Job Description

General information

Publication date

14/04/2026

Job title

Project Engineer Transportation and Handling - Life Sciences - F/M/X

Contract

Permanent contract

Job description

About the role

We are seeking a Project Engineer to join the Engineering department. This role is integral to delivering investment projects on schedule and within budget, ensuring the robustness and performance of installations for high-quality injectable medicines.

The position involves validation testing and comprehensive documentation to demonstrate system suitability. Projects range from initial definition and scoping to production start-up, after which systems are handed over to production. The focus is on process automation and improving logistics processes, including robotization, bottleneck studies, and transport optimization.

The Project Engineer will act as the link between suppliers and various departments, ensuring smooth collaboration and efficient goal achievement

Key responsibilities

Develop and manage project plans for multiple workstreams, ensuring timely completion
Identify and mitigate potential risks related to safety, operability, and maintainability
Serve as the primary contact for suppliers, aligning project requirements with production departments
Draft equipment specifications and concepts for supplier development and oversee installation
Ensure timely preparation and delivery of all necessary project documentation

Business Industry

Life sciences

Profile

About you

Master’s degree in Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Civil Engineering, or Bio-Engineering, or equivalent experience
Fluent in Dutch and English, with strong communication skills
Proven organizational and documentation skills, with a collaborative team player mindset
Background in electromechanical engineering is preferred
Experience in project management, including stakeholder engagement and equipment validation

Position location

Job location

Europe, Belgium

Location

Noordkustlaan 16B 1702 Dilbeek

Candidate criteria

Level of experience

1 to 3 years

About Akkodis

Akkodis is a global digital engineering company and Smart Industry leader. We enable clients to advance in their digital transformation with Talent, Academy, Consulting, and Solutions services. Our 50,000 experts combine best-in-class technologies, R&D, and deep sector know-how for purposeful innovation. We are passionate about Engineering a Smarter Future Together.

With a shared passion for technology and talent, 50,000 engineers and digital experts deliver deep cross-sector expertise in 30 countries across North America, EMEA and APAC. Akkodis offers broad industry experience, and strong know-how in key technology sectors such as mobility, software & technology services, robotics, testing, simulations, data security, AI & data analytics. The combined IT and engineering expertise brings a unique end-to-end solution offering, with four service lines – Consulting, Solutions, Talents and Academy – to support clients in rethinking their product development and business processes, improve productivity, minimize time to market and shape a smarter and more sustainable tomorrow.

Akkodis is part of the Adecco Group. The Adecco Group is a leader in delivering expertise in talent and technology, enabling organizations to succeed and people to thrive.

www.akkodis.com

Industry

IT & Software

Company Size

10,000+ employees

Headquarters

Unknown

Year Founded