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Costing Specialist Join the team who values your skills and expertise. Cherokee Nation 3S (CN3S) provides support, services and solutions to federal and commercial customers. CN3S takes a personalized approach to solving clients'' toughest challenges, helping you make the most of your skills. This approach gives customers the support they deserve and the quality they expect from a team that can handle every detail - a team of experts, like you. Cherokee Nation 3S is part of Cherokee Federal - a team of tribally owned federal contracting companies focused on building solutions, solving complex challenges, and serving the nation''s mission around the globe for more than 60 federal clients. For more information, visit SUMMARY Conduct preliminary damage assessments in the field for infrastructure projects. Research, review, and update equipment rates used in reimbursing applicants for the use of applicant-owned equipment while performing eligible work. PROGRAM OVERVIEW FEMA''s mission is to support citizens and first responders to ensure that as a nation we work together to build, sustain and improve our capability to prepare for, protect against, respond to, recover from and mitigate all hazards. Within FEMA, the Office of Response and Recovery (ORR) provides guidance, leadership and oversight to build, sustain, and improve the coordination and delivery of support to citizens and State, local, Tribal and Territorial governments to save lives, reduce suffering, protect property and recover from all hazards. As part of ORR, the Recovery Directorate provides survivors and communities recovering from disasters with grants and resources that are easy to access, simple to understand, and outstanding in their helpfulness. The Recovery Directorate''s Public Assistance (PA) Division has the specific mission of providing assistance to applicants (State, Tribal and local governments) and certain types of Private Nonprofit (PNP) organizations so that communities can quickly respond to and recover from major disasters or emergencies declared by the President. ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES Includes the following: * Conducts preliminary damage assessments in the field for infrastructure projects. * Prepares complex project worksheets for the purposes of determining project eligibility, scopes of work and estimating costs to repair or replace a facility or structure damaged by a disaster. * Reviews, evaluates, and analyzes applicant-provided cost claims for reasonableness and accuracy as related to the scope of work. * Researches, reviews, and updates equipment rates used in reimbursing applicants for the use of applicant-owned equipment while performing eligible work. * Develops cost estimates using RS Means software. * Coordinates and completes basic to moderately complex site inspections to validate and record damage. * Performs other job-related duties as assigned. SUPERVISORY/MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY No supervisory/management authority. EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE Bachelor degree in a related field of study. FEMA Public Assistance and/or Consolidated Resource Center (CRC) experience is preferred. KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES * Be proficient in the use of Microsoft® Office suite of software in particular MS Word®, MS Excel®, and MS Access®. * Must be capable of working independently or as a team as circumstances dictate. * Must be able to obtain and maintain a driver''s license. * Must be a U.S. Citizen and be able to pass a background investigation for a Public Trust position. * Familiar with estimating tools such as RS Means. * Knowledge of Cost Estimating Format (CEF) is a plus. * Demonstrates good organizational skills to balance and prioritize work. * Strong attention to detail. * Strong written and oral communication skills. * Experience working with Federal Regulations and Code. * Successfully pass a federal background check and a drug screen. * Cherokee Federal employees are included as covered employees in U.S. Presidential Executive Order 14042, which mandates Covid vaccines for federal contractors. Executive Order 14042 is currently blocked from enforcement pending court proceedings. Therefore, Cherokee Federal is halting the application of the mandate; however, if the injunction is lifted, Cherokee Federal will restore administration of the vaccine requirement. WORK ENVIRONMENT Work is performed primarily in a climate-controlled office environment. Long-term travel assignments are mandatory. ABOUT THE TEAM Cherokee Federal is a division of Cherokee Nation Businesses, the economic engine of Cherokee Nation, the largest Native American tribe in the U.S. As a trusted partner, the Cherokee Federal team of companies manages nearly 2,000 projects of all sizes across the construction, engineering and manufacturing and mission solutions portfolios - ranging from advanced data analytics and telehealth to cybersecurity, cloud and logistics. Since 2012, our team of companies has won $6 billion in government contracts and completed more than 5,300 federal missions. Our 3,600+ employees work in 20+ countries, 50 states and 2 U.S. territories. Why Cherokee Federal? Visit to learn why you should join our team! Compliance Applicants selected will be subject to a U.S. Government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information. We are an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment, and we prohibit discrimination against qualified individuals based on their status as protected veterans or individuals with disabilities, and prohibit discrimination against all individuals based on their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status or for inquiring about, discussing, or disclosing compensation. If you''d like more information about your EEO rights as an applicant under the law, please copy and paste the links to the following two sites: and If you are an individual with a disability and require a reasonable accommodation to complete any part of the application process, or are limited in the ability or unable to access or use this online application process and need an alternative method for applying, you may e-mail for assistance. This email address is for accommodation requests only and cannot be used to inquire about the application process or status. Please do not send email request pertaining to recruiting as this email box is not for resumes or follow up on job applications. For Pay Transparency Non Discrimination provision, please copy and paste the following link: English_formattedESQA508c.pdf We maintain an Affirmative Action Plan for proactively seeking employment and advancement for qualified protected veterans and individuals with disabilities. Upon request, we will schedule time Tuesdays - Thursdays from 10:00am - 2:00pm CST to make applicable Affirmative Action Plans accessible. Please submit a written request with the email subject line: 2021 Request to View Affirmative Action Plan to the Compliance Administrator at . Please do not send email for job application follow-up or staffing advertisement/request pertaining to recruiting as this email box is not for resumes or job applications. CN3S cherokeefederal LI-RA2

Created: 2025-10-04