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Temporary Proposal Research Project Manager - College of Engineering

Fort Collins, CO🌐 Remote💼 Full-time💰 $72,800–$72,800🗓 2026-09-18 → 2026-09-25

Core

Coordinate preparation and submission of scientific research proposals to federal, state, local, and industry sponsors while managing day-to-day budgets for a portfolio of research projects.

Role type

Proposal Research Project Manager

Builds

Scientific research proposals and budget justifications for federal agencies (NSF, NIH, NASA, etc.) and industry sponsors

Domain

Higher education research administration

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work

Required skills

proposal writing, budget management, cost share coordination, compliance with Federal Cost Accounting Standards, stakeholder coordination, data retrieval, report preparation

Preferred skills

CRA/CPRA/CFRA certification, Kuali Financial System (KFS) and Kuali Research Proposal Development (KR/PD) experience, forecasting and staffing management, higher education administrative experience

Technologies

MS Office (Excel), Oracle, Access, Adobe Acrobat, KFS, KR/PD

Responsibilities

Research and coordinate preparation of scientific research proposals to federal sponsors; prepare proposal budgets and draft budget justifications; investigate availability of funding programs and compliance requirements; coordinate budget and application requirements across multiple colleges for collaborative projects; coordinate directly with the Office of Sponsored Programs to meet submission requirements

Seniority

Mid-level, hands-on IC

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