The Project Leader Engineering is responsible for leading a Parcel project team in organizing, optimizing, and realizing sold projects into a functional system design. Extensive planning and coordination with other disciplines are essential to ensure on-time, cost-effective, and efficient project execution. As the spearhead of the engineering team, the Project Leader Engineering acts as a communication bridge between all parties, including customers, outside of engineering, and serves as the technical expert for the engineering team.
Responsibilities & Tasks
Project Execution:
- Execute Parcel projects from conception through customer handover, contributing positively to technical performance, financial results, and organizational success.
- Oversee the system design, including hardware, system and network design, software development (PLC and/or PC related systems), electrical installation, integration of components, system commissioning, and testing, leading to final handover to the customer.
- Ensure system functionality and maintain technical quality for material handling systems.
Project Planning and Coordination:
- Develop engineering Parcel project plans and schedules for the project team, consistently monitoring and reporting progress.
- Coordinate and communicate activities with the Project Manager, Site Manager, and subcontractors as needed.
- Collaborate closely with all members of the value chain to ensure as planned execution.
Documentation and Reporting:
- Document functional system specifications, interface specifications, and (high-level) test plans (FAT, SAT, CAT), including validation.
- Manage all engineering project-related information, including complete project archiving.
- Report project progress and status to the Project Manager and Engineering Manager (Project Status Report with risks and opportunities).
Budget and Safety:
- Monitor and control project engineering budgets.
- Execute health and safety analysis and coordinate safety during the engineering phase.
Basic Qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or equivalent.
- Minimum 8 years of experience working on large-scale material handling systems.
- Leadership experience in a material handling environment.
- Willingness and ability to travel up to 50% or as required by project needs.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience utilizing MS Project, Primavera, or other scheduling software.
- Project Management certification or experience.
- Knowledge of (controls) engineering theories and principles.
- Knowledge of electrical installation and design standards.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite of Tools.
Knowledge-Skills-Abilities
- Technical knowledge/background in material handling processes and standards.
- In-depth knowledge of test approaches (Mechanical and software testing).
- Proactive and hands-on work ethic.
- Self-motivated with proven problem-solving abilities, especially in intense situations.
- Pragmatic and capable of balancing quality, lead time, costs, and technology.
- Ability to lead a specialized team responsible for complex projects.
- Motivator and trainer for team members.
Top Skills
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.
