Project Manager – EU-funded R&D Projects // Job-ID: 233-1
Company: Silicon Austria Labs (SAL)
Responsibilities
* Coordinate administrative and technical project kick‑offs and ensure effective communication with partners, EU institutions, funding agencies, and internal stakeholders together with the principal investigator and operations manager.
* Oversee the full project lifecycle, ensuring compliance with scope, timelines, quality requirements, and contractual obligations.
* Develop and monitor internal project plans, schedules, and milestones and ensure alignment across internal teams and consortium partners.
* Manage contractual and compliance aspects with legal, financial, and technical stakeholders, ensuring adherence to IP, data protection, export control, and EU funding rules.
* Lead all reporting activities, preparing financial, technical, and administrative reports and ensuring timely submission of deliverables, meeting minutes, dissemination materials, and progress reports.
* Monitor project expenditures, support partners with financial processes, and ensure compliance with all funding and financial guidelines.
* Track project KPIs, risks, and issues and implement mitigation strategies throughout the project.
* Facilitate technical coordination to ensure milestones and work packages are delivered according to contractual commitments.
* Maintain efficient communication flows with consortium partners, EU officials, government bodies, research institutions, industry stakeholders, and external third parties.
* Maintain comprehensive project documentation in line with EU funding rules and audit requirements.
* Support multidisciplinary teams, foster collaboration, and contribute to the research unit’s strategic goals.
* Assist in partnership building and contribute to day‑to‑day operations and long‑term impact‑driven project outcomes.
Qualifications
* Demonstrated professional experience in managing or coordinating EU-funded projects.
* Knowledge of EU research and innovation programs (Horizon Europe, Digital Europe, EuroHPC) is a plus.
* Excellent communication, organizational, and analytical skills.
* Strong verbal and written communication skills in English and German; additional European languages are a plus.
* Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills.
* Willingness to take initiative and motivation to drive results.
* Very good planning and time‑management skills.
* High sense of accountability and great ability to work effectively both independently and within a team.
* Open‑minded, proactive, able to multi‑task and flexible.
* Welcoming and service‑oriented attitude.
* Curious and able to adapt to the ever‑changing world of research management.
* Willingness to relocate to Austria.
Benefits & Highlights
* Diverse research activities with many technical challenges.
* State‑of‑the‑art laboratory facilities and equipment.
* Location in the heart of Europe in Austria – relocation support for non‑European nationalities.
* Internal and external training opportunities for career development.
* Family & children friendly – actively shaping the compatibility of family and career.
* “Vital4SAL” program to promote a healthy workplace (coaching pool, training on mental health, physical activities, healthy snacks, 24/7 accident insurance).
* € 4 per day meal allowance in restaurants or € 2 per working day in supermarkets.
* Public transport initiative (subsidy for the “Klimaticket”).
* Open door policy, flexibility in working hours, casual dress code, diverse teams, lifelong learning, sustainability, personal growth, collective advancement.
Salary & Compensation
Minimum gross salary of EUR 70,000 (annual, all‑in contract). Competitive salaries and additional benefits based on experience and qualifications are offered.
Seniority Level
Mid‑Senior level
Employment Type
Part‑time
Job Function
Project Management and Information Technology
Industries
Research Services
About Silicon Austria Labs (SAL)
Silicon Austria Labs (SAL) is a leading research center for Electronics and Software‑Based Systems (ESBS), conducting research across the ESBS value chain in sensor systems, power electronics, intelligent wireless systems, microsystems, and embedded systems. SAL operates three locations – Graz, Villach, and Linz – and collaborates with universities, industry, and research institutes. Innovation is a priority, and SAL delivers application‑oriented research with fast, unbureaucratic project start. SAL is shaping Austria’s high‑tech landscape and offers a family‑friendly work environment, recognised with the Work and Family Certificate until 2026.
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