Project Manager, Survey Research Science and Operations

ICF

Project Manager for survey research at ICF, managing projects for various commercial and federal clients. Involves overseeing budgets, clients, and qualitative and quantitative research efforts.

Posted 5/20/2026full-timeRemote • Virginia • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $74,090 - $125,954 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Manage concurrent survey-related projects, serving as the key point of contact to clients, providing excellent service, managing expectations, and producing products that demonstrate results
Prepare project plans, manage schedules and performance using effective project management processes and frameworks
Create and track project budgets
Identify and coordinate with internal collaborators and outside subcontractors and vendors
Proactively manage and communicate with a team of cross-matrixed professionals, ensuring smooth team operations and effective collaboration
Contribute methodological or technical guidance in support of quantitative projects or tasks involving web, mail, telephone, in-person, and other data collection activities
Contribute methodological or technical guidance in support of qualitative projects or task involving cognitive interviewing, one-on-one interviews, and/or focus groups
Develop project quality assurance protocols, and ensure quality for all data, reports, and presentations
Communicate effectively in writing—proposals, analytic reports, issue papers, briefings, and formal and informal email correspondence
Develop and cultivate strong client relationships
Anticipate risks, bottlenecks and dependencies and proactively implement solutions to keep projects on track
Update leadership on progress as directed and on regular reporting cycles
Actively participate in business development activities—creating innovative approaches to complex studies, managing the proposal process, and writing proposal sections

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree required
3+ years of applied experience in the survey research field
2+ years of experience in survey project management, including coordinating teams and tasks, tracking completion of activities, managing schedules, monitoring project budget, and ensuring the quality of work products
2+ years of experience with MS Office products—Word, Excel, PowerPoint, or professional skills
1+ year experience conducting and analyzing qualitative research preferred
Demonstrated ability to take ownership, proactively drive work forward and independently solve problems
Experience managing and advancing multiple workstreams simultaneously, with strong organizational and follow-through skills
Ability to be flexible, multi-task, prioritize, and manage multiple activities simultaneously in a fast-paced, changing environment
Experience in quantitative and qualitative data analysis
Demonstrate customer service orientation and outstanding level of professionalism in providing client support
Experience in proposal writing and/or budget development
Proficiency in Spanish a plus

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health insurance
401(k) matching
Paid time off
Remote work options

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Hard Skills & Tools

survey project managementquantitative data analysisqualitative data analysisbudget developmentproposal writingproject quality assurancedata collection methodscognitive interviewingone-on-one interviewsfocus groups

Soft Skills

client relationship managementproblem solvingorganizational skillscommunication skillsflexibilitymulti-taskingprioritizationteam collaborationownershipcustomer service orientation

Certifications

Bachelor's degree