Project Engineer- Electrical

Smurfit Westrock; Roanoke Rapids (NC); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Smurfit Westrock in Roanoke Rapids, NC is seeking an Electrical Project Engineer to coordinate capital projects from inception through start‑up, providing technical support and driving continuous improvements.

You will manage scopes, costs, CAD tasks, and coordinate with vendors and mill personnel while ensuring safety, environmental, and quality standards are met. This role offers a collaborative, growth‑oriented environment within a leading packaging company.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering.
• Experience in an electrical engineering role within industrial manufacturing.
• Experience in power / high voltage equipment is preferred.
• Strong problem‑solving and process‑analysis skills to evaluate data and make decisions to drive process improvements.
• Proven track record of leadership and collaboration within cross‑functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Manage all phases of capital projects from inception through equipment installation and start‑up.
• Develop project scopes, cost estimates and schedules.
• Develop and/or manage the preparation of drawings for assigned projects by working with engineering firms, vendors, and mill personnel.
• Coordinate all types of design activities including equipment sizing, P&ID’s, piping, structural, electrical and process control.
• Review detailed engineering drawings developed by vendors and engineering consultants.
• Ensure project design and implementation abides by mill safety and environmental policies.
• Coordinate and supervise construction and startup activities with project teams, Maintenance, and Operations.
• Control project costs by monitoring expenditures to assure projects are completed within budget and schedule.

Skills

Electrical engineering

Problem solving

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

AutoCAD

Job description

About Smurfit Westrock

Smurfit Westrock (NYSE:SW) is the go-to leader and partner of choice in sustainable packaging. We are dedicated to creating efficient and scalable paper and packaging solutions to help solve complex packaging challenges. Guided by our values of safety, loyalty, integrity and respect, we are committed to delivering meaningful value for shareholders, customers, employees and the communities where we operate.

The Opportunity

As an Electrical Project Engineer you will be responsible for coordinating the planning, organizing, and completion of capital projects. You will provide technical assistance to the operating departments to help them achieve the mill’s goals and objectives while driving continuous process improvement. You will manage all phases of capital and expense projects from inception through final project. The Project Engineer will support all mill goals such as safety, environmental, quality assurance, cost, and budgets. The Project Engineer will outline project requirements, assign tasks, and supervise progress to ensure that project objectives are being met. The role requires ability to manage capital projects, maintenance projects, and reliability improvement initiatives in a manufacturing environment.

How You Will Impact Smurfit Westrock

• Manage all phases of capital projects from inception through equipment installation and start‑up.
• Develop project scopes, cost estimates and schedules.
• Develop and/or manage the preparation of drawings for assigned projects by working with engineering firms, vendors, and mill personnel.
• Coordinate all types of design activities including equipment sizing, P&ID’s, piping, structural, electrical and process control.
• Review detailed engineering drawings developed by vendors and engineering consultants.
• Ensure project design and implementation abides by mill safety and environmental policies.
• Conduct project design review meetings.
• Manage the direction of consultants, contractors, and maintenance work associated with assigned capital and repair projects.
• Coordinate and supervise construction and startup activities with project teams, Maintenance, and Operations.
• Control project costs by monitoring expenditures to assure projects are completed within budget and schedule.
• Provide accurate capital and expense cash flow forecasts.
• Ensure all project drawings, documents, equipment information, manuals, etc. become part of the Engineering Document Control System.
• Coordinate with Operations, Maintenance, management, and other project stakeholders on an ongoing basis.
• Provide technical assistance and electrical engineering expertise to Operations and Maintenance departments to help resolve various operating or maintenance issues.
• Support and promote usage of the Root Cause Failure Analysis (RCFA) process, Pareto charting, the use of equipment histories to further reduce variability, improve quality, reduce cost and/or enhance reliability.

What You Need To Succeed

• Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering.
• Experience in an electrical engineering role within industrial manufacturing.
• Experience in power / high voltage equipment is preferred.
• Strong problem‑solving and process‑analysis skills to evaluate data and make decisions to drive process improvements.
• Proven track record of leadership and collaboration within cross‑functional teams.

Plus

• Project management experience, PMP Certification a plus (but not required).
• Drafting and CAD (AutoCAD) training/experience a plus.
• Pulp & Paper experience preferred (but not required).

Candidates are required to undergo a drug screening after receiving a conditional job offer, but before starting employment.

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by state or federal law.