As a Work Package Project Manager, you will play a key role within a major airport project, supporting the overall Project Management Team. You will be responsible for the successful delivery of a defined work package, ensuring alignment with the broader project objectives in terms of scope, schedule, budget, quality, and safety.
You will act as the primary point of contact for your work package, coordinating with internal teams, subcontractors, and stakeholders to ensure smooth execution. This role is ideal for a proactive, technically minded project professional looking to grow within a complex, international project environment.
Key Responsibilities:
Work Package Ownership:
Manage the planning, execution, and delivery of a specific work package within a larger project, under the guidance of the Project Management Team.Project Support:
Support the Project Management Team in overall project coordination, reporting, and stakeholder communication.Stakeholder Coordination:
Act as the liaison between engineering, procurement, subcontractors, and site teams to ensure alignment and timely delivery.Planning & Monitoring:
Develop and maintain detailed schedules and resource plans for your work package. Monitor progress and proactively manage risks and issues.Commercial Awareness:
Support contract management and cost control activities related to your scope. Ensure compliance with commercial and legal obligations.Quality & Safety:
Ensure that all work is delivered in accordance with quality standards and safety regulations.
Your Profile:
A team player with strong communication and interpersonal skills.
Willingness to act as the right hand of the project management team during the design, whilst obtaining approval of the design and defining the exact scope of the work packages.
Entrepreneurial mindset with a focus on results and continuous improvement.
Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in a technical field (e.g., Engineering, Industrial Automation).
2–5 years of experience in project execution, preferably in logistics, automation, or infrastructure.
Affinity with IT/OT systems and automation technologies is a plus.
Experience working in international, multicultural environments is advantageous.
Fluent in English; additional languages are a plus.
About Vanderlande:
Vanderlande makes automated systems that handle baggage at airports and sort parcels in logistics networks around the world. At airports, our technology manages the complete bag journey: from check-in and security screening through to the reclaim belt. In parcel logistics, our systems power the networks that get packages to customers' doors.
At Vanderlande, you will find the space to aspire, to grow, and to achieve something that matters, with people who bring out the best in each other.
Website: www.vanderlande.com
How we work
We work by three values: Every day better, We care, and Team play. In practice, this means we drive customer success, lead with transparency, celebrate what we achieve together, and do what we say.
Ready to apply?
Are you interested in this position? Apply directly via our careers page with your CV/Resume.
Diversity & inclusion
Vanderlande is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. Qualified applicants will be considered without regards to race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, or disability status.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in a technical field such as Engineering or Industrial Automation
- 2–5 years of experience in project execution
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills
- Fluent English
- Experience in logistics, automation, or infrastructure
- Affinity with IT/OT systems and automation technologies
- Experience working in international, multicultural environments
- Additional language proficiency
Vanderlande Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Vanderlande and has not been reviewed or approved by Vanderlande.
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage is described as comprehensive, with day‑one eligibility in many U.S. roles and employer‑paid protections that reduce out‑of‑pocket exposure. Feedback suggests medical, dental, and vision are a clear strength.
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Retirement Support — Retirement offerings include a 401(k) with company match and immediate vesting in the U.S. Feedback suggests this forms a solid pillar of the total rewards package.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Paid time off, sick leave, and paid holidays are characterized as generous relative to peers. Compressed workweek options in some roles further support time away and recovery.
Vanderlande Insights
What We Do
Vanderlande is the global market leader for future-proof logistic process automation at airports. The company is also a leading supplier of process automation solutions for warehouses and in the parcel market. Vanderlande’s baggage handling systems are capable of moving over 4 billion pieces of baggage around the world per year. Its systems are active in more than 600 airports including 12 of the world’s top 20. More than 52 million parcels are sorted by its systems every day, which have been installed for the world’s leading parcel companies. In addition, many of the largest global e-commerce players and retailers have confidence in Vanderlande’s efficient and reliable solutions. The company focuses on the optimisation of its customers’ business processes and competitive positions. Through close cooperation, it strives for the improvement of their operational activities and the expansion of their logistical achievements. Vanderlande’s extensive portfolio of integrated solutions – innovative systems, intelligent software and life-cycle services – results in the realisation of fast, reliable and efficient automation technology. Established in 1949, Vanderlande has more than 7,500 employees, all committed to moving its customers’ businesses forward at diverse locations on every continent. With a consistently increasing turnover of 1.8 billion euros, it has established a global reputation over the past seven decades as a highly reliable partner for future-proof logistic process automation. Vanderlande was acquired in 2017 by Toyota Industries Corporation, which will help it to continue its sustainable profitable growth. The two companies have a strong strategic match, and the synergies include cross-selling, product innovations, and research and development.
