Project Analyst

Censeo Consulting Group•Washington, DC

9d•$60,000 - $85,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Censeo Consulting Group is hiring Project Analysts at early-career and mid-level experience levels to support the General Services Administration (GSA) Assisted Acquisition Services (AAS) organization through the Contracted Enterprise Support (ACES) program. The role provides analytical, project management, reporting, and coordination support across federal acquisition and program activities. Project Analysts work with project managers and cross-functional teams to track project performance, maintain schedules and documentation, analyze program information, monitor risks and action items, and provide stakeholders with timely information to support project execution. The position suits analytical, organized, detail-oriented professionals who enjoy working with data, coordinating across teams, solving problems, and keeping complex projects on track. The work includes supporting federal projects and program activities; collecting, validating, and analyzing project, acquisition, financial, and performance information; maintaining project-management trackers and records; preparing reports and client-facing materials; supporting meetings; and improving project-management processes and tools. The role is based in Washington, D.C. The posting describes a full-time in-person work schedule, with the possibility of hybrid work if approved by the client. It is an exempt, full-time position. The stated salary range is $60,000–$85,000, depending on experience.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in business, economics, finance, public administration, acquisition, contracting, supply chain, data analytics, or a related discipline, or equivalent relevant professional experience.
Experience supporting federal acquisition, procurement, contracting, acquisition analysis, or related federal program activities.
Knowledge of the federal acquisition lifecycle and federal procurement processes.
Strong quantitative and qualitative research and analytical skills.
Ability to collect, organize, analyze, and interpret complex acquisition and program information.
Strong critical-thinking and problem-solving abilities.
Ability to translate analysis into clear findings, documentation, and actionable recommendations.
Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to develop professional reports, briefings, presentations, and other client-facing materials.
Strong attention to detail and ability to manage multiple assignments, priorities, and deadlines.
Ability to collaborate effectively with acquisition, contracting, program, technical, and financial stakeholders.
Proficiency with Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Teams, and related business applications.
Early Career: 0–1+ years of experience in project analysis, project coordination, project management, PMO support, federal program support, acquisition support, business analysis, or a closely related field.
Mid-Level: 3+ years of experience in project analysis, project coordination, project management, PMO support, federal program support, acquisition support, business analysis, or a closely related field.

Nice To Haves

Familiarity with the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and federal contracting practices.
Experience supporting GSA or another federal government agency.
FAC-C, DAWIA, NCMA, PMP, or other relevant acquisition, contracting, analytical, or project-management credentials.

Responsibilities

Support the planning, execution, monitoring, and reporting of federal projects and program activities.
Collect, organize, validate, and analyze project, program, acquisition, financial, and performance information.
Develop and maintain project schedules, milestone trackers, deliverable trackers, action-item logs, risk and issue registers, and other project-management tools.
Monitor project milestones, deadlines, dependencies, risks, issues, and outstanding actions.
Analyze project information to identify trends, gaps, risks, and potential issues requiring stakeholder attention.
Prepare project status reports, dashboards, briefings, presentations, data summaries, and other client-facing materials.
Coordinate with project managers and acquisition, contracting, financial, technical, and program personnel to collect information and support project execution.
Support meetings and working sessions by preparing materials, documenting decisions and action items, and tracking follow-up activities through completion.
Assist with tracking project deliverables and ensuring required documentation is complete, accurate, organized, and current.
Support project and portfolio reporting by collecting, validating, analyzing, and presenting project information.
Assist project managers in identifying schedule conflicts, outstanding actions, and dependencies that may affect project performance.
Maintain project files, documentation, reports, and supporting records.
Support the development and improvement of project-management processes, reporting tools, templates, and workflows.
Support multiple projects, workstreams, and priorities in a deadline-driven federal consulting environment.