Controls Project Leader – Engineering (Travel Required)

Vanderlande Industries B.V.; Georgia; On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Vanderlande Industries B.V. in the United States (Georgia) seeks an experienced control systems engineer to lead design from concept to client handover for large-scale material and baggage handling systems.

The role emphasizes compliance with specs, codes, and client requirements, and requires coordination with multiple internal and external stakeholders. The successful candidate will manage documentation, perform design reviews, and present technical solutions to diverse stakeholders while

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Execute projects from conception through client handover with a positive result contribution on technical performance, financial results and the organization.
• Manage the control system design from hardware, system and network design, software development (PLC and/or PC related systems), electrical installation, integration of different components, system commissioning and testing through to final handover to the customer.
• Oversight primarily includes work performed by control system subcontractors but also by internal employees.
• Manage control system design activities to ensure that the design complies with specifications, codes, and client requirements.
• Perform independent reviews and approve technical documentation, including low-voltage (up to 480V) electrical controls drawings, panel drawings, I/O drawings, network drawings, test plans, and operating manuals.
• Manage all control system documentation during the project, including internal review, customer approval, document control, and final project archiving.
• Participate in project meetings, working interactively with colleagues, customers, and subcontractors to develop/maintain strong relationships.
• Coordinate with the Project Leader Engineering and/or Project Manager to manage project timelines and resources, communicating status updates and potential issues to stakeholders.
• Confidently and comfortably present technical solutions to stakeholders; respond in real time to technical concerns and answer questions in a knowledgeable articulate manner
• Manage requirements and changes throughout the project life cycle
• Assist with quotation bids with the systems and sales departments on new projects and/or on project changes
• Communicate and work closely with other groups within Vanderlande and the project team (i.e., mechanical engineering, project management, planning, supply chain, sales department, service and installation)
• Execute the health and safety analysis and be responsible for the safety coordination during the engineering phase of the control system design activities

Skills

Project management

Team Leadership

Client relations

Communication skills

Problem solving

Analytical skills

Travel up to 25%

Industrial controls

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or equivalent

Tools

AutoCAD

REVIT

Navisworks

MS Project

Primavera

Job description

Vanderlande Industries B.V. in the United States (Georgia) seeks an experienced control systems engineer to lead design from concept to client handover for large-scale material and baggage handling systems.

The role emphasizes compliance with specs, codes, and client requirements, and requires coordination with multiple internal and external stakeholders. The successful candidate will manage documentation, perform design reviews, and present technical solutions to diverse stakeholders while