Senior Public Funding & Bid Manager
At a glance
Senior Revenue & Sales Operations role at Kreiosspace. Nigrán · full-time.
Pay not stated
Growth Roles summary, based on the employer's posting.
What you'll do
- Lead funding bids from assessing opportunities through structuring, submission and negotiation
- Turn the technology roadmap into credible project proposals with clear impact
- Set budgets, eligible costs, funding rates, resources, subcontracting and co-funding with Finance
- Coordinate contributions from engineering, Finance, partners and other stakeholders
- Manage awarded projects through amendments, reporting, audits, authority contact and delivery
What you bring
- At least five years in public R&D, grant or innovation funding, preferably in technology or R&D consulting
- A track record of independently leading complex proposals and funded projects from start to finish
- Working knowledge of European and Spanish programmes, including ESA, the European Commission or CDTI
- Financial command of funded-project budgets, eligible costs, funding rates, justifications and audits
- Professional English and Spanish, plus the ability to make complex technical work clear and competitive
Who this fits
This role suits an autonomous senior operator who can run several funding processes at once, coordinate varied stakeholders and spot compliance risks early. You will work in Nigrán, Spain, alongside the Head of Strategic Projects and Head of Public Funding. Experience with deep-tech, aerospace, space, defence, international consortia or an engineering background would strengthen your fit.
From the employer
Strategic programmes and institutional partnerships are an important element of Kreios Space’s growth strategy. They support the development and maturation of our technologies, strengthen our industrial and research ecosystem, and enable us to deliver ambitious projects with leading partners.
As Senior Public Funding & BidManager, you will play a critical role in aligning Kreios Space’s technology roadmap with well-structured, high-impact strategic initiatives and competitive project proposals.
Working alongside the Head of Strategic Projects, you will coordinate the full lifecycle of Kreios Space’s participation in relevant European, national and institutional programmes: monitoring the external landscape, assessing strategic opportunities, shaping project concepts, coordinating proposals and supporting the effective delivery and reporting of awarded projects.
What you will do
- Lead public funding proposals end-to-end, from opportunity assessment and project structuring to submission and negotiation.
- Build compelling proposals that translate Kreios Space’s technology roadmap into strong, credible and impactful projects.
- Define and optimise project budgets, eligible costs, funding rates, resources, subcontracting and co-funding, working closely with Finance.
- Coordinate all required inputs from engineering, Finance, partners and other stakeholders while keeping the internal workload focused and efficient.
- Take ownership of awarded projects, including amendments, reporting, financial and technical justification, audits and interactions with funding authorities.
- Manage several funding opportunities and projects simultaneously, identifying risks early and ensuring that projects remain compliant, well documented and successfully delivered.
- Support the Head of Public Funding in evaluating opportunities and continuously improving the company’s project pipeline and approach.
- 5+ years of experience in public R&D funding, grants or innovation funding, ideally within an R&D consultancy or technology company.
- Proven experience leading complex funding proposals and awarded projects independently from beginning to end.
- Strong knowledge of European and Spanish funding programmes, ideally including ESA, European Commission and CDTI or equivalent institutions.
- Strong financial understanding of funded projects, including budgeting, eligible costs, funding rates, financial justification and audits.
- Ability to understand complex technical projects and turn them into clear, competitive and financially robust proposals.
- Highly autonomous, organised and comfortable coordinating multiple stakeholders and funding processes simultaneously.
- Professional proficiency in English and Spanish.
Nice to have
- Experience working with deep-tech, aerospace, space, defence or other technology-intensive R&D projects.
- Previous experience managing European collaborative projects or international consortia.
- Technical or engineering background.
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