Project Manager

ICF International; Reston (VA); Remote; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

ICF is seeking an experienced Project Manager to oversee the coordination, performance, and completion of projects. The role is remote but may require in-person meetings at the client office in Silver Spring, MD.

Responsibilities include governance, reporting, budgeting, staffing, and ensuring compliance with contractual requirements. Required: 7 years of project management experience; Masters Degree and PMP Certification.

Qualifications

• 7 years of applicable project management experience.
• Masters Degree and PMP certification preferred.
• Experience serving Federal clients, particularly FDA.

Responsibilities

• Oversee all aspects of projects from initiation to delivery.
• Set deadlines, assign tasks, monitor progress, and report status.
• Prepare upper-management reports on project status.
• Lead planning, budgeting, staffing, and performance improvements.
• Maintain governance documentation, action logs, and rosters.
• Ensure compliance with laws, labor rules, and contractual requirements.
• Serve as primary point of contact with government contract staff for reporting.
• Coordinate meetings and stakeholder engagements; track risks and milestones.
• Develop reports, dashboards, and process documentation.
• Demonstrate effective communication with senior clients.

Skills

Project management

PMP Certification

Federal clients

Communication skills

MS Office

Education

Master's Degree

Tools

Microsoft Project

Word

Excel

PowerPoint

Outlook

Job description

ICF is seeking an experienced Project Manager to assume overall responsibly for the coordination, performance, and completion of projects. You will perform independent business, governance, engagement, reporting, and project support activities.

This role will be remote but will ideally be able to attend in-person meetings at the client office in Silver Spring, MD.

Key Responsibilities:

• Oversee all aspects of projects.
• Set deadlines, assign responsibilities, and monitor and summarize progress of project.
• Prepare reports for upper management regarding status of project.
• Lead strategic planning, budgeting, staffing performance, and staffing selection efforts in response to task requirements.
• Formulate, communicate, and enforce quality work standards.
• Monitor progress and resolve any identified issues affecting successful product/service delivery.
• Ensure compliance with all administrative, personnel laws, labor laws and contractual requirements.
• Serve as primary point -of-contact with government contract and program management staff for reporting project status.
• Assign schedules, review work discrepancies, supervise personnel, and communicate policies, purposes, and goals of the organization to subordinates.
• Maintain governance documentation, action logs, rosters, and participation records.
• Coordinate meetings, stakeholder engagements, and follow-up activities.
• Conduct research and analysis supporting policy and engagement objectives.
• Develop reports, dashboards, schedules, and process documentation.
• Track actions, risks, milestones, and project deliverables.
• Support data collection and performance measurement activities.
• Demonstrate excellent people skills and communication skills (verbal, presentation, and written).
• Demonstrate expertise in Microsoft Office products, including Word, Outlook, Excel, Project, and PowerPoint

Basic Qualifications:

• 7 years of applicable experience.

Additional Qualifications:

• Masters Degree
• PMP Certification

Preferred Skills/Experience:

• Experience drafting white papers, strategic planning documents, guidance documents, or other project documentation
• Leverage AI and review its output for accuracy and applicability
• Ability to easily communicate with senior government clients, lead discussions, and confidently discuss project status and propose solutions
• Demonstrated experience in collaborating with clients to develop clear expectations, roles, and requirements for short and long-term projects
• Demonstrated ability to communicate and collaborate on a team in a dynamic environment, absorb and apply mission knowledge, and have a mindset of learning and continuous improvement.
• Experience serving Federal clients, particularly FDA
• Experience working in consulting firm environments

Working at ICF

ICF is a global advisory and technology services provider, but we're not your typical consultants. We combine unmatched expertise with cutting-edge technology to help clients solve their most complex challenges, navigate change, and shape the future.

We can only solve the world's toughest challenges by building a workplace that allows everyone to thrive. We are an equal opportunity employer . Together, our employees are empowered to share their expertise and collaborate with others to achieve personal and professional goals. For more information, please read our EEO policy.

We will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Reasonable Accommodations are available, including, but not limited to, for disabled veterans, individuals with disabilities, and individuals with sincerely held religious beliefs, in all phases of the application and employment process. All information you provide will be kept confidential and will be used only to the extent required to provide needed reasonable accommodations.

Candidate AI Usage Policy

At ICF, we are committed to ensuring a fair interview process for all candidates based on their own skills and knowledge. As part of this commitment, the use of artificial intelligence (AI) tools to generate or assist with responses during interviews (whether in-person or virtual) is not permitted . This policy is in place to maintain the integrity and authenticity of the interview process.

However, we understand that some candidates may require accommodation that involves the use of AI. If such an accomm