Capital Project Engineer

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Position Title: 

Capital Project Engineer 

 

Pay Rate:

$89,000 – $130,500

 

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:

238 Mays Bridge Rd SW

Rome, GA 30165

 

The Job You Will Perform:

International Paper currently has an opening for a Capital Project Engineer (Electrical or Mechanical) in Rome, GA.  Role reports to Capital Engineering Manager. 

 

The role of a Project Manager is to coordinates all phases of project, from business justification to start-up including preliminary design studies, selection of equipment or vendors, and development and implementation of recommendations.  The Project Manager is responsible for the budget, schedule, and execution of all assigned capital projects.   The Project Manager must assure engagement and alignment from required project constituents and team members for all projects.  The position is also responsible for development of less experienced team members. 

 

The Skills You Will Bring:

• Action Oriented
• Timely Decision Making
• Decision Quality; Organizing
• Perseverance; Priority Setting
• Problem Solving; Drive for Results
• Time Management; Customer Focus
• Integrity & Trust
• Interpersonal Savvy
• Listening
• Peer Relationships
• Dealing with Ambiguity
• Functional Technical Skills
• Learning on the Fly
• Self-Development
• Technical Learning 

 

General Experience

• 5+ years industrial work experience in project management.  Portfolio management capability of > $5 MM per year and/or > 15 active projects per year. 

 

General Skill Requirements  

• Proficient in the following areas:
• Safety and LIFE program requirements for capital projects, Process and regulatory knowledge (Technology, Operating dynamics, Reliability, pulp and paper preferred),Cost Control, tracking and forecasting, Portfolio Management, Strategic Planning PDP, Startup / Ramp up Planning, Engineering Management (REO,  Design Firms), Estimating Skills, Series 100, 200 + PM training, CIM, Corporate Policies, ePAD, SAP,   Contracting Strategies, Construction Management, Mentoring, Outage planning and execution (PPA's, IPOPER's, risk mgt, etc)Languages (with Skill Level) – Good command of English language. 

 

Construction Experience:

• Management of individual contractors on process industry capital projects.  Understanding of different project contract types (T&M, Lump sum, etc).  Understanding of construction completion, checkout, commissioning and QA/QC processes and procedures. 

 

Design Experience:

• Discipline specific knowledge of engineering requirements for project component selection and design.  Appropriate application and use of industry and company design standards and specifications.  Ability to read, interpret and edit engineering documentation across one or more disciplines. 

 

Procurement Experience:

• Understa