Capital Projects Engineer
Listed on 2026-06-26
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Engineering
Manufacturing Engineer, Quality Engineering, Process Engineer, Engineering Design & Technologists
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 :
Physical Location :
601 County Road 78
The Job You Will Perform:
Provide visible and active leadership in delivering excellent safety results
Identify and implement capital solutions to improve safety, reliability, and/or quality issues
Accountable to deliver success from project development through project implementation
Engage project customers including business unit and other mill leaders throughout the process to ensure department and mill objectives are addressed and to deliver world class results
Meet and/or exceed financial and timeline objectives, including start-up and operation at or above project goals
Manage multiple projects at any given time
Coordinate project execution and develop strong relationships with regional engineering organization (REO) staff engineers
Approve design for all engineering phases throughout capital project process
Review bid proposals and planned work spending to ensure maximum value is achieved
Support development and execution of multi-year capital plan, as well as ensuring progress vs. plan for timely project completion
Implement and improve systems necessary to sustain world class capital project processes (e.g. GMS, IP Project Delivery Process, Design for Reliability Process)
Support 5S program through the lens of project implementation, including design features to support same
Identify and implement cost reduction strategies that reduce the cost of ownership
Coordinate with other disciplines to ensure an integrated design that meets the project requirements
Perform troubleshooting and/or de-bottlenecking of existing facilities to optimize production
Develop or alter standard project specifications to meet specific project requirements
Review of design and engineering data (drawings and other documents) to verify completeness and accuracy
Analyze designs for efficiency of construction, use of materials, integrity and practicality of design
Review certain vendor / fabricator quotations, shop drawings, and related submittals
Perform the necessary field work to obtain accurate information for the design
Provide construction and startup assistance
Willing to work weekends and extra hours on shutdowns to meet project goals
Fulfill weekend duty team leadership role for Maintenance or assigned Business Units
The Skills You Will Bring:
- Five (5) years post college experience required with project engineering experience preferred.
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering (Chemical, Electrical, Mechanical, or Civil) or construction management is required; equivalent practical experience managing capital projects may be considered.
- Supervisory experience is preferred with preference given to candidates with experience managing a project/maintenance engineering team.
- Experience working in a fully integrated paper mill is a plus.
- Job Identification 2002908
- Posting Date 06/17/2026, 09:01 PM
- Job Schedule Full time
- Locations 601 County Road 78, Selma, AL, 36703, US
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