Electrical Project Engineer - Capital Projects Lead

Smurfit Westrock; City of Syracuse (NY); On-site; USD 118,000 - 196,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus plan

Health, dental and vision insurance

Flexible spending accounts or health-s

Retirement savings plans

Life and disability insurance

Paid sick leave

15 days paid vacation

11 paid holidays

Job summary

Smurfit Westrock Solvay Mill seeks an experienced Electrical Engineer to lead multiple capital projects as a project manager, overseeing electrical, instrumentation, and control systems from design to commissioning. You will collaborate with maintenance and operations, manage procurement, and drive safety leadership across projects.

The role requires a BS in electrical engineering and 5+ years of relevant experience in capital projects, power distribution, PLC/DCS, and drive systems, with ABB

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering required.
• Minimum 5 years’ experience in electrical/project engineering.
• Experience with capital project development and commissioning.
• Experience with paper machine hydraulic systems a plus.
• FEL/FEP life-cycle knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Manage multiple capital projects (electrical, instrumentation and/or controls) from design through documentation and procurement.
• Oversee detailed design, construction management, project financials, spare parts and change management.
• Develop projects following FEL/FEP processes from business case to approval/execution.
• Provide E&I engineering support to other project engineers as needed.
• Coordinate with Purchasing to identify materials and equipment for project completion.
• Support maintenance and operations through outages planning and scheduling for capital projects.
• Assist in fault analysis of electrical equipment and systems.
• Prepare, review and update mill specifications; manage changes and proposals.

Skills

Process design

Power distribution

PLC/DCS

Variable speed drives

Project management

Troubleshooting

Spare parts procurement

FEL/FEP CAPEX

ABB ACS 880 drives

Education

Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering

Tools

ABB ACS 880 drives

Job description

Smurfit Westrock Solvay Mill seeks an experienced Electrical Engineer to lead multiple capital projects as a project manager, overseeing electrical, instrumentation, and control systems from design to commissioning. You will collaborate with maintenance and operations, manage procurement, and drive safety leadership across projects.

The role requires a BS in electrical engineering and 5+ years of relevant experience in capital projects, power distribution, PLC/DCS, and drive systems, with ABB