Site Supervisor (90% traveling)

Vanderlande Industries B.V.; Barcelona; On-site; EUR 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

Vanderlande Industries B.V. in Spain is seeking a Site Supervisor to oversee on-site installation and logistics with heavy travel. You will coordinate daily operations, lead teams, ensure safety and quality, and manage contractors while keeping schedules and budgets on track.

The role requires 2+ years of experience, 85% travel, and engineering studies; fluency in English and Spanish is expected. You will work in a dynamic, multicultural environment with international collaboration.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of on-site supervision experience.
• Willing to travel 85% of the time.
• Studies in electrical/mechanical engineering or similar.
• Must have the training or ability certificate for the project.
• Not have a criminal record for the project location.
• Experience in team management and leadership.
• Excellent communication and motivational skills.
• Taking initiative and ability to work autonomously.
• Customer orientation and flexibility.
• Planning and organization; safety awareness.

Responsibilities

• Oversee on-site installation activities and logistics.
• Organize unloading and site logistics; instruct installation team.
• Delegate installation tasks to suppliers/partners and provide progress feedback.
• Perform quality checks on installation and processes; ensure handover to commissioning.
• Support commissioning during testing and organize site activities until handover to customer.
• Ensure Health and Safety compliance; monitor project costs and report variances.

Skills

Team management

Leadership

Communication skills

Autonomy

Planning and organization

Stress resistance

Safety awareness

International awareness

Spanish language proficiency

English language proficiency (B2)

Education

Electrical/Mechanical engineering or similar

Job description

Job Title Site Supervisor (90% traveling) Job Description General Description The Site Supervisor prepares and oversees on-site installation and logistics activities, ensuring compliance with safety, quality, and project requirements. Key responsibilities include coordinating daily operations, managing teams, and supervising contractors. This role promotes a strong culture of safety and quality leadership while ensuring adherence to schedules and process maps. As seniority increases, the complexity of tasks, autonomy, and leadership responsibilities also grow.

Functions:

Responsible for on-site installation activities on regular projects or parts of bigger projects. Organize proper unloading and site logistics. Instruct the installation team and delegate installation responsibility to suppliers / partners. Provide proper feedback about progress and status. Perform quality checks on installation and the processes. Create and support a high-quality hand over to commissioning. Support commissioning during the testing phase. Organize all site related activities for the project until handover to customer. Ensure Health and Safety requirements. Monitor and manage project costs under his responsibility, ensure budget compliance, validate expenses, and report variances to maintain profitability.

Profile Requirements

• 2+ years of experience
• Willing to travel 85% of the time
• Studies in electrical/mechanical engineering or similar
• Must have the training or ability certificate, as well as present it.
• Not have criminal or police record due to the location of the project.
• Experience in team management & leadership skills.
• Excellent communication and motivational skills
• Taking the initiative, work autonomously
• Customer orientation & flexibility
• Planning and organization
• Stress resistance
• Safety awareness
• International and multicultural awareness
• Languages (level) Spanish: native or advanced level
• Fluent English (minimum B2 level)
• Knowledge of other languages such as French, Italian, and German will be an asset

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