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The Senior Project Engineer manages engineering projects that improve production processes, maintain manufacturing facilities, and meet engineering and safety standards. The role leads projects through planning, design, and construction, coordinating contractors and supporting mill operations and maintenance. It develops capital projects and forecasts spending while ensuring scope, budget, schedule, safety, and environmental expectations are met. A bachelor’s degree in engineering or a related field is preferred.
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Senior Project Engineer
Hopewell, VA
Career Opportunity:
Provides project management, design, and coordination to improve the production process, maintain the manufacturing facilities and ensure compliance with engineering standards and safety codes. To accomplish this purpose, the project engineer is responsible for generating feasibility studies, performing engineering calculations, producing project estimates, scope of work, and schedules. The engineer will also provide engineering designs, coordinate construction work, monitor contractor\u2019s safety, performance, and progress, to meet the mill\u2019s engineering goals in a timely manner
How you will impact Smurfit Westrock:
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The senior project engineer manages and completes projects that span multiple engineering disciplines
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Perform capital project development and execution that satisfies the promised scope, budget, and schedule while meeting all safety and environmental expectations.
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Develop capital projects in established phases so that all aspects of the project are thoroughly evaluated, and project risk is identified.
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Lead projects through all phases of the project life cycle including business planning, scope development/technical alternative analysis, project planning, design, and construction.
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Forecast capital spending for each project
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Support document controls including checking drawings in and out of the system and transmitting documents; coordinate development of drawings and specifications.
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Be a team player supporting maintenance and operations by providing technical support and engineered solutions.
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May have additional duties to support Operations and Maintenance personnel and departments in operating areas of the mill on nights, weekends, and holidays.
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Support development of a 5yr capital plan that meets the long term needs of the facility
What you will need to succeed:
Bachelor\u2019s Degree in Engineering preferred or related field. At least 5 years of experience in the heavy industrial or process industries; Pulp & Paper experience preferred.
Capital Project experience required; minimum 5 years\u2019 experience.
If this sounds great to you and you think you fit in, please submit your application. We want to hear from you!
This document outlines the minimum requirements of the positions and is not intended to be all-inclusive of the position duties.
Smurfit Westrock Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to creating and maintaining a diverse workforce: Minorities/Females/ Disabled/Veterans.
11.25.25
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.
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.
How this job compares
Set against the 4,945 open Project Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 13, 2026.
- Pay
- This postingNot listed
- Virginia median$94–132K/yr134 salary ranges
- US median$36–47/hr300 hourly ranges
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 171 open Project Engineer jobs in Virginia and 4,945 across the US. 3% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
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- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 5 years of experience; Project Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years at the median (3,896 postings).
- Education
- 3,035 of the 4,945 open Project Engineer jobs (61%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
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