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Position: Project Engineer
Job Code: ENPJP3 Sr. Eng, Proj Engineering
Location: Covington, VA
The Opportunity:
As a Project Engineer you will be responsible for coordinating the planning, organizing, and completion of capital projects.
How you will impact Smurfit Westrock:
- Support and foster safety and environmental compliance
- Understand safe designs, safe work practices, and safe work environments
- Evaluate the performance of mechanical systems to determine the best option for replacement.
- Develop capital CFR documents for the capital approval process
- Implement capital projects on time and within budget
- Control project costs by developing bid packages, monitoring expenditures, and administering contracts
- Establish project schedules by studying specifications, calculating time requirements, and sequencing project elements
- Responsible for construction oversight during implementation phases of on-site construction
- Partner with operations, E&I, and Mechanical Maintenance to understand all processes and how teams and individuals are involved and impacted at each step
What you will need to succeed:
- Bachelor’s degree in science or engineering; mechanical or chemical engineering preferred
- Must have 5 years of experience in a project, operations, or maintenance engineering role
- Experience with SAP preferred
- Strong problem-solving and process-analysis skills to evaluate data and make decisions to drive process improvements through capital upgrades
- Possess effective communication skills to clearly convey project-related data to operations, maintenance, and management
- Proven track record of collaboration within cross-functional teams
- Work experience in the paper industry or similar industry preferred
What we offer:
- Corporate culture based on integrity, respect, accountability, and excellence.
- Comprehensive training with numerous learning and development opportunities.
- An attractive salary reflecting skills, competencies, and potential.
- Benefits package to include medical, dental, vision, life insurance, 401k with match, tuition reimbursement, employee discounts, employee referral bonus, and much more!
- A career with a global packaging company where Sustainability, Safety and Inclusion are business drivers and foundational elements of the daily work.