Senior Cost Analyst

MELE Associates, Inc. is seeking to add an experienced Senior Cost Analyst to support the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) in the execution of its mission, including providing technical, programmatic management, environmental planning and logistics support services. This full-time on-site position is contingent upon contract award.

Essential Functions:

• Develop complex spreadsheets, program budget briefings, Work Authorizations, and approved funding program documentation.


• Coordinate, update, and plan with the Federal Budget Analysts to distribute guidance, schedules, databases, and logistics for the Federal Program Managers (FPM) and sites for annual (and a hoc) Budget Summits.


• Prepare monthly uncosted reports and evaluate funding data against program and Nuclear Security Enterprise (NSE) sites spending plans.


• Perform analysis and create reports for the FPMs and other Budget Analysts to provide explanation of spending variances, which include costs and encumbrances.


• Providing the technical expertise to assess Technology Readiness Levels (TRLs), Manufacturing Readiness Levels (MRLs), Phase 6.x Process, relevant DOE Orders (e.g., 413.3B “Program and Project Management (PM) for the Acquisition of Capital Assets), Federal/DOE Planning, Programming, Budgeting and Execution Processes (PPBEs).


• Develop, attend, and/or provide training and qualifications management to develop/maintain complex Integrated Master Schedules that extract data from the P6 schedules to enable quantification of cost/schedule risks.


• Provide travel support and prepare travel reports, including preparing annual/ad hoc travel estimate reports.


• Maintain weekly task lists and action items status, including preparing weekly and ad hoc reports.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Current, active DOE Q Clearance/Top Secret Clearance with ability to acquire SCI.


• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or business-related field. Eight (8) years of relevant experience is equivalent to a four (4) year bachelor's degree.


• Minimum seven (7) years of government costing experience


• Superior communication, organizational, interpersonal, and writing skills.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master’s degree in accounting or business-related field.

This position is contingent upon contract award.

LOCATION: This is a full-time on-site position in Washington, DC  20585, Germantown, MD 20874 or Albuquerque, NM 87123 USA

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SALARY: Salaries are determined based on several factors including external market data, internal equity, and the candidate’s related knowledge, skills, and abilities for the position.  The salary range for this position is $115-125K.

 Benefits MELE Offers

· Employer-paid employee Medical, Dental and Vision Care.
· Low-Cost Family Health Care offered.
· Federal Holidays and three (3) weeks’ vacation
· 401(k) with Employer Match
· Cross-training opportunities

About MELE Associates, Inc.

With over 300 employees and offices in Rockville, MD, Washington, DC, and Albuquerque, NM, MELE is a veteran-owned government contractor empowering its customers with innovative solutions for more than three decades. MELE has team members located across the U.S. and has served more than a hundred countries across hundreds of project locations. The company offers technical, engineering, and programmatic support expertise to a host of U.S. federal and international agencies, including, but not limited to, the Department of Energy, the Department of Defense, the Department of Homeland Security, the Department of Justice, INTERPOL, and the International Atomic Energy Agency. MELE’s services include national security, intelligence, IT/cybersecurity, facility management and engineering, CBRNE defense and nuclear security, emergency response training/management, and mission and program support.

MELE Associates, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment. MELE Associates, Inc. is an E-Verify employer