Project Leader Engineering

Responsibilities

As a Project Leader Engineering you have the opportunity to work on interesting international sorting systems. Are you the one who can translate a sales system design into an operational system Do you like to navigate projects into the right direction and guide these from head to tail

From Sales to Go-live

As Project Leader Engineering youll be responsible for leading multidisciplinary projects. You are in the driver seat to achieve the defined project goals managing time quality costs and functionalities on mechanical electrical and on controls perspective. Together with your colleagues you will also identify and capitalize synergies between multiple projects that are running in parallel to learn from others.

Once rewarded by our customer our sales colleagues will do a handover to engineering. At this handover the customer requirements and the as-sold solutions are being explained. This is the input to startup the engineering phase. In the definition phase of the engineering together with your lead engineers youll be in close contact with the customer and project management to agree on all system functionalities. In this definition phase you also develop your plan of approach considering aspects like project planning required resources supply chain and on-site installation and commissioning.

When there is a mutual agreement between the project team and customer about the defined system design the detail phase of the engineering starts. In the detail phase of the engineering your team will create specifications to startup production and procurement. In this stage youll be in close contact with our internal supply chain and our third party suppliers to secure quality planning logisitics and costs. Once production and procurement is ongoing system emulations are being coordinated by you to validate the controls design. Furthermore you and your team will prepare site installation and commissioning.

When the customers building is ready for Vanderlande to enter its time to rock-and-roll! Installations on site will start meaning that the digital 3D models on your PC-screen are getting touchable in real life! If the physical installation is done youre guiding the controls engineers in their commissioning and testing of the system in practice. Once everything is functioning properly acceptance tests with the customer will take place and you will join the go-live celebrations. In general as a Project Leader Engineering you are continuously identifying and mitigating project risks. You know how to make optimum use of and further develop the skills of your project team members. Besides leading your own projectsyoull be kept up-to-date on most recent equipment and process developments. Your suggestions for better working methods and/or process improvements are highly appreciated within our organization. Are you that decisive person with a pragmatic and enthusiastic approach were looking for Apply now for this great adventure! What do we ask from you;

Your profile:

Bachelors or masters degree in a technical subject

Knowledge of Mechanics Electronics Controls or Mechatronics

Several years of working experience as project leader or lead engineer in technical surroundings.

Good (verbally and in writing) command of the English language is required Dutch is preferred

Willing to travel internationally (15-20% of your time).

Diversity & Inclusion

Vanderlande is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. Qualified applicants will be considered without regards to race religion color national origin gender sexual orientation age marital status or disability status.