Communications and Outreach Project Manager - DC/MD/VA

Communications and Outreach Project Manager

Jamison Professional Services, Inc. (Jamison) is currently seeking a qualified and motivated candidate for the position of Communications and Outreach Project Manager. The role supports WMATA’s multi-year Strategic Transformation to deliver safer, more reliable, and customer-focused transit across Washington DC, Maryland, and Northern Virginia. Guided by the "Your Metro, The Way Forward" plan, WMATA is aligning its operations, technology, organizational structure, and capital investments to meet evolving customer needs, improve efficiency, and strengthen regional mobility.

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 procurement, managing deadlines and budget, reviewing invoices, and coordinating outreach staff and logistics.
• Work with department contacts, project managers, and 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, record‑keeping and other documentation required by the FTA and PPP, including updating and maintaining the PPP database.
• Develop training programs for internal staff and outreach teams related to the Public Participation Plan.
• Serve as a brand ambassador for Metro at a wide variety of outreach events and meetings, giving presentations, building stakeholder relationships, distributing surveys, and using 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 progressively responsible experience in communications project management, preferably 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 (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 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. is a Service-Disabled, Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) and certified Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) headquartered in metropolitan Atlanta, Georgia. We specialize in providing professional management, administrative, healthcare, court reporters, 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