Job TitleTeam Leader Project Planning
Job Description
Team Leader-Project Planning
Reports to: Group Project Engineering Manager
As a Project Lead Engineer at Vanderlande within the APS (Airport and Parcel Solutions) business unit, you will oversee the design and execution of medium to large BHS and parcel projects. This role requires strong leadership and coordination skills as you will manage a team of engineers across various disciplines to ensure project success from initial design through to final handover. You will serve as the key technical liaison between the customer, project management, and the engineering team, ensuring all technical requirements are met and projects are delivered on time and within budget.
Key Responsibilities:
- Manage and coordinate a multidisciplinary engineering team, including Mechanical, Electrical, Controls, and Integration Engineers, across multiple regions (Europe and India).
- Oversee the development of integrated system designs from the Definition Phase to the Supply Phase, ensuring alignment with customer requirements and project specifications.
- Lead the technical execution of large-scale BHS and parcel handling projects, ensuring engineering deliverables meet quality standards, timelines, and budget constraints.
- Act as the primary technical liaison with the client and other contractors, ensuring smooth communication and coordination between all stakeholders.
- Conduct design reviews, identifying any deviations from the contract and supporting the project management team in handling contractual changes.
- Take ownership of the engineering budget, ensuring all aspects of procurement, equipment, and subcontracted services are managed effectively and within budget.
- Lead risk management and health and safety analysis within the design process, ensuring all risks are mitigated throughout the project lifecycle.
- Support construction management during the installation, commissioning, and acceptance phases, ensuring all engineering tasks are completed to the highest standards.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Electrical, or Controls Engineering or a related field.
- Minimum of 7 years of experience in technical project management, particularly in BHS or parcel handling systems.
- Strong leadership and communication skills, with experience managing multidisciplinary teams across different regions.
- Proven experience managing medium to large-scale engineering projects, including budget management, risk assessment, and technical execution.
- Willingness to travel internationally to manage project tasks and support installation and commissioning phases.
Key Competencies:
- Strong leadership abilities, with a focus on managing diverse engineering teams and delivering successful project outcomes.
- Effective communication and stakeholder management skills, ensuring alignment between clients, contractors, and project teams.
- Excellent organizational and risk management skills, with the ability to manage large-scale projects within tight timelines and budget constraints.
- A commitment to continuous improvement and innovation, ensuring Vanderlande remains at the forefront of BHS and parcel solutions technology.
- Ensure engineering deliverables meet or exceed client expectations.
- Foster strong working relationships with cross-functional teams.
- Address technical and project-related challenges across engineering disciplines.
- Identify and mitigate risks across all engineering disciplines.
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.
