Federal Pricing Lead – Proposals & Cost Modeling

Prometheus Federal Services; Oregon; Hybrid; USD 71,000 - 89,000; Full time

Job summary

Prometheus Federal Services is seeking a Government Contracts Pricing Specialist to develop competitive, accurate cost and price proposals for Federal opportunities. You will collaborate with Capture, BD, Contracts, Finance, Operations, and technical teams to craft pricing strategies, staffing plans, and proposal submissions.

The ideal candidate has direct experience pricing Federal Government proposals, advanced Excel skills, and the ability to manage moderately complex pricing efforts with

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business Administration, Mathematics, or a related field.
• 4 to 7 years of pricing, cost estimating, financial analysis, or proposal experience for Federal Government opportunities.
• Ability to independently manage moderately complex pricing efforts from solicitation review to final submission.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills: complex formulas, lookups, pivot tables, conditional formatting, data validation, scenario analysis.
• Knowledge of Federal Government contract types and pricing methodologies.
• Experience developing staffing models, labor category mappings, indirect cost applications, escalation calculations, fee analyses, and bases of estimate.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines.
• Strong written and verbal communication for pricing recommendations.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development of cost and price proposals for Federal Government solicitations, including RFPs, RFQs, task orders, and information requests.
• Analyze solicitation requirements, pricing instructions, evaluation criteria, contract types, and Government templates.
• Develop and maintain Excel-based pricing models for firm fixed price, T&M, labor hour, cost reimbursable, and hybrid contracts.
• Collaborate with technical and operations teams to finalize staffing plans, labor mappings, and bases of estimate.
• Develop pricing strategies based on competitive intelligence, historical pricing, and company financial objectives.
• Prepare pricing assumptions, basis of estimate documentation, subcontractor data calls, price narratives, and internal approvals.

Skills

Advanced Excel

Pricing

Financial analysis

Proposal support

Federal Government pricing

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business Administration, Mathematics

Tools

Power BI

Pricing software

Job description

Prometheus Federal Services is seeking a Government Contracts Pricing Specialist to develop competitive, accurate cost and price proposals for Federal opportunities. You will collaborate with Capture, BD, Contracts, Finance, Operations, and technical teams to craft pricing strategies, staffing plans, and proposal submissions.

The ideal candidate has direct experience pricing Federal Government proposals, advanced Excel skills, and the ability to manage moderately complex pricing efforts with