Project Director

Chantilly, VA - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 4 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Position Title: Project Director
Location: Washington DC Metropolitan Area (Hybrid Virtual/In-Person Support)
Contract Type: Federal ETA/WIOA/FACA Meeting & Events Support

Position Overview

The Project Director serves as the senior leader responsible for the strategic contractual and operational oversight of all meeting and event logistics support provided under the Employment & Training Administration (ETA) contract. This role ensures successful planning coordination and execution of virtual and in-person events-ranging from small stakeholder meetings to large-scale conferences with up to 2000 attendees-while ensuring full compliance with WIOA FACA ETA policies accessibility standards and federal event protocols.

The Project Director leads multidisciplinary teams manages performance across multiple concurrent engagements and serves as the primary point of contact with the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL).

Key Responsibilities

Leadership & Strategic Oversight

Provide leadership direction and high-level oversight for all contractor personnel supporting ETA events technical assistance advisory committee meetings and related activities.
Ensure alignment of event services with ETAs mission to support the U.S. workforce system public employment services and federal advisory processes.

Contract & Compliance Management

Interpret and apply contract requirements; ensure full responsiveness to DOL task orders.
Ensure all deliverables-documents reports agendas briefings-are properly marked to reflect contractor authorship per Section 1.6.12.
Oversee adherence to federal meeting rules including FACA 29 CFR Part 29/30 WIOA policy guidelines and Section 508 accessibility requirements.
Ensure all activities comply with security requirements including coordination with U.S. Secret Service and other protective services for high-level officials.

Project Management

Establish project schedules milestones and staffing plans; monitor progress budgets and quality of all work.
Coordinate resources across multiple concurrent meetings webinars convenings and conferences in both virtual and in-person formats.
Ensure deadlines are met and logistical execution is seamless.

Stakeholder Coordination

Serve as the senior liaison to ETA leadership federal staff workforce system stakeholders SMEs and advisory committee members.
Provide guidance on meeting/event best practices workforce system subject matter context and technical assistance priorities.

Quality Assurance

Oversee evaluation of events against objectives; identify lessons learned and opportunities for continuous improvement.
Maintain high standards of customer service and rapid responsiveness.

Required Qualifications

Bachelors degree required; Masters degree preferred.
10 years of project management experience preferably overseeing federal programs workforce development initiatives meeting logistics or technical assistance projects.
Proven leadership experience managing diverse teams and high-stakes deliverables.
Demonstrated experience interpreting federal contracts and ensuring high-quality performance.
Strong ability to manage budgets schedules and multiple parallel project streams.
Experience with federal advisory committees and public workforce system policies (WIOA apprenticeship H-1B grants) strongly preferred.

Position Title: Project Director Location: Washington DC Metropolitan Area (Hybrid Virtual/In-Person Support) Contract Type: Federal ETA/WIOA/FACA Meeting & Events Support Position Overview The Project Director serves as the senior leader responsible for the strategic contractual and operation...