SpaceTech Grants & Bids Manager

Foundational; Greater London; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

EMI share options

25 Days Annual Leave + Bank Holidays

Enhanced Parental Leave

Cycle to work schemes

Central London offices

Job summary

Foundational in London is seeking a Bids & Grants Manager to drive grant and tender opportunities with ESA, UKSA, Innovate UK and Horizon Europe. You will own the end-to-end bid process and coordinate contributors to secure funding.

You’ll translate technical proposals into clear, non-technical narratives, manage bid budgets with finance on cost models, and ensure compliance and post-award reporting. This is a full-time, on-site role in a fast-growing spacetech company.

Qualifications

• Experience writing and managing grant or tender bids, ideally for ESA, Horizon Europe, Innovate UK or the UK Space Agency
• Excellent writing and editing
• Strong organisation under deadline pressure
• Confidence with budgets and funding rules

Responsibilities

• Track funding calls and tenders, and recommend which to pursue
• Plan and manage bids end to end: timelines, contributors, reviews and submission
• Write and edit the non-technical sections: management, finance, impact and commercialisation
• Build bid budgets, and work with finance on cost models and eligibility rules
• Coordinate consortium partners and their paperwork
• Manage post-award reporting and compliance

Skills

Excellent writing

Editing

Budgeting

Deadline-driven

Job description

Foundational in London is seeking a Bids & Grants Manager to drive grant and tender opportunities with ESA, UKSA, Innovate UK and Horizon Europe. You will own the end-to-end bid process and coordinate contributors to secure funding.

You’ll translate technical proposals into clear, non-technical narratives, manage bid budgets with finance on cost models, and ensure compliance and post-award reporting. This is a full-time, on-site role in a fast-growing spacetech company.