Communications and Outreach Project Manager - DC/MD/VA

Jamison Professional Services, Inc. ("Jamison") is currently seeking a qualified and motivated candidate for the position of
Communications and Outreach Project Manager.

Job Title: Communications and Outreach Project Manager

DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES:
WMATA is undergoing a multi-year Strategic Transformation to deliver safer, more reliable, and customer-focused transit across the Washington DC, Maryland, and Northern Virginia region. Guided by the "Your Metro, The Way Forward" Strategic Transformation Plan, WMATA is aligning its operations, technology, organizational structure, and capital investments to meet evolving customer needs, improve efficiency, and strengthen regional mobility. This transformation addresses changes in ridership patterns, growing customer expectations, new transportation competitors, and budget challenges intensified by the Covid-19 pandemic. The initiative enhances cross-department collaboration, modernizes processes, and supports long-term sustainability and trusted service for the communities we serve.

Responsibilities:
Responsible for all facets of communications and outreach project management, including timeline development, interpreting, preparing and reviewing content, creating task orders and scopes of work for the procurement process, managing deadlines and budget, reviewing invoices, coordinator outreach staff and logistics and other tasks applicable to implementing plans following the Public Participation Plan. Work with department point-of-contacts, project managers and other staff to confirm Title VI and WMATA Compact compliance and ensure all materials and deadlines meet the appropriate standards. Write, edit, review and produce high-quality public communications materials and professional reports for Title VI, Board of Directors and other submittals. Maintain tracking, recordkeeping and other documentation as required by the FTA and PPP, including updating and maintaining the PPP database. Develop training programs, which may include, but are not limited to, internal staff training for Public Participation Plan efforts or project-specific outreach team training. Serves as a brand ambassador for Metro at a wide variety of outreach events and meetings, which includes giving presentations, building stakeholder relationships, distributing surveys and other communication methods.

REQUIRED AND DESIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:

• B.A. in Communications, Public Affairs/Public Relations, Business, Planning or a related field.
• Minimum of six years of experience of progressively responsible experience in communications project management, preferable in a large service organization setting.
• Bilingual skills a plus.

Location: Washington, DC / Alexandria, VA / Silver Spring, MD

Schedule:
Standard hours are from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. with a one (1) hour unpaid lunch break. However, the COTR may request temporary services for periods in excess of a seven and one half (7.5) hour day or a thirty-seven and one-half hour (37.5) hour week. Temporary personnel working six (6) hours or more are required to take a one-half hour unpaid lunch break. Overtime: Hours worked in excess of forty (40) hours in one week is considered as overtime work, all overtime must be approved by the COTR in advance.

Clearance Level Required: Employment is contingent upon successfully completing any required background checks, in accordance with applicable law.

JAMISON CORPORATE OVERVIEW:
Jamison Professional Services, Inc. (Jamison) is a Service-Disabled, Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), certified Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) headquartered in metropolitan Atlanta, Georgia. We specialize in providing professional management, administrative, healthcare, court reporters and transcriptionist experts, and document/ record and telehealth operational support solutions to U.S. Government, State, and commercial clients. Jamison is a nationwide professional staff augmentation company, that helps commercial clients and government agencies expand their talent acquisition reach by sourcing, assessing, developing, and managing the talent that enables them to be successful.
Jamison offers a wide range of employment opportunities in the commercial and government sectors. We seek employees who share our values of service excellence, integrity, and professionalism.
Jamison affords equal employment opportunity to all individuals, regardless of race, creed, color, religion, gender, national origin, ancestry, age, marital status, veteran status, disability, medical condition, gender identity, or sexual orientation. Our employees, as well as applicants and others with whom we do business, will not be subjected to sexual, racial, religious, ethnic, or any other form of unlawful harassment and/or discrimination. In addition, Jamison adheres to the equal employment opportunity requirements of all states and localities in which it does business.
Jamison's commitment to equal opportunity is applied through every aspect of the employment relationship, including, but not limited to, recruitment, selection, placement, training, compensation, promotion, transfer, termination, and all other matters of employment.
Applicants may be required to successfully complete an online assessment to determine qualifications for positions requiring specific skills.
All applications must be submitted through our application system at: https://www.jps-online.com/apply-now/