COST ANALYST

This position is being filled under Direct Hire Authority 5 U.S.C. § 9905, dated 6/23/2023

This position is part of the Air Force Elements, U.S. Transportation Command. The incumbent of this position serves as a cost analyst and provides cost estimating, analysis, scheduling, and risk analysis in support of a variety of current and advanced Information Technology Information (IT) system solutions and both IT and non-IT and services for USTRANSCOM. Substitution of education may not be used in lieu of specialized experience for this grade level.

IMPORTANT: Although a college degree is not required for the 0501-series, this position is part of the Acquisition Professional Development Program (APDP). The Advanced level certification requires the incumbent to either have or be willing to obtain 24 semester hours in a combination of operations research, mathematics, probability, statistics, mathematical logic, science, or subject-matter courses requiring substantial competency in college-level mathematics or statistics with at least 3 of the 24 semester hours must be in calculus. As a COST ANALYST at the GS-0501-13 some of your typical work assignments may include:

• Serving as a cost analyst and providing cost estimating, analysis, scheduling, and risk
  analysis in support of a variety of current and advanced Information Technology system
  solutions for both IT and non-IT services for USTRANSCOM
• Providing cost and economic analysis in support of products and/or services managed by
  the USTRANSCOM Acquisition Program Management Office (PMO)
• Developing and suggesting conclusions and making recommendations designed to enhance
  command effectiveness, resource utilization and efficiency
• Analyzing the feasibility of advanced analytical approaches to diverse proposed policies
  Establishing and maintaining effective working relationships both internal and external to the
  agency to represent the PMO’s position on cost analysis in workshops, seminars or subject
  matter meetings.
• Developing new methods, techniques and criteria for business process improvement

You may qualify at the GS-13, if you fulfill the following qualifications:

A. One year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-12 grade level in the Federal service:

• Performing cost and financial analyses of assigned programs for the purposes of providing
  advice to senior personnel
• Evaluating cost analysis against applicable policies, principles and practices
• Providing cost analysis information, both in writing and during briefings or meetings, to
  internal and external personnel
• Utilizing strategies for analyzing, evaluating, and presenting cost and economic analyses for
  assigned programs

Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.