leadership and believe that by focusing on the success of our clients, team members, and partners, we all achieve greater success. Credence has an immediate need for a Cost Analyst at the senior level to support our Special Projects Branch program at Robins AFB, GA. The Special Projects Branch consists of multiple PMOs which execute several classified bilateral programs owned by external agencies. Each PMO oversees the execution of requirements from numerous OEMs or support contractors to meet mission requirements. The Cost Analyst shall be able to manage, oversee/lead, or perform scientific work that involves designing, developing, and adapting mathematical, statistical, econometric, and other scientific methods and techniques. For this Cost Estimating and Cost Analysis labor category, the Cost Analyst shall comply with PWS para 3.4.1, Cost Estimating and Analysis Requirements, and para 3.4.2, Cost Estimating Products. The work also involves analyzing management problems and providing advice and insight about the probable effects of alternative solutions to these problems. The primary requirement of the work is competence in the rigorous methods of scientific inquiry and analysis. Professional knowledge of, and skill in applying a wide range of theories, concepts, and methods of analytical, mathematical, or statistical principles and practices to military weapons programs.

Requirements

Must have an active or current Secret security clearance verifiable in the Defense Information System for Security (DISS)
Master’s or Doctorate degree in a related field and ten (10) years of experience in the respective technical/professional discipline being performed, five (5) years of which must be in DoD acquisition; OR Bachelor’s degree in a related field and twelve (12) years of experience in the respective technical/professional discipline being performed, five (5) years of which must be in DoD acquisition; OR Fifteen (15) years of directly related experience with proper certifications as described in the PWS labor category performance requirements, eight (8) years of which must be in DoD acquisition.
For Cost Estimating and Cost Analysis positions: BS/BA with 21 semester hours in quantitative analysis courses, plus 3 semester hours of Calculus.
Experience with Defense Acquisition System processes including UCA, MTA, MCA, software acquisition, and acquisition of services.
Proficient in the use of the Automated Cost Estimating Integrated Tools (ACEIT) Suite to perform Program Office Estimates (POEs) and analyses for the C2ISR Division and AFLCMC Digital Directorate.

Nice To Haves

Accredited as a CPCM and/or contracting professional
Holds a DAWIA certification as a Certified Defense Acquisition in the Contracting functional area
Has taken DAU courses CON 1100, CON 1200, CON 1300, and CON 1400 (or equivalent)

