Engineering Resource & Capacity Planner

About the role

This position sits within ABB Robotics, a leading global robotics company, and reports to the Senior Engineering Manager. It connects project demand with engineering capability, ensuring the right expertise is available at the right time. The role links Sales, Project Management and Engineering, balancing today's priorities with future opportunities. It is based in Beersel, Belgium.

Key responsibilities

• Align engineering capacity with business demand so the right expertise is available for ongoing and future projects.
• Act as the central coordination point between Sales, Project Management and Engineering, turning project needs into resource plans.
• Support commercial decisions by giving insights on capacity availability, planning risks and delivery feasibility during quotations.
• Build and maintain a forward-looking resource and capacity plan, spotting bottlenecks, skill gaps and future workforce needs.
• Monitor resource utilization across engineering teams and drive balanced workloads and efficient allocation.
• Turn planning data into reports, dashboards and recommendations for business decisions.
• Coordinate internal and external resources, resolve capacity conflicts and improve planning processes and tools.

Required profile

• Experience in resource planning, project planning, operations coordination or engineering-driven project environments.
• Comfortable in a technical, project-based organization, ideally in industrial automation, engineered-to-order, manufacturing or a similar setting.
• Bachelor's or Master's degree, or equivalent experience.
• Fluent in Dutch and English, spoken and written.

Required skills

• Advanced Microsoft Excel.
• Power BI, ERP systems or project planning tools are a strong advantage.