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Blue Origin, LLC is Hiring a Cost Analyst Near Arthur C. Clarke Point (CP), WA
We are a diverse team of collaborators, doers, and problem-solvers who are relentlessly committed to a culture of safety. This position will directly impact the history of space exploration and will require your commitment and detailed attention towards safe and repeatable space flight. Join us in lowering the cost of access to space and enabling Blue Origin’s vision of millions of people living and working in space to benefit Earth. As part of a hardworking team of diverse specialists and accomplished experts in Program Planning & Controls (PP&C), you will execute cost management for various spaceflight systems. Partnered with Blue’s Integrated Product Teams (IPTs), there are multiple facets to your support of our spaceflight systems. Reporting to the PP&C leader of your assigned Business Unit and in close coordination with the program planners, you will support the development of cost baselines in Deltek Cobra, integrated with our program schedules in Primavera P6. This will require clear communication and strong organizational skills as you solicit inputs on labor and non-labor resource requirements across your assigned IPTs to create time-phased resource plans. Establishing these cost baselines will involve supporting the development of Work Breakdowns Structures, establishing required charge numbers, and deriving control-account level budget plans within authorized values and periods of performance. This position will drive execution to these plans by tracking budgets/forecasts to actuals, performing variance analysis, updating forecasts, and monitoring and controlling actual costs. You will generate reports, actionable metrics, and key performance indictors to inform IPT leaders and influence future plan updates. This position requires you to implement effective change management to account for approved scope changes, as well as actively managing updates that support program estimate to completes (ETC) and Estimate at Complete (EACs) exercises. A strong attention to detail and proactive analysis of budget status, actual costs and variances is needed to help inform future performance on our projects. We are looking for specialists who will apply their technical expertise, leadership skills, and commitment to quality to positively impact safe human spaceflight. Passion for our mission and vision is required! Qualifications: Experience and comfort with working in ambiguous environments and situations Undergraduate degree in business, finance, engineering, project management or other highly analytical field 3 years experiences in roles requiring financial analysis, budget management or cost estimation Adherence to a monthly business rhythm of budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis, change control, and reporting (developing and implementing a business rhythm and reporting from scratch for mid-career to senior positions) Experience mining large data sets to uncover and formulate actionable information Ability to earn trust, maintain positive and professional relationships, and contribute to a culture of inclusion Desired: Experience establishing new programs Proven record of hands-on development and implementation of company-wide process improvements (mid-career to senior positions) Broad/deep financial and business analytics experience supporting government or EVMS-required programs (customer or internally funded) IPMR customer deliverables on EVM-required contracts P6, Deltek COBRA, Empower, or other cost/schedule integration and analysis tool experience Experience in developing or maintaining an Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) or detail IPT schedules Successful support of programs through DCMA/DCAA, joint site surveillance, or other government audits Proposal support including pricing for bids requiring certified pricing MBA, or Project Management certification (PMP/Certified Project Manager) Export Control Regulations Applicants for employment at Blue Origin must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (i.e. current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum. Equal Employment Opportunity Blue Origin is proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer and is committed to attracting, retaining, and developing a highly qualified, diverse, and dedicated work force. Blue Origin hires and promotes people on the basis of their qualifications, performance, and abilities. We support the establishment and maintenance of a workplace that fosters trust, equality, and teamwork, in which all employees recognize and appreciate the diversity of individual team members. We provide all qualified applicants for employment and employees with equal opportunities for hire, promotion, and other terms and conditions of employment, regardless of their race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin/ethnicity, age, physical or mental disability, genetic factors, military/veteran status, or any other status or characteristic protected by federal, state, and/or local law. Blue Origin will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with applicable federal, state, and local laws. For more information on “EEO Is the Law,” please see here and here. Blue Origin will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the Washington Fair Chance Act, Los Angeles Fair Chance in Hiring Ordinance, and other applicable laws. Affirmative Action and Disability Accommodation Applicants wishing to receive information on Blue Origin’s Affirmative Action Plans, or applicants requiring a reasonable accommodation in order to participate in the application and/or interview process, please contact us at EEOCompliance@blueorigin.com. Benefits Employee Benefits include: Medical, dental, vision, basic and supplemental life insurance, short and long-term disability and 401(k) with up to 5% company match. Paid Time Off: Provides up to 4 weeks per year, in addition to 14 holidays
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