Project Management Team Leader

Description DRS RADA, a leading defense high-tech company specializing in radar systems development, is seeking a motivated and experienced Engineering Project Management Team Leader to establish and lead the Project Management capability within our Engineering department. Responsibilities: • Lead the Engineering Project Management team and establish common project management methodologies, tools, and execution routines across the department. • Build and maintain an integrated view of Engineering projects, work plans, milestones, dependencies, risks, resources, and priorities. • Ensure alignment between Engineering work plans, R&D development programs, production needs, and business objectives. • Drive regular project reviews, action follow-up, risk management, escalation, and management reporting. • Provide clear and reliable visibility into project status, critical paths, resource constraints, and execution gaps. • Support Engineering management in prioritization, resource allocation, and resolution of cross-functional conflicts. • Define and implement common dashboards, KPIs, and project control mechanisms. • Guide and professionally develop Engineering Project Managers and PMO team members. • Collaborate closely with Engineering leaders, R&D, Manufacturing, Quality, Supply Chain, LOBs, and other relevant stakeholders. Requirements Requirements: • Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or another relevant field. • At least 5 years of experience in project or management within a multidisciplinary technological environment. • Previous experience leading project managers, PMO professionals, or a project management function. • Strong leadership, assertiveness, and the ability to drive execution without direct authority. • Systemic and process-oriented thinking, with the ability to translate complex activities into structured execution plans. • Excellent communication and presentation skills, including management-level reporting. • Ability to perform under pressure and operate effectively in a dynamic and fast-changing environment. • Experience in defense, multidisciplinary systems, manufacturing, NPI, or transition-to-production environments is a significant advantage.