Capital Projects Engineer

International Paper Company

$100K — $137K *
Selma, AL 36701In-Person
Manufacturing & Automotive
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5 years of post-college engineering experience required; project engineering experience preferred
  • Bachelor's degree in engineering (Chemical, Electrical, Mechanical, or Civil) or construction management required
  • Supervisory experience preferred, with an emphasis on managing project/maintenance engineering teams
  • Experience in a fully integrated paper mill is a plus

Responsibilities

  • Lead initiatives to achieve excellent safety performance
  • Identify and implement capital projects to enhance safety, reliability, or quality
  • Oversee project success from development to implementation
  • Engage with project customers to meet department and mill objectives
  • Ensure projects meet financial and timeline objectives
  • Manage multiple concurrent projects effectively
  • Coordinate with regional engineering staff to facilitate project execution

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health insurance (Medical, Dental)
  • Life insurance and Flexible Spending Accounts
  • Short-term and Long-term Disability coverage
  • 401(k) plan with company-funded retirement contributions
  • Paid Time Off and Education & Development initiatives (including Tuition Reimbursement)
  • Student Loan Repayment Assistance
  • Voluntary benefits for home, auto, vision, and pets
Full Job Description
Job Description

Position Title:

Capital Projects Engineer

Pay Rate:

$100,000 $137,000

Multiple factors, including Individual experience, skills and abilities will determine where an employee is ultimately placed in the pay range.

Variable pay may provide additional opportunities for financial awards. This job is eligible to participate in IP's short -term incentive plan.

Category/Shift:

Salaried Full-Time

Physical Location:

601 County Road 78

Selma, AL. 36703

The Job You Will Perform:

  • Provide visible and active leadership in delivering excellent safety results
  • Identify and implement capital solutions to improve safety, reliability, and/or quality issues
  • Accountable to deliver success from project development through project implementation
  • Engage project customers including business unit and other mill leaders throughout the process to ensure department and mill objectives are addressed and to deliver world class results
  • Meet and/or exceed financial and timeline objectives, including start-up and operation at or above project goals
  • Manage multiple projects at any given time
  • Coordinate project execution and develop strong relationships with regional engineering organization (REO) staff engineers
  • Approve design for all engineering phases throughout capital project process
  • Review bid proposals and planned work spending to ensure maximum value is achieved
  • Support development and execution of multi-year capital plan, as well as ensuring progress vs. plan for timely project completion
  • Implement and improve systems necessary to sustain world class capital project processes (e.g. GMS, IP Project Delivery Process, Design for Reliability Process)
  • Support 5S program through the lens of project implementation, including design features to support same
  • Identify and implement cost reduction strategies that reduce the cost of ownership
  • Coordinate with other disciplines to ensure an integrated design that meets the project requirements
  • Perform troubleshooting and/or de-bottlenecking of existing facilities to optimize production
  • Develop or alter standard project specifications to meet specific project requirements
  • Review of design and engineering data (drawings and other documents) to verify completeness and accuracy
  • Analyze designs for efficiency of construction, use of materials, integrity and practicality of design
  • Review certain vendor / fabricator quotations, shop drawings, and related submittals
  • Perform the necessary field work to obtain accurate information for the design
  • Provide construction and startup assistance
  • Willing to work weekends and extra hours on shutdowns to meet project goals
  • Fulfill weekend duty team leadership role for Maintenance or assigned Business Units


The Skills You Will Bring:

  • Five (5) years post college experience required with project engineering experience preferred.
  • Bachelor's degree in engineering (Chemical, Electrical, Mechanical, or Civil) or construction management is required; equivalent practical experience managing capital projects may be considered.
  • Supervisory experience is preferred with preference given to candidates with experience managing a project/maintenance engineering team.
  • Experience working in a fully integrated paper mill is a plus.


The Benefits You Will Enjoy:

International Paper offers a benefits package that includes health, welfare and retirement plans, including Medical, Dental, Life insurance, Flexible Spending Accounts, Short-term and Long-term Disability, 401(k), Company-funded retirement contributions, Paid Time Off, Education & Development (including Tuition Reimbursement), Student Loan Repayment Assistance, and Voluntary Benefits including insurance for home, auto, vision and pets.

The Career You Will Build:

Leadership and promotional opportunities within a global company. Practical safety leadership experience in a heavy manufacturing environment. Networking and relationship building across the organization.

The Impact You Will Make:

We continue to build a better future for people, the planet, and our company! IP has been a good steward of sustainable practices across communities around the world for more than 120 years. Join our team and you'll see why our team members say they're Proud to be IP.

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