Grant Leading Technology, LLC is hiring a
Cost Estimator in Worldwide

Summary

Grant Leading Technology is seeking an experienced Cost Estimator to provide cost analysis services for commercial and government clients in the aviation industry. The role involves remote work from home, conducting research and analysis to create comprehensive total costs, and performing various cost analysis tasks such as data collection, life cycle cost estimating, and cost risk analysis.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree,. preferably in business, finance, economics, math, engineering, or operations research
• Prefer to have someone that is able to perform Monte Carlo Simulations
• Must have knowledge and expertise using RS Means
• Experience in cost analysis and proficiency in use of cost estimating and risk tools such as ACEIT, SEER-SEM, @RISK and Crystal Ball
• Experience in performing Initial Investment Decision and Final Investment Decision estimates
• Proven experience managing construction projects, manufacturing product or other services to determine the cost estimate for bidding or service in these or other areas

Responsibilities

• Take customer requirements, conduct research and analysis to create comprehensive total cost for procuring and installing those requirements
• Perform a wide variety of cost analysis and estimation for commercial and government clients in the aviation industry in support of acquisition programs
• Provide analytical solutions, including development of program life cycle cost estimates (LCCEs), alternative analyses, economic analysis, and other business case documentation
• Perform data collection and analysis, life cycle cost estimating, model development, cost risk analysis, affordability assessments, cost-benefit analysis, and other technical analyses as needed
• Contribute effectively to working groups through oral and written communication and cooperative working relationships, work closely with stakeholders
• Prepare work to be estimated by gathering proposals, specifications, and related documents
• Identify acquisition and execution costs for design, construction, and furniture requirements using known and unknown basis of estimates
• Develop basis of estimates and standard framework documents for cost estimating policy for previously unknown or undocumented costs
• Develop Rough Order Magnitude (ROM) and Independent Government Cost Estimate (IGCE)
• Resolve discrepancies between estimates and actual proposals
• Maintain cost database by entering and backing up data
• Develop cost estimating plans that serve as requirements planning documentation for government lease acquisition
• Read and analyze documentation and blueprints in order to give accurate material, cost, time and labor estimates
• Prepare special reports by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing information and trends

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree is desired
• Preference given to candidate with knowledge of government acquisition processes and experience in the development of models and databases
• Knowledge of SAGE
• Experience developing furniture cost estimates a plus
• Preferred experience in developing Government Cost Estimates

Benefits

• 100% employer paid base healthcare plan
• Immediately vested 401k plan
• Paid time off
• 11 federal holidays
• Short/long-term disability
• 401k matching
• Opportunities for professional development
• Wellness programs
• Family and parental leave