Cost Analyst/ Cost Engineer

Mid Atlantic Technical and Executive Consulting (MATEC), LLC; Arlington (VA); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Mid Atlantic Technical and Executive Consulting (MATEC), LLC seeks a Cost Engineer/Analyst to support a Government client in the Washington, DC area. The role emphasizes cost engineering, cost analysis, and cost data management.

You will translate technical requirements into cost information, model costs in Excel, and perform analyses (regression, learning curves, Monte Carlo) to inform affordability and negotiations. Strong communication and analytical skills are essential.

Qualifications

• Experience in cost engineering and cost analysis for DoD programs.
• Strong cost/pricing experience.
• Excellent communication and analytical skills.

Responsibilities

• Perform cost engineering and cost analysis for DoD programs.
• Translate technical requirements into cost information.
• Model costs in Excel with dynamic formulas and databases.
• Incorporate cost uncertainty via Monte Carlo simulations.
• Present results and coordinate with stakeholders.

Skills

Cost engineering

Cost analysis

Pricing

Quantitative analysis

Communication skills

Tools

Excel

Job description

MATEC is seeking a Cost Engineer/Analyst to work closely with a Government client in Washington, DC. The candidate must have strong cost/pricing experience, and financial management and program management experience are preferred. The successful candidate will have excellent communication, quantitative, research, analytical skills and the capability to lead or principally contribute to challenging studies.

Key Role:

Work in matrixed teams or independently performing cost engineering and cost analysis of DoD programs by translating technical requirements into cost information. Assist with identifying and collecting cost data, analyzing and reviewing cost reports, normalizing data, performing statistical regression analysis, learning curve analysis and other analyses, estimating the costs of hardware and software development and maintenance, modeling in Excel using dynamic formulas, including complex conditional statements and database lookup commands, assessing, quantifying, and incorporating cost uncertainty through Monte Carlo discrete event simulation, documenting and presenting results, communicating with stakeholders, and attending various program meetings. Analysis will be used to support affordability initiatives, support contract negotiations, prepare/inform program budget submittals, perform should cost initiatives to improve program efficiency, and evaluate the costs of multiple future program options.