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Description
**Security Clearance: Eligible to Obtain a Secret or Greater***
Primary Responsibilities:
Manages the resource estimating process for proposal response to solicitations requiring a Basis of Estimate (BOE) to support proposed resourcing.
Position entails working closely with pursuit team technical subject matter experts on a bid by bid basis to effectively facilitate the development and proposal content for staffing solutions in response to complex solicitation requirements.
Assess Government solicitation requirements and advise technical pursuit team personnel on the use of industry-standard estimating techniques and methodologies.
Supports development and maintenance of analytical tools, estimating methods, and written explanatory / supporting BOE justification text.
Works independently on proposals coordinating the resource estimating requirement to include estimating schedules and allocation of time.
Provides mentoring to team members.
Promotes the Estimating System compliance functions.
Reports to the Vice-President of Corporate Operations
Manages cost and estimating production for proposals.
Oversees the identification, gathering, analysis, and documentation of information and data required to produce basis of estimate (BOE) submissions as part of the proposal process.
Performs cost and resource analyses and estimates to support key business initiatives.
Supports detailed analysis of individual Government proposal requirements and ensures existence of documentation leading to the creation of detailed resource and cost estimates in a BOE submission.
Develops and communicates Estimating requirements in the proposal planning and scheduling process.
May contribute to subcontracting strategies and communicates Estimating requirements in the proposal planning and scheduling process.
Supports the Estimating Team to ensure compliance with government specifications, firm policies, and procedures.
Coordinates estimating project schedules and allocates time to support the efforts of the Pricing & Estimating Group.
Researches and organizes baseline resource information for the Estimating Team.
Analyzes and reports on inconsistencies and identifies additional, potentially useful, resources to cost for later availability.
Recommends new approaches intended to produce more accurate and supportable estimates and BOEs.
Develops and maintains analytical tools, estimating methodologies, and explanatory text examples.
Ensures updates of relevant financial factors, inflation rates, and financial algorithms within estimating tools.
Maintains a system of documentation and review of internal and external comparative resource data.
Validates resourcing component of cost exhibit terms and conditions for cost realism.
Develops and discusses solicitation questions and recommendations that impact Estimating compliance and strategy.
Ensures that all Government and Account team questions
Tasks Preformed:
On a typical day, a Pricing Analyst:
Starts by checking their email and phone messages to respond to time-sensitive messages from clients and vendors.
Throughout the day, they evaluate multiple projects, determining the materials and labor needed to complete each project.
They get quotes from Vendors and Contractors to make calculations to find out the total estimated cost of a project.
Estimators also participate in meetings with Project Leaders and team members to discuss potential risks and budgeting needs.
During downtime in their office, Estimators compile reports outlining everything their client needs to complete a project within a set time frame, including the cost.
Education: Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
Required Experience:
At least 7 years of experience working in the Government contracting environment in a resource and cost estimating capacity
Experience documenting, supporting, and defending basis of estimates related to government contract proposals
Working Knowledge of DFARS Estimating System Criteria and DCAA DCAM Chapters 5 – Audit of Policies, Procedures, and Internal Controls Relative to Accounting and Management Systems, and 9 - Audit of Cost Estimates and Price Proposals.
Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel
Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without the need for employer sponsorship, now or at any time in the future.
Allowable Experience/Education Substitutions: Experience cannot be substituted for education.
Other Desired Experience:
Experience with Government Contractor Cost Estimating Systems preferred
Experience participating and supporting DCAA in cost estimation audits
Experience with developing Excel Macros
Intermediate to Advanced proficiency in SQL, Microsoft Word, Microsoft PowerPoint
Security Clearance Required: Eligible to Obtain a Secret or Greater
Selected Applicants will undergo a security/background investigation and may need to meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.
U.S. citizenship required
Estimated Travel: 0%
Location: Remote option for Maryland or Virginia, but preference for on-site Lexington Park, MD
CRL Technologies is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer and welcomes all qualified applicants. Applicants will receive fair and impartial consideration without regard to race, sexual orientation, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, genetic data, or religion or other legally protected status.
