Hybrid Project Engineer – Material Handling Systems

FORTNA; Houten; Hybrid; EUR 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Travel opportunities

Job summary

FORTNA is seeking a Project Engineer in the Lifecycle Performance Services team. You will contribute to maintenance and modification projects for material handling systems, from customer request to realization.

The role combines proposals and project delivery, with roughly half of time on quotations and half on project execution. You will collaborate with a team of engineers across disciplines, managing multiple projects and ensuring scope, budget, schedule, quality, and risk are controlled.

Qualifications

• Several years of experience in engineering, preferably within Material Handling Systems.
• Experience with systems engineering is preferred.
• Ability to lead project teams and engage professionally with customers, or the ambition to develop further in this area.
• Broad technical knowledge and the ability to identify technical risks.
• Experience reading technical documentation, including drawings, diagrams and specifications.

Responsibilities

• Sales engineering activities for modifications and expansions.
• Translate customer specifications into technical functional designs.
• Prepare and support quotations for maintenance and modification projects.
• Project management of small and medium-sized projects from request to realisation.
• Identify, assess and mitigate project risks.
• Build strong customer relationships and act solution-oriented in case of deviations or conflicts.
• Monitor project budget, schedule, quality and scope of delivery.
• Coordinate with multidisciplinary project teams and support clear communication between stakeholders.
• Maintain overview across several projects and act proactively when priorities shift.
• Contribute to successful project execution through a results-focused and pragmatic approach.

Skills

Engineering experience

Material handling

Team leadership

Systems engineering

English proficiency

Education

Technical Bachelor's degree

Job description

FORTNA is seeking a Project Engineer in the Lifecycle Performance Services team. You will contribute to maintenance and modification projects for material handling systems, from customer request to realization.

The role combines proposals and project delivery, with roughly half of time on quotations and half on project execution. You will collaborate with a team of engineers across disciplines, managing multiple projects and ensuring scope, budget, schedule, quality, and risk are controlled.