Monster

Cost Estimation

PlanIT Group

Grand Prairie, TX

JOB DETAILS
LOCATION
Grand Prairie, TX
POSTED
1 day ago
Are you an experienced cost modeler, capable of working with Engineering & Technology, Finance & Business Operations, Strategy & Business Development, Program/Proposal Management, and external customers?
Do you enjoy bringing together data from different sources to be used in a standard work breakdown structure?
Are you comfortable evolving models as new data becomes available?
Are you ready to leverage your financial, technical, & people knowledge to develop models to inform engineering design decisions?
If so, an Engineering Cost Modeler role may be the right fit for you!

This position requires experience developing complex cost models using advanced cost estimating techniques as well as excellent interpersonal skills required to solicit input, synthesize data, and communicate results to various levels of technical and programmatic leadership.
The role may include working on affordability analyses, life cycle cost developments, cost data analytics, forecasting cost and schedule, data collection and normalization, and design-to-cost.
The candidate selected will be asked to analyze multiple data sets to build engineering models, synthesize results, perform decision analysis, and communicate findings with engineering colleagues and internal decision makers.

Required Skills/Experience
• Bachelor's in Data Science, Math, Operations Research, Engineering, or related field.
• 5 + Years of Experience with one or more of the following: cost model development, data analytics, engineering related to the Defense industry, and/or finance.
• 5 + Years of Experience with Microsoft Excel & data analytics
• 5 + Years of Experience navigating technical and cost data.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills including the ability to communicate with an executive audience experienced in Data Visualization.

Desired Skills
• Engineering with MBA or related advanced degree.
• Experience with Python, Visual Basic for Applications (VBA), MS SQL, and/or Tableau.
• Experience working with cost models, predictive analytics, or decision analysis.
• Knowledge of financial systems, analysis, statistics, etc.
• Knowledge of data management systems and/or data science.
• Familiarity with proposal development and/or the government acquisition process.
• Strong team collaboration and leadership skills.
• Experience with Capture, Position To Win, or Cost Engineering.
• Capable of performing O&S Cost, Similar-to, Pre-Design Performance, Sensitivity, Cost Capability, Producibility, Pareto and / or Learning Curve Analyses.
• Manufacturing materials & processes familiarity.
• Parametric Estimating / TruePlanning experience.


About the Company

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PlanIT Group

PLANIT Group is a fast-growing global technology consulting firm dedicated to delivering innovative solutions to our clients that drive results. We collaborate with our partners and customers to help them improve performance, efficiency, and quality. Our team delivers innovative solutions and services - including management consulting, systems integration, ERP solutions, enterprise architecture, communications, and infrastructure services. We focus on delivering value and driving increased productivity and efficiencies for our clients’ mission. Our extensive experience in the Federal, Defense, Intelligence, State, Local, Healthcare and Commercial industries delivers proven results and accelerated benefits.

Clients engage PLANIT for our expertise, innovative approach, and our exceptional team. We promote a creative, client-centric work environment and culture, striving to provide challenging and rewarding opportunities for our company’s employees and partners. Integrity and innovation are the core principles of our company philosophy. Our customers engage us to create solutions to complex mission challenges, and PLANIT delivers. For more information, visit http://www.planitgroup.com/. Innovation. Integration. Integrity.

COMPANY SIZE
500 to 999 employees
INDUSTRY
Government and Military
WEBSITE
https://www.planitgroup.com/