Space Program Analyst: Cost & Schedule

RiseMe; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 85,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

HSA/FSA Accounts

Life & Disability Insurance

Critical Illness & Accident Insurance

401(k) Plan

ESOP

Paid Time Off & Holidays

Job summary

ARES seeks a skilled Program Analyst III to support NASA’s CPSS PP&C II, providing cost estimating, scheduling, and program analysis for Johnson Space Center in Houston.

This role develops cost estimates, EACs, LCCs, ROMs, analyzes schedules, and delivers briefings to NASA management, collaborating with cross‑agency teams.

Bachelor’s degree and five years’ experience required; strong communication and on‑site work at JSC in Houston.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in a relevant field.
• Minimum of five (5) years of professional experience in program analysis, cost estimating, scheduling, financial analysis, or related.
• Strong analytical skills and ability to translate analyses into clear recommendations.
• Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Office, especially Excel, PowerPoint and Word.
• Strong written and verbal communication for diverse stakeholders.
• Ability to work on-site at NASA Johnson Space Center in Houston, TX.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain fiscal-year and year-end cost estimates, Life Cycle Cost (LCC) estimates, Estimates at Completion (EACs), Cost Evaluations, Basis of Estimates (BOEs), and other program cost projections.
• Perform cost estimating and analysis to support NASA program planning, budgeting, assessments, and management decision-making.
• Maintain awareness of current cost-estimating methodologies, analytical techniques, and industry practices and provide recommendations to NASA as appropriate.
• Provide updates, status information, and maintenance inputs to Integrated Master Schedules (IMS) and other program schedules.
• Analyze schedule performance, identify and assess critical and driving paths, produce the top three critical paths, and provide actionable recommendations to NASA management.
• Develop Change Request (CR) estimates and perform cost analyses for proposed hardware changes, operational changes, and program contractor proposals.
• Evaluate contractor cost proposals and update NASA cost estimates based on proposed changes and supporting technical information.
• Support development and validation of Independent Government Estimates (IGEs) and Rough Order of Magnitude (ROM) estimates, including evaluating consistency with contractor proposals.
• Provide cost and programmatic assessments using NASA-approved formats, templates, processes, and reporting requirements.
• Utilize NASA-provided analytical models and tools to develop parametric cost estimates, risk assessments, and ad hoc program analyses.
• Integrate cost, schedule, technical, and programmatic information to identify trends, potential issues, and impacts to program objectives.
• Prepare analyses, briefings, reports, and recommendations for NASA technical and program management stakeholders.
• Collaborate with NASA customers, program/project personnel, contractors, and other PP&C team members to support integrated program planning and assessment activities.

Skills

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Team collaboration

Onsite support

Education

Bachelor’s degree in business, finance, engineering, mathematics, economics, program/project management, or related discipline

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

ARES seeks a skilled Program Analyst III to support NASA’s CPSS PP&C II, providing cost estimating, scheduling, and program analysis for Johnson Space Center in Houston.

This role develops cost estimates, EACs, LCCs, ROMs, analyzes schedules, and delivers briefings to NASA management, collaborating with cross‑agency teams.

Bachelor’s degree and five years’ experience required; strong communication and on‑site work at JSC in Houston.