Grants & Contracts Strategist for Engineering Research

University of Texas at Austin; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 54,000 - 66,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive health benefits

Voluntary vision, dental, life, and 
d

Disability insurance options

Generous paid vacation and holidays

Retirement plan with employer matching

Job summary

University of Texas at Austin is seeking a Grants & Contracts Specialist in the Walker Department of Mechanical Engineering. The role supports pre-award grants and contracts for multiple principal investigators, including proposal development, budgeting, and sponsor communications.

The position requires strong communication, meticulous attention to compliance, and the ability to manage multiple proposals in a fast-paced office.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in business or public administration, social sciences, or technical/scientific field.
• Three (3)years of experience in the preparation, processing, and negotiation of research grant and contract proposals.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, high-volume, deadline driven research office.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Excellent time-management skills.
• Experience in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook).
• Demonstrated experience in working with in a team environment or independently.
• Ability to work with faculty, staff, and students from various backgrounds.

Responsibilities

• Pre-Award. Review and analyze faculty and researchers' sponsored project proposals for compliance with sponsor, federal, state, local, and university guidelines and regulations, including drafting and renewing research agreements. Provides grant proposal development support, including meeting with Principal Investigators (PIs), researching the submission process, communicating with sponsors, creating detailed budgets and justifications, providing templates for administrative proposal documents, reviewing and suggesting edits when proposals do not meet criteria, and managing change requests.
• Proposal Systems. Use internal and external systems related to electronic proposal and subcontract submissions, including UT Research Management System (UTRMS), as well as external sponsor proposal systems like NSF Fastlane, CLane, Cayuse, Research.gov, and Grants.gov. Ensure accurate and timely submissions through the submission portals and track the status of submitted proposals.
• Subaward Support. Prepare and coordinate subawards, modifications, and additional contractual agreements under the award that comply with the prime sponsor's requirements, including all relevant federal, state, and University policies and regulations. Manage subrecipient monitoring activities, such as collecting subrecipient audit reports, researching compliance information, and billing for activities.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Verbal communication

Written communication

Time management

Teamwork

Multitasking

Microsoft Office

Education

Bachelor's Degree in business or public administration, social sciences, or technical/scientific field

Tools

UT Research Management System (UTRMS)

NSF Fastlane

CLane

Cayuse

Research.gov

Grants.gov

Workday

Zoom

Point Plus

Job description

University of Texas at Austin is seeking a Grants & Contracts Specialist in the Walker Department of Mechanical Engineering. The role supports pre-award grants and contracts for multiple principal investigators, including proposal development, budgeting, and sponsor communications.

The position requires strong communication, meticulous attention to compliance, and the ability to manage multiple proposals in a fast-paced office.