Post-Award European R&D Project Manager

Offer list: 26.62 ADM10 GP

Application Form Deadline: Oct 18th, 2026

IMDEA Energy Institute is a Severo Ochoa Centre of Excellence dedicated to conducting research and development (R&D) in the fields of renewable energy and clean energy technologies, while fostering strong partnerships with leading companies in the energy sector (www.energy.imdea.org).

Description

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.

Principal Tasks Description

• 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.