
Senior Cost Analyst (NCA)
Arlington, VAJobSeen 1w agoSeen in employer's feed 5 days ago
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This senior-level position provides direct cost-estimating analysis to the Department of the Navy’s Naval Cost Agency. The analyst supports high-visibility Navy programs and senior leaders through cost estimates, acquisition milestone reviews, and economic analyses. The role requires at least eight years of DoD acquisition or cost-estimating experience, a bachelor’s degree, quantitative coursework, and an active DoD Secret clearance.
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Overview Senior level position providing direct cost estimating analysis to the Department of the Navy (DON) Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Financial Management and Comptroller, (OASN (FMandC)) Naval Cost Agency. Position requires support to high visibility Navy programs and Senior leaders within the Department of Navy. Responsibilities Develop / conduct Life Cycle Cost Estimates, Independent Cost Estimates (ICE), and/or Independent Cost Assessments (ICA) for Department of Navy (DON) programs Provide ICE development support, Component Cost Estimate (CCE) development support and analytical support for DON MDAP Milestones, production readiness/deployment, and sustainment reviews for ACAT I programs Provide economic analytical services to include the performance of studies, conducting research, conducting data collection, performing industry analyses, developing and analyzing metrics, and the presentation of findings to senior leaders in the DON Skills Required Minimum of 8 years of DoD acquisition / cost estimating experience Bachelors degree in business, economics, engineering or related field required 24 semester hours of quantitative course work (mathematics, statistics, engineering, physics, chemistry, etc.) to include at least three hours of college level calculus required Must have experience working for or supporting DoD acquisition programs; Major Defense Acquisition Program (MDAP) experience preferred; Experience in Navy ship / sub estimating and/or fixed wing aircraft experience strongly preferred Must have experience with theories, principles, and practices of cost analysis to develop independent cost estimates and to evaluate techniques used in generating program cost estimates Must have experience in developing and applying analytic methodologies and principles Must have experience developing Economic Analyses, Analyses of Alternatives, and Affordability Analyses Must have Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, and PowerPoint) Certification in the Cost Estimating career field by a recognized professional society or educational organization (e.g, ICEAA CCEA) preferred Life cycle cost estimate development, risk/uncertainty analysis, and model documentation. Experience leading or contributing to the creation of a DoD programs initial life cycle cost estimate a plus Active DoD Secret Clearance required Education Bachelors degree required, preferably in math, engineering, business, or the sciences. Benefits We offer competitive salaries commensurate with education and experience. We have an excellent benefits package that includes: Comprehensive health, dental, life, long and short-term disability insurance 100% Company funded Retirement Plans Generous vacation, holiday and sick pay plans Tuition assistance About Tecolote Research Tecolote Research is a private, employee-owned corporation where people are our primary resource. Our investments in technology and training give our employees the tools to ensure our clients are provided the solutions they need, and our very high employee retention rate and stable workforce is an added value to our customers. Apply now to connect with a company that invests in you. View all career opportunities: www.tecolote.com Follow us on social media: LinkedIn | X @TecoloteInc | Facebook [EOE/M/F/Disability/Veterans]
How this job compares
Set against the 459 open Cost Analyst jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 2, 2026.
- Pay
- This postingNot listed
- Virginia median$90–155K/yr25 salary ranges
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 43 open Cost Analyst jobs in Virginia and 459 across the US. 2% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Virginia
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- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 8 years of experience; Cost Analyst postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years at the median (374 postings).
- Education
- This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 244 of the 459 open Cost Analyst jobs (53%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 2, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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