Project Manager

Your Job

Georgia-Pacific's Project & Engineering Group is seeking a remote based Project Manager to join our Regional Projects Teams.

The Regional Project teams focus is on development and delivery of projects typically ranging from $500k - $10 million.

This position is expected to manage projects within the South or East region of the United States.

This position is a remote position however frequent travel will be required therefore preferred candidates should reside within close proximity to an airport and/or driving distance to sites supported.

Major Southern and Eastern Sites are in the following locations:

- Muskogee, OK

- Monticello, MS

- New Augusta, MS

- Naheola, AL

- Perdue Hill, AL

- Memphis, TN

- Brunswick, GA

- Cedar Springs, GA

- Savannah, GA

- Palatka, FL

Other locations considered for our Dixie Plant support:

- Fort Smith, AR

- Jackson, MS

- Bowling Green, KY

- Lexington, KY

- Darlington, SC

Our Team

The Project & Engineering team works across the United States working with our facilities on project development and execution.

We are project professionals focused on a quality delivery of prioritized projects.

We partner with our mills/plants/businesses as "one team, one vision, one result".

What You Will Do

• Interface with Project Management Organization (PMO), Businesses and Plant Leadership to develop and deliver small projects (up to $5M) to reduce cost, increase capacity, improve safety, and sustain operations

• Provide Project Leadership to 10-20 projects at a time that are in various phases of the project work process and various/multiple locations in the appropriate Region

• Promote team culture that is focused on meeting commitments while maintaining a safety excellence

• Empower project team members to understand and accept their accountabilities by ensuring project delivery expectations are clearly defined to meet the project objectives.

• Provide leadership to remove project obstacles by working with, and through, others.

• Facilitate interface between design-build partners and internal GP partners (mill/business)

• Provide oversight for project status (cost, schedule, risk), GP procedure equipment and services, and project change management

• Ensure coordination with facilities for integrating project startup (Day 1 Readiness)

• Drive a continuous improvement mindset using lean construction principles

• Manage portfolio of project metrics and benchmarks to attain targets/improvement

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

• 3 or more years of experience working within a manufacturing or military environment

• 3 or more years of experience of project and/or construction management of industrial / manufacturing construction projects

• Experience with project and construction management systems and concepts

• Able to travel regionally at least 50%-75% of the time (Project Dependent Fluctuates)

What Will Put You Ahead

• Bachelor's Degree or higher in Enginee...