Grants & Contracts Specialist, Walker Department of Mechanical Engineering in Cockrell School of Engineering
Core
Support grant proposals and award efforts within the Walker Department of Mechanical Engineering, assisting with proposal preparation, submission, and managing awards and subawards.
Role type
Grants and Contracts Specialist
Builds
Grant proposals and sponsored research awards
Domain
Higher Education Research Administration
Deliverable
client delivery
Required skills
Research administration support, federal/state/institutional regulations knowledge, electronic research administration systems, financial reporting and reconciliation, sub-award management, cost-share documentation, compliance reporting, budget re-budgeting
Preferred skills
Sub-award management coordination, financial systems proficiency (DEFINE, Workday), complex sponsor guidelines interpretation
Technologies
UTRMS, Cayuse, Grants.gov, NSF Research.gov, FastLane, DEFINE, Workday
Responsibilities
Collaborate with finance team on financial reporting and reconciliation; Process and submit non-funded agreements; Support sub-award management and coordination with external institutions; Manage cost-share documentation; Provide oversight on external and internal sponsored projects; Create re-budgets; Assist PIs with RPPRs and Just-In-Time documentation; Support PIs with monitoring and ensuring compliance with regulations; Perform pre-award activities for faculty
Seniority
Mid-level, hands-on specialist