DOT FHWA RD&T Program Support Specialist

Socket.dev; McLean (VA); Hybrid; USD 50,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

401k with match

Job summary

Grey Street Consulting, LLC seeks a Program Support Specialist to assist FHWA RD&T operations at TFHRC in McLean, VA. Hybrid onsite role contingent on award; supports senior staff with administrative tasks, travel, procurement, and records management.

The role requires strong Microsoft and Google workspace skills, excellent communication, and the ability to manage multiple tasks with minimal supervision.

Qualifications

• 1–2 years of relevant administrative or program support experience.
• Strong written and oral communication skills; detail-oriented.
• Proficient in Microsoft 365, Google Workspace, and basic data entry.

Responsibilities

• Serve as primary desk contact and provide professional customer service.
• Manage calendars, meetings, and event logistics for leadership.
• Prepare and format correspondence, reports, and briefing materials.
• Assist with procurement requests, timekeeping, and file management.

Skills

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

PowerPoint

Outlook

Google Docs

Google Sheets

Google Meet

SharePoint

SQL

Customer service

Written and oral communication

Organizational skills

Team collaboration

Education

High School Diploma

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

PowerPoint

Outlook

Google Docs

Google Sheets

Google Meet

SharePoint

SQL

Job description

Description

Grey Street Consulting, LLC (Grey Street), a leading small business provider of operational support services to Federal civilian and defense agencies, is seeking to hire an Program Support Specialist to support our prospective client within the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), Office of Research, Development, and Technology (RD&T). RD&T is located at the Turner Fairbank Highway Research Center (TFHRC), a federally owned and operated national research facility in McLean, Virginia. This position is to be performed in a hybrid capacity with the primary place of performance being onsite at TFHRC. This position is contingent upon award.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

The Program Support Specialists under this TO are required to:

• Serve as the primary point of contact for office support, delivering responsive customer service and maintaining professional, courteous interactions with all internal and external customers and stakeholders.
• Apply critical thinking and sound judgment to analyze, troubleshoot, and execute assigned program support tasks independently and effectively.
• Execute tasks and deliverables with minimal oversight, adapting quickly to changes in priorities, new assignments, or shifting responsibilities as needed.
• Proactively identify, initiate, and track required assignments within the scope of this task order to ensure all program objectives are achieved.
• Prepare and deliver high-quality work products that meet project requirements and standards, ensuring that submissions are accurate and require minimal government review or revision.
• Coordinate, manage, and prioritize multiple concurrent assignments throughout the workday to ensure the timely delivery of all program support services.

High-level Operational Support Tasks

Assisting Senior Staff/Office Directors with core tasks involving managing high-level operations, overseeing critical projects and events, coordinating cross-functional initiatives, representing the organization to industry and public stakeholders, and ensuring alignment of resources with priorities.

• Managing designated senior staff/office directors’ calendars and schedules; coordinating and prioritizing appointments as well as on site/off site meetings. Scheduling and coordinating special events handling logistics, stakeholder coordination, and leadership briefing materials to ensure seamless, high-profile engagements.
• Searching for, compiling, and summarizing information from management systems, files and other documents as requested by senior staff/office directors in order to reply to correspondence, prepare reports, and briefing papers.
• Coordinating with a range of stakeholders to include senior staff/office directors, subject matter experts, and other program support specialists to respond to controlled correspondence in a timely manner.
• Providing expert proofreading for outgoing correspondence to ensure proper format and conformance with procedural instructions, screening for grammar, spelling errors, punctuation and content, prior to material being presented for leadership signature. Reviewing package content to ensure that all necessary incoming and background material is attached to the file.
• Replying to general inquiries that do not require the technical knowledge of senior level staff, or programs under the control of the requesting office. Replies may consist of letters of acknowledgement, acceptance of invitations and cancellations. Following up on routine correspondence of a non-technical nature on behalf of the office.

Daily Operational Support:

Contractor personnel must assist TFHRC Leadership and staff with daily operational requirements including: schedule and meeting coordination, oversight of time reporting systems, records management, monitoring and tracking procurement request, travel logistics and resource inventory management. Creating reports and communicating findings to TFHRC Leadership to secure resources and document discrepancies.

