Team Lead - Project Manager

Team Lead - Project Manager

Salary Range: $80,000-$98,000 annually

Position Summary

We are seeking a Team Lead - Project Manager to lead and support a team of approximately 8-12 employees while assisting the Discipline Manager with daily operations and project execution. This role will focus on team leadership, Statement of Work (SoW) management, customer coordination, resource planning, and ensuring project deliverables are completed on time, within scope, and in alignment with customer expectations.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and support a team of approximately 8-12 employees, including daily task delegation, workload planning, and progress tracking.
• Coordinate Statement of Work (SoW) activities, including quoting, scope changes, staffing, schedules, and deliverables.
• Track and report SoW progress, project status, risks, and deliverables to SoW owners and management.
• Ensure project commitments are completed on time and within established requirements.
• Organize and participate in customer meetings to review requirements, priorities, scope, and project status.
• Maintain regular communication with SoW authors and stakeholders regarding project updates.
• Monitor team workload, staffing needs, skills, capabilities, and deliverable status.
• Work with SoW authors and team members to address quality, technical, or delivery concerns.
• Support employee access requests, including network, folder, asset, and remote-tool access.
• Facilitate new-hire onboarding and integration into the team.
• Serve as a liaison between the engineering team, Discipline Manager, Business Unit Manager, and customers.
• Lead and participate in customer-facing meetings, project reviews, and internal discussions.
• Support continuous improvement and cost-saving initiatives, including Achieving Competitive Excellence (ACE) activities.
• Participate in annual performance review and employee feedback discussions.
• Support resource planning by estimating staffing needs, establishing schedules, monitoring progress, and ensuring contractual commitments are met.
• Ensure work is performed in accordance with applicable health and safety requirements.

Preferred Experience & Skills

• Previous team leadership, project management, or engineering leadership experience.
• Aerospace industry experience, preferably supporting Pratt & Whitney programs.
• Experience managing Statements of Work (SoWs), project schedules, deliverables, and customer requirements.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office, including Excel, PowerPoint, and Word.
• Familiarity with Teamcenter PLM.
• Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings and technical prints.
• Experience with Pratt & Whitney ESW applications is preferred.
• Strong technical writing and documentation skills.
• Strong communication, leadership, and collaboration skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced engineering environment.
• Working knowledge of gas turbine engine operating theory is preferred.

Education & Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Project Management, or a related technical field preferred.
• Typically requires 4-7 years of relevant engineering, project management, or leadership experience.
• Previous experience leading or supervising engineering teams is preferred.