VP, Engineering (Nashville, TN, US, 37203)

Louisiana-Pacific Corporation (LP Building Solutions) is a leading provider of high-performance building solutions that meet the demands of builders, remodelers, and homeowners worldwide. We manufacture engineered wood building products that include an extensive offering of innovative and dependable building materials and accessories. LP’s values-driven culture creates an environment where talented and hardworking people thrive in an ethical, inclusive, challenging, and rewarding place to work. Since our founding in 1972, we’ve developed careers and provided advancement opportunities in the building products industry. Headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee, LP operates more than 20 facilities across North and South America. For more information, visit LPCorp.com. JOB PURPOSE: To provide strategic leadership to the Corporate Engineering function for LP, with accountability for developing and managing the company’s multi-year capital investment plan and ensuring successful execution of capital projects. This role partners with business leaders to align engineering initiatives with company strategy, ensuring the use of applicable and innovative technologies in capital construction. The VP is also responsible for developing and mentoring a high-performing team of multi-disciplined engineers, and for providing engineering support to operations in sustaining maintenance, process improvements and control, and applied technology. Success will be achieved through effective consultation, leadership, and resource deployment across LP businesses. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Partner with LP Businesses to develop strategic and operating plans, including the multi-year capital investment plan, to support safe operations, manufacturing excellence, and drive shareholder value.
• Provide leadership, teamwork and communication to execute annual business and strategic plans.
• Responsible for developing and implementing company-wide engineering policies, programs, and procedures.
• Provide project planning and management systems and personnel to support execution of capital across LP.
• Develop and manage functional budget and manage performance against it.
• Responsible for providing leadership, coaching and resources to continually develop engineering personnel. Identify key training skills, development and individual personnel objectives to enhance personnel value and return to both the Company and business.
• Provide representation to senior management on all engineering issues and needs.
• Responsible for personnel growth and development.
• Perform all duties in accordance with safety rules and regulations.
• Perform other duties as necessary. QUALIFICATIONS: Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
• Ability to provide strong strategic direction for the engineering function.
• Able to represent Engineering function at Sr. Management levels.
• Ability to engender confidence and work effectively across multiple interfaces and organizational lines.
• Strong interpersonal and negotiation skills.
• Excellent collaboration skills.
• Excellent written, verbal, and presentation skills.
• Skill in supervising and coaching employees.
• Skill in budget development and management.
• Ability to effectively manage and prioritize multiple projects.
• Knowledge of company’s businesses and manufacturing processes. Education:
• Bachelor’s degree in engineering is required.
• Eligibility for Professional Engineering registration.
• Advanced business degree or equivalent experience is preferred Experience:
• Minimum 10-15 years’ engineering and management experience with in-depth skill set in both areas.
• Strong track record of successfully leading capital project planning and execution and operational maintenance improvement.
• Proven/demonstrated ability to provide leadership and clarity to personnel and organizations both internally and externally.
• Progressive responsibilities dealing with large organizations (multi-location, multi-function), experiencing complex and rapid changes.
• Or any combination of experience and training that demonstrates the ability to perform the key responsibilities of this position. WORK ENVIRONMENT:
• Office Environment
• Occasional travel to various locations required LP offers competitive salaries and comprehensive benefits and programs including health and welfare benefits, 401(k) program, career mobility, tuition reimbursement, volunteer opportunities, profit sharing and more. Apply tot his job Apply To this Job

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