Electrical Capital Project Engineer

Position Title:
Electrical Capital Project Engineer
Pay Rate:
$108,200-$144,300
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:
3737 Hwy 3
Redwood, MS 39156
Reporting to the Mill Capital Projects Engineering Manager, this position manages and supports the implementation of capital projects within the mill general areas while supporting the mill safety, reliability, and improvement efforts. The position requires strong project management and technical skills to coordinate different disciplines within Operations, Maintenance, consulting engineers, and vendors. Primarily, the prospective candidate should have the ability to manage several projects that span multiple engineering disciplines, with the primary focus on electrical engineering, and will require working closely with Business Unit Managers, Process Engineers, Maintenance and Operations personnel as well as Maintenance and Operations Technicians. The position level for the Capital Projects Engineer can range, commensurate with experience and qualifications.
The Job You Will Perform:
Understand the project delivery process and help define project scope, goals and deliverables that support business goals, mill safety, reliability and improvement efforts.
Develop capital investment proposals and manage all detailed design and construction of approved capital projects with the objective of meeting technical, cost, reliability, and safety goals.
Apply technical know-how and analysis to understand complex designs, interact with the technology group to identify the minimum effective design solution for various operating problems and for installation of new / modified equipment.
Coordinate the design of conceptual layouts and cost studies as necessary to develop the capital investment proposal in the simplest and most efficient approach.
Coordinate all type of process design activities including equipment sizing, design of PFD’s and P&ID’s, loop sheets, E/I diagrams, process control and instrument specification and operating manuals.
Review and understand equipment and instrumentation/electrical specifications to ensure equipment and materials are procured and installed as per Regulatory bodies (OSHA, EPA, NFPA 70 (NEC), ASME, API etc) and company’s engineering standards and specifications.
Ensure project design and implementation abides by mill safety policies.
Coordinate and review vendor equipment, installation and other discipline drawings for operability and maintainability input.
Effectively communicate project expectations to team members and stakeholders in a timely and clear fashion.
Liaise with general mill operations, maintenance, upper management and other project stakeholders on an ongoing basis.
Manage projects that require coordination between all parties involved including outside consultants, contractors and mill personnel.
Assist in checkout and start-up activities, conduct post completion audits of all of your capital projects.
Initiate purchase requisitions for engineering, equipment, labor, materials, etc for assigned capital projects.
Delegate tasks and responsibilities to appropriate personnel and serve as a construction coordinator if necessary.
Plan, schedule and Track project timelines, cost and milestones using appropriate tools.
Proactively manage changes in project scope, identify potential crises, and devise contingency plans.
Schedule tracking of construction and project spending forecasts on a monthly basis or more frequently if necessary.