Project Resource Analyst II

NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory; Pasadena (CA); On-site; USD 89,440 - 104,208; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

Flexible schedule

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Job summary

NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, seeks a finance-focused professional to partner with analysts and support institutional reporting, pricing, and budget planning.

You will help with task order management, cost estimating, and resource analysis across missions from concept to launch, leveraging Excel and Microsoft tools; requires a 3+ year background and a Master preferred.

This role provides comprehensive benefits and opportunities to contribute to NASA programs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business or related field with 3+ years of related experience.
• Master’s degree with 1 year of related experience.
• Experience in financial resource management, workforce planning, and cost analysis.
• Strong communication with technical and business teams.

Responsibilities

• Partner with a lead analyst to support institutional reporting tools for pricing and planning.
• Develop and maintain internal reporting and tracking systems for metrics and pricing activities.
• Support task order management and ensure compliance with contractual terms.
• Provide cost estimating support using ProPricer and internal systems.
• Analyze project resources and costs across lifecycle stages from concept to launch.

Skills

Financial resource management

Workforce planning

Advanced Excel

Effective communication

Independent work

Education

Bachelor’s degree in business administration or related field

Master’s degree with 1 year of experience

Tools

Microsoft Office

Excel

PowerPoint

Web interfaces

Wiki platforms

Job description

Job Overview

New ideas are all around us, but only a few will change the world. That’s our focus at JPL. We ask the biggest questions, then search the universe for answers—literally. We build upon ideas that have guided generations, then share our discoveries to inspire generations to come. Your mission—your opportunity—is to seek out the answers that bring us one step closer. If you’re driven to discover, create, and inspire something that lasts a lifetime and beyond, you’re ready for JPL. Located in Pasadena, California, JPL has a campus-like environment situated on 177 acres in the foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains and offers a work environment unlike any other: we inspire passion, foster innovation, build collaboration, and reward excellence.

Key Responsibilities

• Cross‑Functional Collaboration & Teamwork: partner with a lead analyst to support institutional reporting tools that support pricing, business, program management, and technical teams; ensure accurate cost reporting to NASA; provide the lab with accurate institutional business and workforce forecasts; and support the annual NASA budgetary exercise (Program Planning Budget and Execution).
• Internal Reporting & Tracking System: support the development and maintenance of internal reporting and tracking systems that provide key insights into task order development metrics and proposal pricing activities.
• Task Order Management: support systems that feed and track task order data to ensure systems are compliant with contractual terms and timely rollout to project teams related to task order modifications (e.g., task plan revision, funding actions, and no‑cost extensions).
• Pricing & Cost Estimating: provide support to the team that generates cost/price detail and proposals; support ad‑hoc reporting using ProPricer, internal tracking systems, and other reporting and analysis needs.
• Project Resource & Cost Analysis: use data systems that our Office manages and oversees to support the business teams that establish cost controls to missions in all stages of the project lifecycle from concept studies to launch and operations.

Qualifications

• Typically requires a Bachelor’s degree in business administration, business law, business, or a related discipline with a minimum of three (3) years of related experience. Master’s with one (1) year of experience.
• Experience in financial resource management, workforce planning, business forecasting, funds administration, and EAC/cost analysis.
• Knowledge of Business Computer Information Systems such as the Microsoft ecosystem of collaboration toolsets, web interfaces, wiki platforms, and advanced Excel knowledge.
• Ability to work independently with limited direction and interface effectively with all levels of program/project management, technical organizations, subcontractors, and Sponsor.
• Resourceful and self‑motivated, with advanced verbal and written communication skills and the ability to convey complex pricing and contractual concepts to both technical and business personnel.
• Strong user of Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint).

Benefits

JPL offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes health, dental, vision, wellbeing, and retirement plans; paid time off; learning and development opportunities; rideshare; childcare; flexible schedule; and parental leave. For benefits eligible positions, benefits become effective the first day of the month that coincides with or immediately follows the employee’s start date.

Compensation

$89,440 – $104,208 (typical full‑time equivalent annual range for this job in Pasadena, California).

EEO and Equal Opportunity

JPL is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, color, religion, national origin, citizenship, ancestry, age, marital status, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy or perceived pregnancy, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, protected military or veteran status or any other characteristic or condition protected by Federal, state or local law. In addition, JPL is a VEVRAA Federal Contractor. Pay Transparency Nondiscrimination Provision applies. EEO is the law.

Federal Contractor & Legal

The Jet Propulsion Laboratory is a federal facility. Because of NASA regulations, JPL will not accept applications from citizens of designated countries or those born in a designated country unless they are U.S. Citizens, Legal Permanent Residents, or have other protected status under 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3). The Designated Countries List is available upon request.