Apply to Basis-of-Estimate, ODC, Travel & Cost-Estimate Specialist (RAET) — 77002

Work arrangement: Remote / U.S.-based; job-board anchor: Houston, TX 77002 Opportunity: Contingent specialist role supporting Axyde's proposal for USTDA 1131PL26R0056 Mobilization: Potential Regional Asia travel within 20 calendar days after Axyde's written notice following award

Role purpose

Build auditable assignment and study estimates that connect every labor hour, trip, direct cost and contingency to a defined work package and execution assumption.

Representative problems this role must solve

• A TOR is technically plausible but its hours, skill mix, travel, local support, testing, translation or other direct costs are not traceable.
• The estimate hides optimism in productivity, sequencing, review, data quality or site-access assumptions.
• Scope changes cannot be priced or controlled because the baseline lacks work-package logic and estimating assumptions.

Responsibilities

• Develop bottom-up BOEs by WBS element, role, hours, travel, ODC, dependency, assumption, risk and review requirement.
• Create cost bases, estimating narratives, sensitivity ranges, escalation/contingency logic and traceability to TOR outputs.
• Challenge staffing mix, productivity, parallelism, travel routing, local costs, data acquisition, testing and review effort.
• Support scope-change impact analysis, estimate reconciliation and independent cost review.

Minimum evidence-based qualifications

• Direct engineering, consulting, infrastructure, international-development or project-controls estimating experience.
• Evidence of personally building or independently reviewing labor/ODC/travel BOEs used for proposals, studies, EPC development or Government decisions.
• Strong spreadsheet/model discipline and the ability to explain estimate lineage without relying on unsupported benchmarks.
• Demonstrated senior/expert judgment, normally supported by at least 10 years of directly relevant work and specific project or decision-product evidence.
• Ability to separate verified facts, assumptions, professional judgments, uncertainties and recommendations in concise written English.
• U.S. citizen or non-U.S. citizen lawfully admitted for permanent residence in the United States; written attestation is required before proposal inclusion.
• Ability to become available for potential Regional Asia travel within 20 calendar days after Axyde's written mobilization notice following contract award, subject to assignment needs and Government direction.
• Willingness to disclose availability, employment/contract restrictions, confidentiality obligations, conflicts, noncompetes and country/customer limitations.

Evidence to submit

• Current resume or CV with dates, employer/client, country, project stage, personal role, methods used, decision product and outcome for the most relevant assignments.
• Two to four representative projects that substantiate the specific expertise claimed; identify what you personally did rather than the team's general scope.
• Countries/regions worked, languages used professionally, current location, travel limitations and relevant licenses, registrations, certifications, standards or publications.
• Written permission for Axyde to use and evidence-preservingly reformat the resume for solicitation 1131PL26R0056, subject to final resume review if requested.

Application questions

• Are you a U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident? State one; do not upload identity documents at the application stage.
• May Axyde use your name and evidence-preservingly tailor/reformat your resume for this specific contingent proposal?
• Could you become available for required Regional Asia travel within 20 calendar days after Axyde's written mobilization notice following contract award? Identify restrictions.
• Identify current employment, contractual, confidentiality, noncompete, customer, country or conflict restrictions relevant to this opportunity.
• Describe a BOE you built or challenged where traceability changed the scope, staffing, cost or schedule decision.
• Identify the estimate classes, cost tools, international travel/ODC categories and review methods you have used.
• Which modules can you lead: labor BOE, ODC/travel, cost basis, contingency, sensitivity, change pricing or independent review?

Important contingent-opportunity notice

This posting supports Axyde Analytics, LLC's competitive proposal for U.S. Trade and Development Agency solicitation 1131PL26R0056 and is not an offer or guarantee of employment, independent-contractor engagement, contract award, assignment, hours, travel or compensation. Any role remains contingent on Axyde receiving an award, the Government's actual assignment needs, final role alignment, verified eligibility and qualifications, availability, absence or mitigation of conflicts, mutually agreed compensation and execution of appropriate engagement documentation. Candidate rate requests are collected separately, if requested later, and do not determine Axyde's proposal pricing. Do not submit passports, green cards, Social Security numbers, export-controlled information, customer-proprietary material or third-party confidential information with the initial application. Axyde will request only the written confirmations and secure evidence needed for proposal release and lawful engagement.

Axyde Analytics, LLC considers qualified candidates without regard to protected status and evaluates applicants against the evidence and operational requirements of the contingent role.