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Thompson Gray is an EMPLOYEE OWNED COMPANY with benefits that are unmatched by most companies in the Huntsville, AL area. We offer highly competitive salaries, a relaxed work environment, flexible work schedules and a great benefits package that includes health/dental/life/vision insurance benefits, employee ownership, generous 401K and educational/professional development reimbursement.
Cost Analyst
Minimum Position requirements:
- Review technical system requirements to build Life Cycle Cost Estimates (LCCEs)
- Work cross functionally with Engineering and Logistics teams to understand and model the weapon system's acquisition cost.
- Construct Independent Government Cost Estimates (IGCEs) in order to establish cost reasonableness of development and procurement actions.
- Assist with Analysis of Alternatives across multiple Aviation products. Build realistic scenarios depicting various courses of action.
- Familiarity with modeling Army Aviation weapon system sustainment cost.
- Conduct research and collect data to develop Cost Estimating Relationships (CERs) in order to accurately project cost.
- Utilize the Army's Cost Estimating Structure (CES) to develop Program Office Estimates (POEs) and LCCEs.
- Leverage LCCE data to build program office spend plans.
- Work with Cost Analysis Division (CAD) to adjudicate comments and obtain cost model validations.
- Perform data collection and program management support requirements.
- Follow Army guidelines and regulations to ensure costs are projected in the correct appropriation.
- Conduct what-if scenarios, document justification for cost variables, and construct and present Program Management briefings to leadership.
- Candidate must have a Bachelor's degree in a related field and at least 2 years of relevant experience.
- ACTIVE security clearance is required or have the ability to obtain security clearance.
- Ability to work in both a team setting and independently.
- Excellent communication skills are required.
- Automated Cost Estimating Integrated Tools (ACEIT) highly desired.