switch to flexible project allocation with CI variable

[jeanbez]

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Description

Switch to flexible project allocation using CI environment variable for Perlmutter tests.

What changes are proposed in this pull request?

• Bug fix (non-breaking change which fixes an issue)
• New feature (non-breaking change which adds functionality)
• Breaking change (fix or feature that would cause existing functionality not to work as expected; for instance, examples in this repository must be updated too)
• This change requires a documentation update

Checklist:

• My code modifies existing public API, or introduces new public API, and I updated or wrote docstrings
• I have commented my code
• My code requires documentation updates, and I have made corresponding changes to the documentation
• I have added tests that prove my fix is effective or that my feature works
• New and existing unit tests pass locally with my changes