Post-Award European R&D Project Manager

IMDEA Energy; Móstoles; Presencial; EUR 45.000 - 65.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

IMDEA Energy is seeking a highly motivated candidate to join the International projects management team. The role involves coordinating European and international R&D projects, managing grants, budgets, reporting and audits, and supporting proposals for Horizon Europe and related calls.

You will work with partners across a range of EU programs, ensuring compliance with EC rules, monitoring workplans, and contributing to dissemination and exploitation activities, with emphasis on financial

Formación

• Official Bachelor or Master Degree in Economics, Science, or a related field.
• Proven experience in the management of European projects or proposals.
• Proven experience (more than 3 years) in financial management and/or cost reporting of R&D projects, including budget monitoring and interaction with consortium partners.

Responsabilidades

• Coordinate and manage international European and international R&D projects and grants awarded to IMDEA Energy.
• Manage grant and consortium agreements, project reporting, meetings/events, and financial management including audits.
• Prepare budgets, monitor resources, and ensure cost allocation aligns with EU rules and internal procedures.
• Support preparation and coordination of periodic financial reporting and audits, liaising with partners and auditors.
• Contribute to dissemination, communication and exploitation activities and impact-related inputs.

Conocimientos

European projects management

Financial management

Budget monitoring

MS Excel

English communication

Educación

Bachelor or Master degree in Economics, Science, or related field

Herramientas

ERP

Funding & Tenders Portal

Timesheet systems

Descripción del empleo

IMDEA Energy is currently looking for a highly motivated and experienced candidate, with initiative, leadership and ability for teamwork, to join the International projects management team. The successful candidate will participate in the coordination and management of international R&D projects and will be involved in the promotion of international R&D funding opportunities through proposals preparation and calls dissemination. Not a scientific involvement in project tasks is expected.

• Coordination and management of collaborative European and international R&D projects and grants awarded to IMDEA Energy, mainly funded under Horizon Europe programs.
• Management of the grant and consortium agreements, project reporting, organization of project meetings and events, financial management (monitoring of resources, financial statements preparation including audits), monitoring of the workplan, collaboration in dissemination, communication and exploitation activities (such as project website update), among others.
• Detailed budget preparation, update and control (forecasting, deviations and burn rate) per project/work package and, when applicable, per partner, ensuring timely alerts and corrective actions.
• Financial eligibility checks and supporting documentation management (personnel, travel, subcontracting, equipment and other direct/indirect costs), including timesheets validation and cost allocation criteria in line with EU rules and IMDEA Energy internal procedures.
• Preparation and coordination of periodic financial reporting and audits (including Certificate on the Financial Statements when applicable), liaising with consortium partners, auditors and internal administration/accounting to ensure full traceability and compliance.
• Contribution, when required, to exploitation and impact-related inputs with an economic perspective (costs of pilots/scale-up, preliminary CAPEX/OPEX assumptions, unit economics and sustainability of the financial plan), in coordination with technical and technology transfer teams.
• Identification and promotion of international R&D funding opportunities. Strong knowledge about European financial programs.
• Support in the preparation and coordination of project proposals for Horizon Europe and other European and international R&D calls.
• Support to proposal budgeting and financial annexes (effort distribution, rates, overheads, purchases, subcontracting and travel), ensuring consistency across technical workplan, resources and financial forms.
• Participation in initiatives to reinforce the International projects office.

Requirements

Compulsory Requirements

• Official Bachelor or Master Degree in Economics, Science, or a related field .
• Proven experience in the management of European projects or proposals.
• Proven experience (more than 3 years) in financial management and/or cost reporting of R&D projects (preferably European and international projects), including budget monitoring, eligibility rules and interaction with consortium partners.

Others to value:

• Degree in Business Administration, Economics, Finance, Engineering or a related field. Demonstrated ability to work with budgets and financial data in R&D projects is required.
• Experience and training in the management of R&D European projects (particularly relevant H2020/Horizon Europe and coordinated) and the promotion of international R&D funding opportunities, including the preparation of proposals for R&D European calls, such as Horizon Europe, H2020, LIFE or ERA-NETs.
• Experience with financial audits and controls (including EC/Agency reviews, external/internal audits and CFS).
• Experience in roles combining project management and project finance/PMO functions within international consortia.
• Familiarity with financial management tools (ERP, analytical accounting, timesheet systems, EC platforms such as Funding & Tenders Portal).
• Experience contributing to proposal budgets and to impact sections, business models and financial sustainability aspects.
• Analytical and organizational skills. Communication skills.
• Ability to develop and maintain simple financial dashboards (KPIs, risks, early warnings) to support decision-making by PIs and Project Managers.
• Advanced MS Excel skills and ability to build practical budget monitoring templates, dashboards and financial KPIs.
• Strong attention to detail, high standards of compliance and ability to manage deadlines and multiple priorities in an international environment.
• Oral and written communication skills in English (B2 equivalent).

Selection Criteria

• Adequacy of the candidate's training to the requested profile.
• Work experience related to the profile of the job position.
• Knowledge of English.
• Motivation.

Conditions

We offer:

• Join a recognized R&D excellent center with increased international visibility.
• Remuneration: Depending on qualification and expertise.
• Contract: Indefinite for scientific-technical activities.

Workplace

Documents

• Certificates of academic titles

Final decisions will be personally communicated by e-mail to all candidates.

Equal opportunities are guaranteed in the selection process, without any forms of discrimination. Female applicants are encouraged to apply to favor parity in employment.

IMDEA Energy commitment is to guarantee equality in measures to balance personal, family and working life and to promote gender equality.