Senior Cost and Pricing Specialist

DT Global is a fast-growing international development organization that focuses on improving the capability, capacity, and effectiveness of development programming in complex global environments. Working across a variety of sectors – including Economic Growth, Environment & Infrastructure, Governance, Human Development, and Stabilization & Transition – we provide world class program management, design, analysis, and monitoring and evaluation services.

Built on the strengths, knowledge, and 50+ years of experience from AECOM International Development, Development Transformations, and the Global Peace and Development Charitable Trust, we have a global ecosystem – including a non-profit partner, the DT Institute – working together to develop cutting edge solutions to the world’s most pressing challenges. With corporate offices in the USA, Spain and Australia, in addition to project field offices in over 90 countries around the world, DT Global implements projects funded from a wide array of clients, including USAID, EU, DFAT, NC, MFAT, DFID and other public and private stakeholders. We value learning, research, and rapid program adaptation in response to changing realities on the ground. Together with our global team of experts, we are building technical capabilities across sectors in order to deliver high-quality interventions and transform lives around the world.

Overview: DT Global is seeking a Senior Cost and Pricing Specialist to join the Operations department. The Senior Cost and Pricing Specialist will serve as an integral part of all proposal pricing efforts, including preparing proposal budgets and budget narratives as well as leading cost/price volume production. In addition, the Senior Cost and Pricing Specialist will conduct in depth reviews of all requests for proposals (RFPs), establish cost and pricing data for the development of proposals, analyze and convey the necessary RFP requirements to senior management, maintain proposal documentation and supporting files, and work with subcontrators in relation to proposals. This position will report to the Director of Operations.

Tasks and Responsibilities:

• Responsible for all aspects of the cost and business proposal
• Coordinate with the proposal team on strategic issues involving proposal budgets. Ensure that the proposal team is educated on client requirements for the cost proposals.
• Ensure proposals comply with DT Global corporate policy
• Develop cost kick-off presentations
• Collect, prepare and analyze historical cost data for use in budgeting
• Conduct internal budget reviews during proposal period
• Develop rough order of magnitude (ROM) budgets for discussion and cost strategies
• Present budget reviews to key stakeholders including executive leadership
• Document all cost assumptions and certify cost data
• Review, edit and finalize explanatory budget narrative to accompany budget in cost proposal
• Create and/or modify budget spreadsheet templates in accordance with client requirements
• Manage assigned subcontractors as a part of the proposal process and perform activities including: developing budget templates, providing budget assumptions, negotiating budgets, reviewing budgets and notes, and ensuring final submissions conform to client requirements
• Attend and participate in transition meetings of successful awards
• Assist colleagues with other budget development activities such as contract/subcontract budgets, task orders and pipeline analyses and review project budgets as needed during non-proposal periods
• Develop and manage DT Global’s standard budget templates, including the development of project budget trackers
• Train DT Global staff in advanced Microsoft Excel techniques
• Review project budget modifications and assist with project financial management on an ad hoc basis

Education & Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree and a minimum of 4 years of relevant cost/pricing experience in government contracting, strong preference for experience with a USAID implementer.
• Strong understanding of USAID rules and regulations, including familiarity with the FAR and AIDAR
• Working knowledge of all contract types including: CPFF, CPAF, FFP, T&M and IDIQ
• Demonstrated experience working cross-functionally on complex projects
• Experience working under hard deadlines and managing multi-deliverable projects
• Working knowledge of various project financial indicators and accounting principals
• Ability to think critically through complex business problems and communicate your work to a diverse audience including clients, partners, technical experts, proposal managers and executives.
• Ability to take full ownership of the cost volume with minimal oversight
• Strong Microsoft Excel skills, including experience using logical functions and named ranges
• Desire to be part of a business that has a mission beyond commerce

Preferred Qualifications:

• Microsoft Excel experience using VBA
• Experience with cooperative agreements and grants

Core Competencies:

• TEAMWORK: Works cooperatively and effectively with others to achieve common goals. Participates in building a culture characterized by inclusion, trust and commitment.
• COMMUNICATION: Effectively conveys information and expresses thoughts professionally. Demonstrates effective use of listening skills and displays openness to other people’s ideas and thoughts.
• ADAPTABILITY: Adjusts planned work by gathering relevant information and applying critical thinking to address multiple demands and competing priorities in a changing environment.
• CUSTOMER/CLIENT FOCUSED: Anticipates, monitors and meets the needs of customers and responds to them in an appropriate and responsive manner.
• DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION: Conveys respect for diverse individuals and perspectives; models inclusive behavior and treats everyone fairly.
• PROFESSIONALISM: Displays appropriate and ethical behavior, integrity and personal presentation in the workplace always; demonstrates respectful communication for others, both verbal and non-verbal.

We thank all applicants for their interest. Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

DT Global, LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, veteran status, gender identity, or national origin. DT Global, LLC prohibits discriminating against employees and job applicants who inquire about, discuss, or disclose the compensation of the employee or applicant or another employee or applicant.