Project Manager - Key Personnel - National Science Foundation

The National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics (NCSES) is one of thirteen federal statistical agencies in the United States. As one of 13 principal federal statistical agencies, NCSES designs, supports, and directs periodic national surveys and performs a variety of other data collections and research. 

Job Summary

Alluvionic is seeking experienced Project Managers. The National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics (NCSES) is seeking dedicated Project Managers to support the planning, coordination, and execution of multiple survey and report projects. NCSES, a small organization with significant impact, conducts various surveys and produces congressionally mandated reports and publications that are vital to shaping policy and understanding trends in the Science and Engineering (S&E) landscape.

*This position is Remote*

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The Project Manager performs, but is not limited to, the following duties:

Responsibilities:

• Organize and lead engagements with federal Senior Executives, leadership teams, and professional technical staff.
• Coordinate and manage major engagements with over 100 participants, as well as smaller working groups and panels.
• Develop and execute detailed project plans, including schedules, performance metrics, and resource management strategies.
• Track project progress, manage constraints, and provide solutions to ensure successful project outcomes.
• Ensure all project activities comply with federal contract regulations, NSF-specific policies, and procedures.
• Facilitate and manage communication across project teams, ensuring clarity, transparency, and effective collaboration.
• Prepare and deliver reports, presentations, and other written documents using compatible applications (e.g., Microsoft Office) to meet NSF standards.
• Cultivate and maintain strong professional relationships with internal and external stakeholders, including resolving conflicts effectively.

Qualifications:

• Current Project Management Professionalization (PMP®) Certification
• In-depth knowledge of the Evidence Act and federal data ecosystem, including familiarity with key data roles such as Statistical Official, Chief Data Officer, and Evaluation Officer.
• Understanding of federal agency Learning Agendas.
• At least 2 years of experience in organizing and managing engagements for federal Senior Executives and other leadership teams, as well as professional technical staff.
• Minimum 2 years of experience supporting large-scale engagements with more than 100 participants, in addition to managing smaller working groups and panels.
• At least 2 years of experience in project management, including the development of project plans, creation of schedules and performance metrics, management of resource constraints, and progress tracking.
• Ability to quickly learn and apply knowledge of all pertinent federal contract regulations, NSF-specific policies, and procedures.
• Strong oral and written communication skills with the ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships and resolve conflicts.
• Advanced proficiency in MS Office Suite of tools and Smartsheet

• The contractor must provide all written reports in electronic format, ensuring compatibility with NSF workstations (e.g., Microsoft Office applications).

Who We are:
Alluvionic is a woman-owned, 8(a) certified solutions provider of project management and process improvement services. We offer a wide range of products and services including extensive enterprise Process Improvement, CMMI (Capability Maturity Model Integration), CMMC (Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification), PMO (Project Management Office), and ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) implementations for clients in various industries, providing Project Assurance® for every project. We pride ourselves in being a Registered Provider Organization (RPO) with the CMMC Accreditation Body.

What it’s like to work at Alluvionic:
Working at Alluvionic is hard to describe, but we’ll try.
People who join Alluvionic are searching for something more than their next salary jump or an escape from a poor work environment. Sure, Alluvionic actively pursues rewarding compensation and collaborative and honest career plans, along with encouraging a balanced and healthy work schedule, but that isn’t the primary drive for the individuals on our team. So, what makes our people different? They’re driven by doing something meaningful. They might have made the decision to leave their employer because they didn’t fully agree with their mission or because they weren’t entrusted with difference-making work in their role, leading to their daily activities feeling insignificant.
Alluvionic employees always welcome new challenges. Even though they are almost always scared at first, they know they are completely supported and that their work matters. They never get bored, because they are always learning. Alluvionic is a small yet scaling company. That means we are never short of problems to solve and new, interesting projects to work on. Our people seek to understand the why behind every project and use that to make the right plans and decisions at every step. Our team members take the initiative to figure things out as they go and always make things better for the next person to follow in their footsteps. They’re adaptable, comfortable with some ambiguity, and move forward even when they don’t have all the information up front. They know that making some progress now is better than perfection a year from now.  
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