• Performing assigned program support tasks, including coordinating meetings, presentation materials, meeting minutes and follow-up actions.
• Providing documentation support such as timekeeping; data entry and database maintenance; manage assigned office files; establish new files and dispose of old files or records when no longer needed.
• Preparing, submitting, routing and monitoring procurement requests; preparing purchase waiver approvals and closeout memos.
• Making travel arrangements for personnel as requested to include hotel and rental car reservations; plane and train tickets; travel advances; travel authorization requests; travel vouchers and itineraries.
• Identifying and recommending improvements to processes or more efficient ways to accomplish tasks.
• Preparing/typing correspondence, reports, records and technical papers. This may include tables, charts, graphs, and presentations as well as various government forms such as requisition forms.
• Performing specific tasks for special projects; TFHRC programs; and RD&T Offices as requested.

Project & Event Management:

The contractor’s staff must serve as a liaison for coordinating logistics for meetings, facility tours, and special events; representing the organization professionally to the public and distinguished guests; and supporting engineering teams on-site at industry conferences and events to ensure events run seamlessly.

• Planning, scheduling, and facilitating laboratory tours and special events handling logistics and stakeholder coordination;
• Providing program support to the TRB/FHWA Annual Meeting;
• Attending planning and briefing meetings;
• Creating and maintaining a tracking spreadsheet of FHWA attendees and equipment list;
• Developing a transportation shuttle schedule for staff and distribute information on the shuttle schedule;
• Working with FHWA staff to schedule meeting space for the TRB annual meeting, including but not limited to preparing the final calendar of events for review by the TPF Program Coordinator and relevant points of contact;
• Attending TRB annual meeting to assist FHWA staff as needed;

Property Inventory Assistance:

Contractor staff must conduct routine inventory assessments; tracking government property (laptops, monitors, printers, and other designated equipment) and sharing findings with the Accountable Property Officer. Contractor personnel may be required to conduct the following list of activities:

• Perform inventory and supply tracking and management to ensure resource availability; and provide complex property management requirement for a research facility.
• Fleet Management - Perform various responsibilities driving Government owned vehicle, submit periodic reports to General Services Administration (GSA), coordination of services and purchases with GSA (GOVs Maintenance, licensing/registration, mileage reporting, fuel reports, E-85 special reporting);

Requirements

Job Requirements and Experience

• The program support specialist must provide basic technical and administrative day-to-day support services.
• The individual must perform both routine administrative, clerical and related duties in support of the Government team or individuals, including telephone coverage.
• Office front desk support will be required of the program support specialist.
• The individual must have sufficient knowledge in automated office software suites to include Microsoft and Google products such as Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, Excel, Google Docs, Google Meets, Slides, Calendar and Sheets Access, SQL, SharePoint, web browsers, time and attendance tracking systems, and other basic data entry application systems.
• The individual must display good customer service skills and be flexible in adapting to deadlines and changing priorities.
• Minimum/General Experience:
  - One to two years of relevant experience;
  - Good written and oral communication skills;
  - Organizational skills;
  - Ability to work both individually and as part of a team; and
  - Proven ability to produce quality work under deadlines.
• Minimum Education: High School Graduate or General Education Diploma (GED).

ADA Requirements

• Operate a PC and phone in an office environment.
• Work in a primarily sedentary position.
• Perform some bending, light lifting, and carrying of equipment may be required.
• Any additional office equipment that is required by the position.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, or protected Veteran status.

About Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), Office of Research, Development, and Technology (RD&T)

The FHWA's Office of Research, Development, and Technology (RD&T) is located at the Turner Fairbank Highway Research Center (TFHRC), a federally owned and operated national research facility in McLean, Virginia. The center houses 15 laboratories, data centers, and support facilities, and conducts applied and exploratory advanced research in vehicle-highway interaction, and a host of other types of transportation research in safety, pavements, highway structures and bridges, human-centered systems, operations and intelligent transportation systems, and materials.

The TFHRC is comprised of approximately 350 employees (federal and contracted), occupying approximately 43 acres of land, with approximately 62,500 square feet of office space and approximately 105,800 square feet of lab space and needs programmatic support for onsite events, projects, daily operations, record keeping and general administrative functions.

About Grey Street Consulting, LLC

Grey Street is a small, federal contracting firm. Founded in 2015, Grey Street has already established itself as a leading small business provider of federal human resources (HR) services. Grey Street provides staff augmentation support to numerous federal agencies including but not limited to the U.S. Departments of Transportation (DOT), Health and Human Services (HHS), Energy (DOE), Labor (DOL), and Homeland Security (DHS) just to name a few. Our approach to the delivery of professional services is rooted in our deep subject matter expertise and supported by our ability to effectively manage our client’s needs and expectations while delivering measurable results.

Grey Street offers a robust benefit package which includes comprehensive medical, dental, and 401k with a guaranteed match!!

To learn more about Grey Street click here: https://greystreet-consulting.com/