Strategic Contract Price/Cost Analyst

Department of Energy Headquarters; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); On-site; USD 90,000 - 143,000; Full time

Job summary

The Department of Energy Headquarters, via the National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL), seeks a Contract Price/Cost Analyst to provide management with price and cost insights, evaluate procurement actions, and negotiate final expenses on contracts, grants, and cooperative agreements.

You will review cost proposals, coordinate audits, advise contracting officers and program managers, and present pricing analyses to support source selection decisions.

Qualifications

• College transcripts are required for qualification.
• Education must be from an accredited institution recognized by USDOE.
• Foreign education must be evaluated by a recognized organization.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate contractor cost proposals, pricing data, and economic trends across all acquisition phases to establish the government's pre-negotiation pricing position.
• Review annual incurred cost submissions and indirect rate proposals; coordinate audit support and negotiate final rates with contractors.
• Advise contracting officers, program managers, and source evaluation boards; present comparative cost analyses to support source selection decisions.

Skills

Cost analysis

Negotiation

Procurement

Pricing analysis

Job description

The Department of Energy Headquarters, via the National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL), seeks a Contract Price/Cost Analyst to provide management with price and cost insights, evaluate procurement actions, and negotiate final expenses on contracts, grants, and cooperative agreements.

You will review cost proposals, coordinate audits, advise contracting officers and program managers, and present pricing analyses to support source selection decisions.