Responsibilities

Analyze all elements affecting costs for a project of limited scope.
Analyze contractor financial data using Earned Value Management (EVM) measures of merit to determine program viability with respect to cost and schedule performance.
Perform analytical processes such as setting up the problem; conducting background research; collecting and reducing data; displaying data for analysis; formulating mathematical expressions; and drawing conclusions.
Develop cost estimates for assigned programs.
Analyze cost estimating data to assess impacts to assigned programs.
Apply DoD cost estimating methods such as analogy, engineering/scientific methodology, and extrapolation.
Use DoD cost estimating outputs to assess the impact of factors on the costs to design, research, develop, operate, maintain, and dispose of a weapon system.
Perform tasks associated with the DoD budgetary cycle (planning, programming, justification, execution, etc.) for initiating new programs.
Prepare and adhere to estimating schedules, in coordination with the responsible PM, that conform to the requirements of the acquisition timeline for each estimate.
Develop a product from an estimating procedure which specifies the expected dollar cost to perform a stipulated task or to acquire an item (Program Office Estimate (POE)).
Interface with IPT members developing the program’s technical baseline, perform data collection and analysis, and document results (POE).
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 (POE).
Document, brief, and reconcile the results of the estimates, which will include development, procurement, sustainment (O&S), and, where applicable, disposal costs, reflecting the program Cost Analysis Requirements Description (CARD) for Major Defense Acquisition (MDAP)/ Major Automated Information System (MAIS) programs or technical baseline for all other ACAT programs (POE).
Ensure O&S estimates are required for all ACAT programs (POE).
Include costs by Work Breakdown Structure (WBS), FY, and appropriation, along with a risk assessment of the program’s cost drivers (POE).
Ensure all POEs must be prepared and documented IAW AFI 65-508 and AFMCI 65-201 (POE).
Ensure all POEs pass Cost Chief review and an annual AFLCMC/FZC Sufficiency review (Sufficiency Review).
Develop, maintain, and provide on-going sustainment of a Directorate Cost Data Repository (Cost Data Repository).
Receive, review, catalog, store, and retrieve all cost reports, cost data, and completed cost estimates (Cost Data Repository).
Provide status of the efforts related to this cost repository during the quarterly PMRs (Cost Data Repository).
Ensure any system will meet applicable electronic records management requirements with appropriate file plan, structure, and disposition statements (Cost Data Repository).
Deliver an electronic copy of each completed documented cost estimate to the Directorate Cost Repository within 10 business days of completion (Electronic Delivery of POEs).
Deliver necessary documentation to complete the delivery of POEs, including the technical model file (ACEIT), graphical and table supporting excel analysis (POST), and a set of briefing slides (PowerPoint) (Electronic Delivery of POEs).
Provide Price estimates to FMS programs (Price Estimates).
Develop life cycle cost estimates to include Engineering & Manufacturing Development (EMD), Production, and Sustainment phases of programs (Price Estimates).
Include program’s initial acquisition estimate, EMD and Production program phases (Price Estimates).
Deliver products including costs by WBS, FY, risk assessment of cost drivers, and a representative appropriation for economic escalation purposes (Price Estimates).
Provide support because of LOR and LOA for various FMS cases (Price Estimates).
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 (What If Analysis and Estimates).
Analyze proposals, develop recommendations, and communicate results to higher authority and defend until final awarding of a contract by the selection authority (Source Selection).
Provide direct support to RFP development and participate as a member of the source selection team by reviewing and documenting results of the source selection process (Source Selection).
Develop and brief Independent Government Estimates and Government Estimates for the Most Probable Cost (Source Selection).
Support the development of POM and other financial documents with Government oversight (Program Objective Memorandum (POM)/Financial Products).
Identify total program financial requirements and include rationale for planned changes within the Future Years Defense Plan (POM/Financial Products).
Assess the risk associated with the current versus proposed forces and related support programs, provide requisite capabilities which meet critical needs within a balanced program, weighted by mission area needs (POM/Financial Products).
Examine the balance between mission area needs, such as force structure versus support, and the balance between current and future capabilities and support the Government’s process to integrate operational requirements with projected fiscal, manpower, and materiel resources, to include balancing readiness and sustainability, force structure, infrastructure, and modernization requirements to ensure a warfighting capability for today and the future (POM/Financial Products).
Support the development of the program’s initial CARD, as well as any updates required throughout the program’s lifecycle (Cost Analysis Requirements Description (CARD)).
Act as a consultant to ensure that the CARD contains sufficient information to prepare a life cycle cost estimate, using DoDI 5000.02 for guidance (CARD).
Use WInsight, or other Government provided SW to coordinate work scope, schedule, and cost goals and objectively measures progress, evaluate weapon system Contractor Contract Performance Reporting data (Earned Value Management Implementation and Analysis).
Provide financial and schedule results and predictions to the program office leadership as required/requested (Earned Value Management Implementation and Analysis).
Review team planning; support program offices in performance analysis (CPRs, Cost/Schedule Status Reports, Contract Funds Status Report and Contractor Cost Data Reports, train integrated baseline and surveillance review teams and IPTs (multi-functional) on EVM and analysis techniques (Earned Value Management Implementation and Analysis).
Assess the Performance Measurement Baseline (PMB) conducted by the Government PM and the cost analyst and continually evaluate the PMB as changes to the baseline are made (modifications, restructuring) (Integrated Baseline Reviews (IBR)).
Use the PMB throughout the life of a project to facilitate and maintain mutual understanding of: The scope of the PMB consistent with authorizing documents, Management control processes, Risks in the PMB associated with cost, schedules, and resources; and Corrective actions were necessary (IBR).
Support IBRs at the discretion of the Government after the occurrence of major events in the life of a program (IBR).
Provide inputs to program documentation, including inputs for the identification and development of program requirements and/or cost, schedule, technical, and program risks (Program Integration and Analysis).
These efforts shall include program management plans; program baselines; WBSs; program risk assessments; standard program reviews; and/or reports including Selected Acquisition Reports (SARs), Monthly Acquisition Reports, and Defense Acquisition Executive Summary (DAES) (Program Integration and Analysis).
Support the Government’s process to evaluate and report the status of total program cost, schedule, and performance, as well as program unit cost and unit cost breach information (Selective Acquisition Reports (SAR)).
Ensure each SAR will include a full, life cycle cost analysis for the reporting program, each of its evolutionary increments, as available, and for its antecedent program, if applicable (SAR).
Support the Government process to evaluate and report actual program problems, warning of potential program problems, and describing mitigating actions taken or planned (Defense Acquisition Executive Summary (DAES)).
Support the Governments process to utilize the appropriate SW to prepare the DAES (DAES).
Provide functional support to the documentation requirements associated with ACAT 1, using DoDI 5000.02 for guidance (MAIS/MDAP).
Provide direct cost service support during acquisition milestone decision points for all MAIS and MDAP programs, ACAT II, ACAT III, non-ACAT programs, and Clinger-Cohen Act compliance (Milestone Review).
Support development of various milestone regulatory and statutory documents outlined in DoDI 5000.02 covering the program’s complete life cycle and contribute to the development of briefing packages and associated functional documentation to successfully pass the milestone review (Milestone Review).
Update existing milestone review documentation to support the IPT during acquisition milestone decision points (Milestone Review).
Participate in ORI exercises as an IPT member, working in the development of the cost estimate and associated documentation (Operational Readiness Inspection (ORI)).
Provide economic analyses when called upon to assist the Government in developing decisions among competing alternatives and systematically examining and communicating costs, benefits, and risks of various alternatives IAW AFMAN 65-506 (Economic Analysis).
Provide direct cost estimating and analysis support to the Government’s formal Analysis of Alternatives process that compares the merits of different military systems being considered for acquisition (Analysis of Alternatives (AOA)).
Assist in the development of the results identifying the most cost-effective alternative(s), and compelling statement about the capabilities and military utility that acquiring the most cost-effective alternative(s) will provide, using AFI 10-601 for guidance (AOA).
Provide ancillary support to the acquisition program office as well as the outside Government cost agencies such as OSD CAPE, AFCAA and the Performance Assessment and Root Cause Analysis organization (Inquiries from AFCAA and OSD CAPE).
Verify the accuracy of the data inputs into the various listed cost estimating systems (Other).
Work with the Government to maintain the integrity of listed financial databases (such as REMIS) by assisting with reconciliation and Basis of Estimate information within the database (Other).
Support the Government’s documentation/databases requiring financial management and cost data, such as 1537s, mandatory Cost and SW Data Repository requirements (for all programs), Procurement Documents, Research Development Test & Evaluation Documents, the Capital Investment Report, Government Accountability Office and AF Audit Agency reviews and audits, APB, Award Fee Plan, Award Fee Board, MAR, and CCaRS, Should Cost analysis, Cost Capability Analysis, and more (Other).