Bids & Grants Manager

You'll run our bids for grants and contracts from ESA, the UK Space Agency, Innovate UK, the European Innovation Council and others. That frees our engineers to focus on the technical content.

Responsibilities

Track funding calls and tenders, and recommend which to pursue; Plan and manage bids end to end: timelines, contributors, reviews and submission; Write and edit the non-technical sections: management, finance, impact and commercialisation; Build bid budgets, and work with finance on cost models and eligibility rules; Coordinate consortium partners and their paperwork; Manage post-award reporting and compliance

Requirements

Experience writing and managing grant or tender bids, ideally for ESA, Horizon Europe, Innovate UK or the UK Space Agency; Excellent writing and editing; Strong organisation under deadline pressure; Confidence with budgets and funding rules

Nice to have

ESA procurement experience (esa-star); A space or deep-tech background; Public-sector contracting

Benefits

A high-impact role with real ownership at an early-stage, venture-backed spacetech company; EMI share options (UK employees); 25 Days Annual Leave + Bank Holidays; Enhanced Parental Leave; Cycle to work schemes; Work alongside engineers and scientists across optics, lasers, software and astrodynamics; Offices in central London, with snacks, tea, coffee and regular socials