Pre-Award Grants Project Manager (IDR)

Iowa State University; Iowa; Hybrid; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Iowa State University seeks a Pre-Award Project Manager to support interdisciplinary research proposals. You will coordinate preparation and submission of large, complex grants and serve as the primary contact for Grants Hub's proposal-development team.

The role emphasizes collaborating with researchers across colleges, managing timelines, budgets, and communications, with hybrid on-site Ames options. We value strong organizational, written and verbal communication skills and proactive customer

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required and 3 years of related experience.
• Strong project management and communications skills.
• Ability to coordinate interdisciplinary, multi-stakeholder proposals.
• Experience with proposal development and budgeting preferred.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate preparation and submission of large, complex grant proposals.
• Serve as primary contact to coordinate Grants Hub proposal development.
• Develop proposal checklists, calendars, milestones, and track deliverables.
• Identify scope, goals, risks, resources, and stakeholders.
• Assist with site visits and proposal routing/submission.
• Support budget development and document collection.

Skills

3 years related experience

Project coordination

Organizational skills

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

AI tools

Job description

Iowa State University seeks a Pre-Award Project Manager to support interdisciplinary research proposals. You will coordinate preparation and submission of large, complex grants and serve as the primary contact for Grants Hub's proposal-development team.

The role emphasizes collaborating with researchers across colleges, managing timelines, budgets, and communications, with hybrid on-site Ames options. We value strong organizational, written and verbal communication skills and proactive customer