Mid Cost Estimator

Mid Cost Estimator Koniag Professional Services, LLC a Koniag Government Services company, is seeking a Mid Cost Estimator with Secret security clearance to support KPS and our government customer in Falls Church, VA. Koniag Professional Services (KPS) is seeking a high-performing SETA Mid-Cost Estimator / Budget analyst support to the CDAO WDP Office in support of multiple acquisition effort. The analyst will provide integrated cost estimating and program analysis support across acquisition and business operations activities. Responsibilities include developing and maintaining lifecycle, independent government cost, and budget estimates; applying quantitative analysis to support program planning and decision-making; managing program-related activities and stakeholder engagement; tracking key metrics and deliverables; and preparing executive-level briefings, documentation, and recommendations to support leadership, acquisition, and budget decisions. Duties and Responsibilities: • Develop, maintain, and refine credible, defensible, and repeatable cost estimates, including Life Cycle Cost Estimates (LCCEs), Independent Government Cost Estimates (IGCEs), Rough Order of Magnitude (ROM) estimates, budget excursions, contractor cost estimates, and Program Objective Memorandum (POM) submissions across all phases of the acquisition lifecycle. • Support the development and maintenance of government cost estimating models using approved methodologies, tools, databases, and frameworks, including Cost Assessment Data Enterprise (CADE), DoDI 5000.73, and MIL-STD-881F. • Analyze technical requirements, program performance, cost, schedule, and risk factors to develop comprehensive cost assessments and recommendations that support acquisition and program decision-making. • Collect, normalize, validate, and document historical cost, software, and schedule performance data from contractor and analogous program sources to support cost analyses and estimating activities. • Develop and maintain Work Breakdown Structures (WBS) and ensure compliance with applicable Department of Defense (DoD) guidance, standards, and program requirements. • Prepare and maintain comprehensive cost estimating documentation, assumptions, methodologies, source data, and supporting rationale to ensure transparency, traceability, and estimate reproducibility. • Develop Cost Analysis Requirements Descriptions (CARDs), Cost Estimate Reviews (CERs), executive briefings, reports, presentations, and supporting documentation to communicate analysis results, recommendations, and estimate justifications to government stakeholders and leadership. • Provide program analysis support by assessing acquisition program performance against objectives, milestones, deliverables, and key performance indicators (KPIs), and recommending actions to improve program effectiveness. • Attend and support stakeholder meetings, capture action items, metrics, and key deliverables, and facilitate coordination and communication across multiple workstreams, teams, and stakeholders. • Develop, maintain, and report program metrics, dashboards, and status reports to provide leadership with visibility into program performance, budget execution, schedules, risks, and accomplishments. • Manage program documentation, records, and decision logs to ensure information is organized, accessible, and aligned with program management best practices. • Identify opportunities to improve acquisition, cost estimating, and program management processes, and recommend or implement solutions that enhance efficiency, consistency, and effectiveness. • Support risk management activities by identifying, assessing, documenting, and mitigating programmatic, technical, cost, and schedule risks in coordination with subject matter experts and stakeholders. • Provide analytical support, strategic recommendations, and data-driven insights to inform acquisition planning, budgeting, resource allocation, and executive decision-making. Required Knowledge and Experience: • 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, such as Life-Cycle Cost Estimates, Independent Government Cost Estimates, Cost/Budget Excursions, ROMs, Program Contractor Cost Estimate, in support of annual Program Objective Memorandum (POM) submissions for the Government Customers in any phase of the acquisition life cycle. • Experience developing Cost Analysis Requirements Descriptions (CARD) • Experience preparing comprehensive reports, papers, and/or presentations that explain all facets of the Cost Estimates and Cost Analysis Requirements Descriptions (CARD) to justify results and make recommendations. • Exceptional interpersonal and written and verbal communication skills • Must be a self-starter that can recognize needs and act with little to no guidance. • Strong organizational and problem-solving skills with impeccable multi-tasking abilities. • Advanced MS Sharepoint, Word and PowerPoint skills; proficient MS Teams, Excel and Outlook application skills • Required Bachelor of Science Degree: Operations Research or Related Bachelor of Science Degree with 24 semester hours in 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 have been in calculus. • Required: ICEAA Certified Cost Estimator/Analyst and/or DAWIA Cost Estimating Certification Preferred Qualifications: • Experience supporting Artificial Intelligence, software acquisition, digital modernization, or rapid acquisition programs. • Experience working within OUSD(A&S), OUSD(R&E), Defense Innovation Unit (DIU), or similar DoD organizations. • Familiarity with Jira, Confluence, SharePoint, Power BI, and acquisition tracking tools. Clearance Requirement: • Active Secret security clearance