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Project Assistant II

XLA
Arlington, VA Full Time
POSTED ON 4/16/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 10/13/2026
XLA is looking for a Project Assistant II to support a federal agency in Arlington, VA. This is an onsite position Monday-Friday.

The Transportation & Relocation Management Section requires contract support to assist the DEA in a variety of

activities to support its mission. The support includes administrative, professional, and technical staffing. The contractor

shall provide qualified personnel to plan, organize, document and execute all duties that are associated with performing

the administrative, professional, and technical duties described below in support of the permanent change of station (PCS)

process and the transit subsidy program.

General Experience

  • Two years relevant experience with an associate degree.
  • Relevant experience may include coordinating and performing general financial and project duties. Experience in spreadsheets, data entry, and word processing.

Functional Responsibilities

  • Provide program/project-wide organizational and financial support.
  • Working with minimal supervision, provide support for the accomplishment of project/program objectives. May include document preparation.

Administrative

  • Maintenance of files
  • Distribution of information, paper or electronic, as instructed by federal government staff
  • Data entry in UFMS, MLINQS and any other PCS related systems. (Not required to have experience)

Professional

  • Subject matter expertise on relocation and permanent change of station (PCS)
  • Educational leadership/professional development program expertise
  • Subject matter expertise on transit subsidy
  • Support for special or one-time projects

Technical

  • Testing of new processes, procedures, and documentation
  • Training planning, development, delivery, and improvement
  • Budget and finance expertise
  • Providing meeting support and maintaining spreadsheets and reports.

EEO Statement

XLA is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals and is an equal opportunity employer committed to supporting equality and integrity in the workplace, professional development and education, and an entrepreneurial atmosphere.

We encourage qualified individuals with disabilities to apply. If a reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process or to perform essential job functions, please contact our HR team by phone at 703-584-8317 or via email at humanresources@xla.com. For persons who are deaf, hard of hearing, deafblind, or deaf-disabled, XLA will provide an American Sign Language (ASL) interpreter where needed as a reasonable accommodation for the hiring processes.

We are proud to be an EEO/VETERAN EMPLOYER.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their protected veteran or disabled status and will not be discriminated against for self-identifying with either category

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