Cost Account Manager

Description

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Leidos' Defense Systems Manufacturing Sector is seeking a Cost Account Manager (CAM) to join our Indirect Fire Protection Capability (IFPC) Team at our Platform Integration Facility located in Huntsville, AL. This position will manage a manufacturing control account for the assembly, integration, and test content associated with a hypersonic launcher platform. The project manager will own the planning, monitoring, and statusing of the content in the control account. The project manager will support and partner with the manufacturing organization to establish schedule and cost positions, develop and report variance rationale, and develop courses of action to maintain performance to the program plan. The manufacturing content in this control account includes mechanical disassembly, component welding & fabrication, platform final assembly, and platform acceptance testing. This position will partner with Manufacturing leadership to develop material for recurring internal and external customer reviews. This person in this role will collaborate with the Manufacturing Program Integrator and local Site Leadership to communicate program progress, constraints, risks, and potential mitigation plans.

If this sounds like the kind of environment where you can thrive, keep reading!

Leidos Defense Systems Sector / Manufacturing provides a diverse portfolio of systems, solutions, and services covering land, sea, air, space, and cyberspace for customers worldwide. Solutions for Defense include enterprise and mission IT, large-scale intelligence systems, command and control, geospatial and data analytics, cybersecurity, logistics, training, and intelligence analysis and operations support. Our team is solving the world's toughest security challenges for customers with "can't fail" missions. To explore and learn more, click here!

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Primary Responsibilities

• Monitoring schedule and cost performance of the control account.
• Weekly reporting of schedule and cost performance of the control account.
• Analyzing schedule and cost performance, developing variance rationale and recovery plans as needed.
• Partnering with Manufacturing management and shop personnel to develop courses of action to maintain program schedule and cost baselines.
• Coordinating near term schedules and execution plans with Manufacturing.
• Supporting proposal activities and business development opportunities.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a technical or business discipline with at least 4 or more years of experience in managing or supporting manufacturing projects.
• Previous experience with developing cost and schedule baselines for manufacturing projects and reporting recurring schedule and cost performance to those baselines.
• Demonstrated experience analyzing manufacturing performance on a recurring basis through the life cycle of a program.
• Candidate must be a resident of the North Alabama area or willing to relocate to the Huntsville - North Alabama, AL area.
• Candidate must be a US Citizen and possess (and be able to maintain) a Final Secret Clearance OR meet the eligibility to obtain (and maintain) a Secret Clearance.

Preferred Qualifications

• Three or more years of previous management of a manufacturing project or program.
• Experience with Earned Value Management System (EVMS).
• PMI/PMP Certification.
• Manufacturing Engineering, Production Control, Master Scheduling, or previous Control Account Management experience.
• MBA or advanced technical degree.
• Familiarity with Deltek Costpoint accounting software.
• Familiarity with electronic Manufacturing Execution Systems.
• Previous experience on manufacturing programs/projects that include Welding, Fabrication, Assembly, Integration, and Final Acceptance Testing.

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We're the tech company everyone calls when things get weird. We don't wear capes (they're a safety hazard), but we do solve high-stakes problems with code, caffeine, and a healthy disregard for "how it's always been done."

Original Posting:

August 18, 2025
For U.S. Positions: While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.

Pay Range:

Pay Range $72,150.00 - $130,425.00

The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.

Client-provided location(s): Huntsville, AL

Job ID: Leidos-R-00164801

Employment Type: FULL_TIME

Posted: 2025-08-19T18:47:49