HII-Mission Driven Innovative Solutions, Inc.
Senior Program Cost Specialist - 17749 (Government)
HII-Mission Driven Innovative Solutions Inc.(HII-MDIS) provides mission-critical engineering and technical service to Information Technology, Federal Civilian, and National Security, Aerospace & Defense and International government and commercial customers at over 100 locations worldwide.
HII-MDIS is currently seeking a Senior Program Cost Specialist to work out of the customer location in Herndon, VA. The Program Cost Specialist shall support the Government Program/Project Managers by providing the necessary tools and expertise to develop cost estimates, manage program and project budgets, and control costs.
In addition, the responsibilities also entail the following:
The Program Cost Specialist conduct cost estimates to approximate the costs of resources needed to complete the project activities, aggregating the estimated costs of individual activities or work packages to establish a cost baseline, and use Earned Value Management (EVM) techniques to track and report cost variances to enable the customer to manage costs effectively.
The Program Cost Specialist shall prepare supporting documentation for the budgets exercises, request for reserve release, supplements, and reprogramming.
The Program Cost Specialist shall preform operational, short- and long-term trend analyses and prepare briefings on programmatic activities.
The Program Cost Specialist shall support interactions with the customer, IC, Office of Management and Budget, and Congressional officials as needed and coordinate Inter-Governmental funding transactions with other Agencies through the appropriate offices.
The Program Cost Specialist shall create consolidated financial reports. The subject matter is moderately to highly complex and involves coordination across components and functions of the customer organization (human resources, financial resources, Working Capital Fund expenditures, and contracts).
The Program Cost Specialist may be required to be familiar with and able to meet DoD reporting requirements
Required Skills:
Must have a TS/SCI clearance with Polygraph
Bachelor's degree with at least five (5) years' experience similar to that described above
Experience developing cost estimates, managing program/project budgets, and/or controlling costs in a portfolio of projects
Expert level Microsoft Excel skills with the ability to interpret and manipulate Pivot tables
Strong proficiency with Microsoft Office products to include Word and PowerPoint
Must have excellent written communication skills
Preferred Skills:
Security:
The position requires a TS/SCI clearance with Polygraph
The selected applicants will be subject to a security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information
All candidates will be subject to a pre-employment background investigation and drug screening per HII requirements