Primary Responsibilities:
Manages the resource estimating process for proposal response to solicitations requiring a Basis of Estimate (BOE) to support proposed resourcing.
Position entails working closely with pursuit team technical subject matter experts on a bid by bid basis to effectively facilitate the development and proposal content for staffing solutions in response to complex solicitation requirements.
Assess Government solicitation requirements and advise technical pursuit team personnel on the use of industry-standard estimating techniques and methodologies.
Supports development and maintenance of analytical tools, estimating methods, and written explanatory / supporting BOE justification text.
Works independently on proposals coordinating the resource estimating requirement to include estimating schedules and allocation of time.
Provides mentoring to team members.
Promotes the Estimating System compliance functions.
Reports to the Vice-President of Corporate Operations
Manages cost and estimating production for proposals.
Oversees the identification, gathering, analysis, and documentation of information and data required to produce basis of estimate (BOE) submissions as part of the proposal process.
Performs cost and resource analyses and estimates to support key business initiatives.
Supports detailed analysis of individual Government proposal requirements and ensures existence of documentation leading to the creation of detailed resource and cost estimates in a BOE submission.
Develops and communicates Estimating requirements in the proposal planning and scheduling process.
May contribute to subcontracting strategies and communicates Estimating requirements in the proposal planning and scheduling process.
Supports the Estimating Team to ensure compliance with government specifications, firm policies, and procedures.
Coordinates estimating project schedules and allocates time to support the efforts of the Pricing & Estimating Group.
Researches and organizes baseline resource information for the Estimating Team.
Analyzes and reports on inconsistencies and identifies additional, potentially useful, resources to cost for later availability.
Recommends new approaches intended to produce more accurate and supportable estimates and BOEs.
Develops and maintains analytical tools, estimating methodologies, and explanatory text examples.
Ensures updates of relevant financial factors, inflation rates, and financial algorithms within estimating tools.
Maintains a system of documentation and review of internal and external comparative resource data.
Validates resourcing component of cost exhibit terms and conditions for cost realism.
Develops and discusses solicitation questions and recommendations that impact Estimating compliance and strategy.
Ensures that all Government and Account team questions
Tasks Preformed:
On a typical day, a Pricing Analyst:
Starts by checking their email and phone messages to respond to time-sensitive messages from clients and vendors.
Throughout the day, they evaluate multiple projects, determining the materials and labor needed to complete each project.
They get quotes from Vendors and Contractors to make calculations to find out the total estimated cost of a project.
Estimators also participate in meetings with Project Leaders and team members to discuss potential risks and budgeting needs.
During downtime in their office, Estimators compile reports outlining everything their client needs to complete a project within a set time frame, including the cost.
Education: Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
Required Experience:
At least 7 years of experience working in the Government contracting environment in a resource and cost estimating capacity
Experience documenting, supporting, and defending basis of estimates related to government contract proposals
Working Knowledge of DFARS Estimating System Criteria and DCAA DCAM Chapters 5 – Audit of Policies, Procedures, and Internal Controls Relative to Accounting and Management Systems, and 9 - Audit of Cost Estimates and Price Proposals.
Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel
Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without the need for employer sponsorship, now or at any time in the future.
Allowable Experience/Education Substitutions: Experience cannot be substituted for education.
Other Desired Experience:
Experience with Government Contractor Cost Estimating Systems preferred
Experience participating and supporting DCAA in cost estimation audits
Experience with developing Excel Macros
Intermediate to Advanced proficiency in SQL, Microsoft Word, Microsoft PowerPoint
Security Clearance Required: Eligible to Obtain a Secret or Greater
Selected Applicants will undergo a security/background investigation and may need to meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.
U.S. citizenship required
Estimated Travel: 0%
Location: Remote option for Maryland or Virginia, but preference for on-site Lexington Park, MD
CRL Technologies is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer and welcomes all qualified applicants. Applicants will receive fair and impartial consideration without regard to race, sexual orientation, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, genetic data, or religion or other legally protected status.
