Project Engineer

SUMMARY: The Project Engineer is assigned duties on a project basis.  This position requires an in-depth understanding of multiple engineering disciplines including electrical/instrument, systems, and others, both theoretical and practical. The incumbent will act as the Project Manager on assigned projects.  He or She may be required to apply comprehensive engineering skills from several disciplines to complete the project or may direct the work activity of design engineers, process engineers, process control engineers, and CAD designers, as required to fully complete assignments.         

WHAT WE NEED:

• Provides Project Management activities for Capital and Major Expense projects as assigned.
• Work with operations and maintenance leaders to develop project scopes and estimates.
• Estimate and prepare project funds requests using required tools.
• Collect and evaluate vendor proposals and make equipment recommendations.
• Determine project schedule, objectives and responsibilities through appropriate study of specifications, time requirements, and sequencing of work.
• Procure project materials and equipment.
• Communicates his/her project activities with other project members and operations and support personnel to minimize conflicts and delays in project schedule.
• Maintain Mill production environment awareness when establishing project priorities, incorporating engineering project work into daily production activities, while minimizing the impact of engineering on day-to-day operations.
• Maintain safe and clean working environment through enforcement of applicable policy and regulations.
• Control project costs though review and approval of expenditures.
• Prepare and communicate project status and performance through project monitoring tools.

• Reports activity and cost status on assigned projects, analyzing results against schedules, budgets, and desired operative objectives recommending corrective action for variances when required.

• Provide practical project engineering and design expertise utilizing incumbent’s education and training on all projects or sub-projects assigned. Completes necessary calculations, drawings, specifications, reports, etc. as assignment requires according to approved time schedule and engineering budget.
• Assures that engineering output complies with existing statutory codes, company policy, and safety standards.
• Maintains professional competence and knowledge of developments in processes, emerging technology and products through consultation with other company technical and professional personnel as well as industry peers.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• None.

WHAT YOU NEED:

• The candidate must possess a bachelor’s degree in an Engineering discipline, preferably Electrical Engineering with three (3) years’ experience in project engineering in an industrial process/manufacturing environment or Engineering firm.  A Professional Engineer license is preferred.
• Excellent leadership ability, including an ability to work collaboratively across multiple functions.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and ability to think “outside the box”

• Functional use of Microsoft Office, Lotus, and Maintenance Management systems
• Demonstrated ability to balance priorities that meet short and long-term objectives; uses organized and efficient work methods.
• Demonstrated ability to learn and continue to develop knowledge and skills.
• Paper mill experience with knowledge of paper machines, winders and finishing equipment is preferred but not required. 

PHYSICAL DEMANDS: 

• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, sit and use hands to handle or feel.
• The employee frequently is required to talk or hear.
• The employee is occasionally required to reach with hands and arms.
• The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. 
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT: 

• The noise level in the work environment can be loud at times.
• Regular exposure to moving mechanical parts.
• May be exposed to wet and/or humid conditions.
• Occasionally exposed to high, precarious places, fumes or airborne particles; vibrations.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS

• No license requirement.

OTHER DUTIES:

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job.  Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

This company is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics.