Contracts Cost Analyst

Role overview

Responsibilities

• Create accurate database files; append change-order budgets and update actual costs using weekly labor and material downloads.
• Prepare weekly Cost Schedule Status Reports and analyze cost variances outside contractual thresholds with Program Managers.
• Prepare cost and funding data, discuss job status and budget variances, and review variance analysis for CDRL compliance.
• Compile cost transfer documentation and coordinate with Accounting to reconcile discrepancies.
• Maintain hardcopy contract files and assist with proposal package preparation.
• Provide accurate Estimate at Completion figures and support program cost management and stakeholder management.

Requirements and experience

• Typically, a BA/BS in Business Administration or a related field plus 4 years of related experience, an AA/AS plus 6 years, or 10 years of related experience.
• Must be fluent in Excel and trainable in multiple database management systems; Microsoft Office knowledge is required.
• Requires understanding of direct and indirect costs, fees, cost reporting, and cost and accounting practices.
• Requires knowledge of trade production rates, budget management, EVMS, CSCS, performance and resource-capacity analysis, and implementation plans.
• Requires knowledge of WBS, ship repair and modernization processes, material procurement, strategic repair objectives, performance measures, and technical conflict resolution.
• Basic knowledge of CDRL, FAR, DFARS, and CAS is required; shipyard experience is desired.
• Must work independently with minimal supervision, attend reliably on-site, access company property and board ships, and qualify for a Rapid Gate badge.

Workplace and physical conditions

• Regular, reliable on-site attendance is an essential function; the role requires access to leased and owned property and occasional work aboard vessels.
• Physical requirements include walking, climbing, sitting, standing, kneeling, talking, and visual abilities including close, distance, and peripheral vision, depth perception, and focusing.
• The position requires hand and finger use, handling or feeling objects or controls, and good eye-hand coordination; noise is usually moderate.

Compensation

• Pay range is $30.77 to $40.39 per hour; the range is a general guideline and not a guarantee of compensation.