Project Leader Engineering

Vanderlande Industries GmbH; Manchester; Remote; GBP 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

28 days annual leave

Aviva Medical Cover

YuLife wellbeing membership

Cycle to work scheme

Pension with Aviva

Achievers recognition platform

Job summary

Vanderlande is seeking a Project Leader Engineering in Manchester/North West to drive complex engineering projects. You will lead multidisciplinary teams, work with customers and partners, and ensure safe, on-time delivery while promoting continuous improvement.

The role emphasizes collaboration, technical leadership, and a safety-first approach. Based in Manchester, the position offers progression within a global engineering community and exposure to diverse projects across airports, parcel,

Qualifications

• Degree (or equivalent) in mechanical, electrical, controls, or related engineering field.
• Experience delivering complex engineering projects in dynamic or system-critical environments.
• Ability to collaborate across multidisciplinary teams and stakeholders.
• Working knowledge of project management principles within an engineering context.
• Clear and confident written and verbal communication.
• Familiarity with standard digital planning tools (MS Office) to support planning and reporting.
• Professional engineering accreditation or commitment to pursuing registration (supported by us).

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate engineering activities across projects with internal and external stakeholders.
• Create and maintain clear, achievable project plans to support collaboration and transparency.
• Provide technical leadership to multidisciplinary teams.
• Manage engineering budgets by identifying risks and informing decisions.
• Act as a technical partner to customers and partners to ensure quality and performance.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of engineering and project management practices.

Skills

Project leadership

Stakeholder management

Team collaboration

Communication

MS Office proficiency

Engineering health & safety awareness

Education

Degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Controls or related engineering

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Reports to: Project Manager Engineering

Location: Manchester/North West

Contract Type: Permanent

Introduction to the role

Vanderlande is a global leader in logistics process automation across the airports, parcel, and warehouse sectors. The UK& Ireland Airports Engineering department forms part of our worldwide engineering community of more than 1,000 colleagues across multiple technical disciplines.

Role Responsibilities

As a Project Leader Engineering, you will play a key role in delivering complex engineering projects in a collaborative and supportive environment. You will collaborate with colleagues across engineering project management, customers, and partners to ensure high-quality technical solutions are delivered safely, sustainably, and on time. This role offers the opportunity to develop technical leadership skills while contributing to projects with real‑world impact.

Vanderlande values different perspectives and supports ongoing learning and career development and welcome applicants from all backgrounds and experiences as we build a diverse engineering team.

Your responsibilities and activities will include:

• Support and promote a safety‑first culture, ensuring technical health and safety considerations are embedded into designs from the outset


• Lead and coordinate engineering activities across one or more projects, working closely with internal and external stakeholders


• Create and maintain clear, achievable engineering project plans that support collaboration and transparency


• Provide technical leadership to multidisciplinary teams, fostering an inclusive and supportive team environment


• Manage engineering budgets by identifying risks and opportunities and supporting well‑informed decision‑making


• Act as a technical partner to customers and external parties, ensuring solutions meet agreed quality and performance standards


• Contribute to the continuous improvement of engineering and project management practices, sharing knowledge and supporting the wider engineering community

Role Qualification and Skills

• Have a degree (or equivalent experience) in mechanical, electrical, controls, or a related engineering discipline


• Are experience working on complex engineering projects in a dynamic or system‑critical environment


• Enjoy working collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams and stakeholders


• Have a working knowledge of project management principles within an engineering context


• Communicate clearly and confidently, both verbally and in writing


• Are comfortable using standard digital tools (such as MS Office) to support planning and reporting


• Have profession engineering accreditation or have a desire and commitment to work towards professional registration (we will support you).

What we offer

• 28 days annual leave (excluding public holidays)


• Aviva Medical Cover


• YuLife – Wellbeing membership with fast access to GP appointments, promotion of health and wellbeing along with daily quests to gain Yucoins that can be swapped for shopping vouchers


• A challenging work environment with lots of opportunities of career progression.


• Cycle to work scheme


• Yellow Nest is a salary exchange scheme that reduces childcare costs for parents and employers


• Pension with Aviva


• Access to Achievers an award-winning recognition platform that inspires to recognise your coworkers Where points are awarded that can be exchanged for a range of goods and discounts.

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. If you feel there is a barrier that potentially prevents you from applying, we are always happy to discuss or explore, any reasonable adjustments can be made to support your application.