Pricing Analyst II

Amentum is a global leader in advanced engineering and innovative technology solutions, trusted by the United States and its allies to address their most significant and complex challenges in science, security and sustainability. Headquartered in Virginia, we have more than 53,000 employees in approximately 80 countries across all 7 continents.

Amentum seeks Pricing Analyst II to develop cost/price proposals under general supervision from senior pricing personnel.  This is a remote-telework position (you must live within the USA to work remote); a candidate local to an Amentum HQ facility (Chantilly, VA, Fort Worth, TX, or Las Vegas, NV) or with the ability to travel is preferred.  US citizenship is required.   

Principal Accountabilities

• Prepares cost/price volume responses for simple to medium complexity proposals
• Supports senior pricing personnel in the development of complex cost/price proposals.
• Prepares cost models, cost narratives and any other cost/price volume requirements
• Ensures compliance with the estimating system manual as well as other policies and procedures
• Performs quality assurance reviews to ensure that cost/price volume components are accurate and responsive to solicitation requirements
• Supports senior pricing personnel with proposal strategies for achieving company objectives
• Interfaces with Operations, Business Development and Functional Support groups to obtain/develop data necessary for developing prices or other components of a cost/price volume.

Knowledge and Skills

• Understanding of proposal development and strategy that includes contract cost and pricing principles that translates efforts in acquiring new and follow-on business
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to review and write pricing narrative responses
• Knowledge of Federal Acquisition regulations (FAR), Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation (DFAR), and Cost Accounting Standards (CAS)
• Working knowledge of U.S. Government structure and agency acquisition procedures and policies for identifying and developing potential business opportunities
• Working knowledge of the components of basis of estimates and bills of materials
• Advanced Excel and mathematical skills.

Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in an associated discipline
• Three (3) years’ experience in cost proposal preparation or cost proposal development; relevant finance experience may be considered for some years in lieu of cost proposal preparation and development
• Additional experience may be substituted for education (generally 2 years of experience equals 1 year of education)
• Experience in base operations support, range operations, Space Force, NASA contracts is preferred
• Demonstrated ability to work efficiently under conditions of multiple deadlines and changing priorities to produce a volume of high-quality material with keen attention to detail.  Must be able to work extended hours, often with short notice, to meet deadlines.
• US Citizenship is required to apply.

Travel

• Travel may be required to HQ facilities, 10-20%

Amentum is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. Our hiring practices provide equal opportunity for employment without regard to race, religion, color, sex, gender, national origin, age, United States military veteran’s status, ancestry, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, family structure, medical condition including genetic characteristics or information, veteran status, or mental or physical disability so long as the essential functions of the job can be performed with or without reasonable accommodation, or any other protected category under federal, state, or local law. Learn more about your rights under Federal EEO laws and supplemental language at EEO including Disability/Protected Veterans and Labor Laws Posters.