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ARETUM

Price Estimator

ARETUM

Prepares accurate cost estimates and pricing models for government contracts by analyzing RFPs and collaborating with internal teams. Ensures compliant proposals within federal regulations.

Posted 6/29/2026full-timeMcLean • Virginia • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in developing and analyzing cost proposals while ensuring compliance with Federal Acquisition Regulations and internal policies. Proficient in collaborating with cross-functional teams to create competitive pricing strategies and detailed cost estimates for IT services.

Highest-signal resume keywords
Cost Proposal DevelopmentPricing Model CreationFederal Acquisition Regulations ComplianceAdvanced Excel SkillsCost Analysis for IT Services

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Hard Skills
Cost EstimatingPricing StrategiesLabor Rate DevelopmentCost Realism AnalysisSensitivity AnalysisRFP TranslationSubcontractor Pricing ReviewPricing Narrative PreparationProposal DocumentationMarket Benchmark Analysis
Soft Skills
Attention to DetailWritten CommunicationVerbal CommunicationCollaborationTime Management
Tools & Technologies
Excel
Industry Keywords
IT ServicesFFP ContractsT&M ContractsBPAIDIQPrice-to-Win StrategiesCost Volume InputsSOWsStaffing PlansGovernment Proposals

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies
CloudCyber Security

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • - Develops, analyzes, evaluates, coordinates, prepares, and supports cost proposals to government and commercial customers
  • - Ensure department compliance and provide interpretation of RFP requirements
  • - Interact with personnel and management at all levels
  • - Interface and coordinate with other business management personnel on a daily basis
  • - Prepare and present pricing delegations to leadership
  • - Presents cost estimates to internal teams, customers, and government audit agencies
  • - Ensures adherence to Federal Acquisition Regulations, Truthful Cost or Pricing Data, and company policies and procedures regarding Price Estimating
  • - Supports audit requests, fact-finding, and negotiations

Requirements

What you’ll need
  • - Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business, or related field
  • - 3–7+ years of experience in pricing, estimating, or cost analysis for IT services
  • - Develop detailed cost and price estimates, including labor, ODCs, subcontractor costs, and indirect rates
  • - Build and maintain pricing models for FFP, T&M/LH, BPA, IDIQ, and task order proposals
  • - Translate RFP requirements, SOWs, and staffing plans into compliant pricing structures
  • - Collaborate with Technical, Business Development, Capture, Contracts, and Finance teams to validate assumptions and staffing approaches
  • - Analyze historical cost data, market benchmarks, and salary surveys to support labor rate development
  • - Support Price-to-Win (PTW) strategies by balancing competitiveness with margin objectives
  • - Prepare pricing narratives, cost volume inputs, and supporting documentation for proposals
  • - Review and validate subcontractor pricing, ensuring consistency with prime pricing assumptions
  • - Conduct cost realism and sensitivity analyses as required
  • - Ensure pricing compliance with internal policies and applicable customer or regulatory requirements
  • - Support proposal reviews and respond to pricing-related clarification questions
  • - Understanding of IT labor categories (e.g., developers, engineers, architects, cybersecurity, cloud, DevOps, PMO)
  • - Experience pricing FFP and T&M contracts
  • - Advanced Excel skills (cost models, formulas, lookups, scenario analysis)
  • - Strong attention to detail with the ability to meet tight proposal deadlines
  • - Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Benefits

Comp & perks
  • - Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision)
  • - Retirement Plan (401k)
  • - Life Insurance (Basic, Voluntary & AD&D)
  • - Paid Time Off
  • - Family Leave (Maternity, Paternity)
  • - Short Term & Long-Term Disability
  • - Training & Development