Project Manager – Pulp, Power & Recovery Capital Projects

About the role

The Project Manager will lead critical capital investments across Georgia-Pacific's Pulp, Power & Recovery (PPR) operations. This role requires strong leadership, project management skills, and the ability to influence across a matrixed organization.

Responsibilities

• Successfully manage multiple capital projects ($10MM - $50MM) across full lifecycle (P0–P6)
• Develop and maintain detailed project plans including scope, schedule, budget and risk management
• Lead cross-functional teams spanning engineering, maintenance, operations, finance, safety, and construction
• Foster alignment across internal stakeholders and external partners; ensure all parties are aligned on project requirements, scope, and deliverables
• Drive FEL development and execution readiness (P0-P3)
• Ensure alignment with mill and business leadership
• Facilitate project reviews, status reporting, executive updates, and stakeholder communications
• Oversee detailed design, contractor coordination, outage execution, and startup (P4-P6)
• Ensure adherence to safety, environmental, and regulatory standards
• Manage and control objective and scope changes
• Deliver projects that meet business case and performance expectations

Requirements

• Strong leadership and ability to influence across a matrixed organization
• High ownership mindset with focus on delivering results
• Sound decision-making balancing technical, financial, and business drivers
• Excellent communication skills with executive presence
• Commitment to safety, continuous improvement, and operational excellence
• Experience in pulp & paper, power, or utility systems
• Experience with brownfield capital projects
• Experience with maintenance outages
• Experience with different project execution and project delivery models

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Project Management or Engineering (Mechanical, Chemical, Electrical, or related)
• 4+ years of progressive project management experience
• Experience managing multi-million-dollar projects
• Experience leading cross-functional engineering and construction teams
• Knowledge of project management practices within a phase gate process

Skills

Preferred qualifications include:

• Advanced degree: MBA or Master’s in Engineering
• Advanced credentials: PMP, Professional Engineer, or other relevant certifications

Benefits

Georgia-Pacific offers a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, flexible spending and health savings accounts, life insurance, ADD, disability, retirement, paid vacation/time off, educational assistance, and may also include infertility assistance, paid parental leave and adoption assistance.

Pay

Compensation details are confidential and not publicly disclosed. However, the company values its employees and provides competitive compensation packages based on experience and qualifications.

Schedule

Flexible work arrangements are available to accommodate the needs of the employee and the business. The role requires frequent travel (at least 80%) to support project development, execution, outages, startups, and mill engagement.