Life-Cycle Cost Analysis Functional SME
San Antonio, TX - USA
Job Summary
Job Family:
Finance & Accounting Consulting
Travel Required:
Clearance Required:
What You Will Do:
The Life Cycle Cost Analyst (LCCA) plays a key role in helping organizations make smart longterm investment decisions. This position focuses on evaluating the full cost of projects or assetsfrom planning and construction through operation maintenance and endoflife.This is an excellent opportunity for someone who enjoys problemsolving working with data and translating financial insights into practical recommendations. Applicants with backgrounds in finance economics business construction management or related fields are encouraged to apply.
Responsibilities of this role are as follows to include but not limited to:
Serve as the Functional Subject Matter Expert (SME) for Life-Cycle Cost Analysis providing expertise and guidance in support of the Defense & Security Segment FM Horizontal team.
Develop review and support life-cycle cost analysis activities methodologies assumptions and deliverables in alignment with program and business needs.
Advise on Economic Analysis Life-Cycle Cost Analysis cost estimating capital investment analysis and financial management workflows.
Identify current-state pain points analyst inputs review steps approval expectations data dependencies and human review points.
Support requirements refinement for cost model inputs assumptions cost categories escalation logic discounting sensitivity analysis uncertainty analysis validation rules and report outputs.
Review historical analyses cost models and decision-support artifacts to identify reusable assumptions data elements precedent examples and common quality issues.
Help translate business financial and mission user needs into functional requirements for technical delivery teams.
Support validation of sample scenarios including output completeness interpretability traceability and defensibility.
Advise on data requirements and data quality challenges including cost databases project attributes asset inventories historical performance data and source system limitations.
Support definition of dashboards visualizations reports and user interfaces that present analytical results clearly to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Participate in stakeholder sessions demonstrations pilots testing activities and user acceptance reviews with Government and internal delivery teams.
Analyze project alternatives to determine their total cost over the assets lifespan.
What You Will Need:
An ACTIVE and MAINTAINED SECRET Federal or DoD securityclearance
Bachelors degree in finance business economics construction management engineering or a related field
FIVE (5) or more years of experience supporting DoW federal and/or large enterprise financial management in cost analysis economic analysis and/or capital investment analysis.
What Would Be Nice To Have:
Experience with Life-Cycle Cost Analysis business case analysis cost estimating economic analysis or decision-support workflows.
Ability to assess cost assumptions alternative comparisons analytical outputs model results and reviewer-ready documentation.
Experience developing validating reviewing or using quantitative cost models.
Familiarity with cost drivers escalation discounting sensitivity analysis uncertainty analysis and scenario comparison.
Ability to translate functional user needs into clear requirements for technical analytics and AI delivery teams.
Strong written communication analytical documentation and stakeholder engagement skills.
Comfort working with both technical and non-technical stakeholders in regulated audit-sensitive or mission-sensitive environments.
Strong analytical thinking and problemsolving skills
Ability to interpret data and translate findings into simple actionable insights
Clear written and verbal communication skills
Experience supporting DoW federal financial management facilities infrastructure construction sustainment or capital planning programs.
Familiarity with LCCA methodology NPV analysis discounting energy cost analysis maintenance and repair cost assumptions and long-term investment planning.
Experience supporting analytics automation AI workflow modernization or decision-support modernization efforts as a functional SME.
Ability to support demonstrations pilots training testing and user acceptance with Government or enterprise stakeholders.
Experience with cost estimating budgeting forecasting or financial analysis
Familiarity with facilities infrastructure or capital projects
Exposure to tools such as cost and financial databases modeling software or project management systems
What We Offer:
Guidehouse offers a comprehensive total rewards package that includes competitive compensation and a flexible benefits package that reflects our commitment to creating a diverse and supportive workplace.
Benefits include:
Medical Rx Dental & Vision Insurance
Personal and Family Sick Time & Company Paid Holidays
Position may be eligible for a discretionary variable incentive bonus
Parental Leave and Adoption Assistance
401(k) Retirement Plan
Basic Life & Supplemental Life
Health Savings Account Dental/Vision & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
Short-Term & Long-Term Disability
Student Loan PayDown
Tuition Reimbursement Personal Development & Learning Opportunities
Skills Development & Certifications
Employee Referral Program
Corporate Sponsored Events & Community Outreach
Emergency Back-Up Childcare Program
Mobility Stipend
About Guidehouse
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About Company
Guidehouse is the only scaled advisory consultancy in the world to fully integrate commercial and public or government businesses within each of our industry segments because complex problems require both perspectives to address and outwit.