Project Manager - Englehart

Georgia Pacific Corp.; Englehart; On-site; CAD 130,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Incentive program

Benefits package

Competitive pay

Job summary

Georgia-Pacific is seeking an experienced project manager to own capital projects end-to-end at Englehart, Ontario. You will drive scope, estimates, execution and start-up while coordinating with plant operations, maintenance, EHS and external partners.

Leading teams and mentoring others, you will shape how engineering works at Englehart and may grow into site engineering leadership in the future. This on-site role emphasizes delivering value with safety and compliance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or related technical field.
• 5+ years of manufacturing or heavy industrial experience.
• 3+ years leading capital projects lifecycle with safety, cost and schedule accountability.
• Proven people leadership without formal supervisory title.
• Strong written and verbal communication to diverse stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Originate and deliver capital projects end-to-end from concept to start-up.
• Develop scope, estimates, execution plans and procurement strategies.
• Coordinate with operations, EHS, maintenance and contractors.
• Ensure safety standards and environmental compliance on projects.
• Build schedules, manage risk and report to leadership concisely.
• Assist in multi-year capital planning and project prioritization.
• Coach and mentor an early-career project manager on the team.

Skills

Project management

Leadership

Communication

Relocation willingness

On-site work

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

P.Eng. licence or eligible

PMP certification (advantage)

Tools

MS Project

AutoCAD

Ecosys

Job description

Sn apshot

Build the projects. Build the team. Shape the future of engineering at Englehart.

Location: Englehart, Ontario (on-site) | Reports to: OSB/CP Engineering Manager | Travel: approximately 5% | Compensation: $130,000–$160,000 CAD annual base salary + incentives.

Your Job

We're looking for an experienced project manager who takes real ownership of capital projects and has the potential to lead others. Georgia-Pacific is investing in Englehart. In 2025 we announced a $191 million CAD investment in a new log processing system and an expanded finished-goods warehouse at our Englehart OSB mill. That investment reflects our long-term commitment to this mill, the town and the surrounding communities. The Englehart site engineering team has three project manager positions, and one is open. We're looking for an experienced capital project leader to fill it. You will own projects end to end, from the first idea through start-up, and help shape how engineering works at Englehart. Project managers who excel at delivering projects and show strong leadership may have the opportunity to lead the site engineering team in the future.

What You Will Do

• Originate, develop and deliver capital projects that create superior value for the business. You'll take each project from the first idea and investment proposal through scope development, estimating, execution planning, detailed design, procurement, construction, commissioning, start-up and closeout, following Georgia-Pacific's stage-gate Business Process for Projects.
• Think like an owner. Challenge scope, evaluate alternatives (including \"do nothing\"), and recommend stopping or re-scoping projects that won't create value.
• Lead through influence. Align plant operations, maintenance, EHS, procurement, engineering firms, vendors and contractors around one plan, usually without direct authority over them.
• Set the safety standard. Vet and manage contractors, set expectations at kickoff, and deliver projects with zero injuries and full environmental compliance.
• Make and meet commitments. Build estimates and schedules, manage risk and change, forecast cost, and report concisely to plant and division leadership.
• Shape the site's capital plan. Partner with the plant manager and operations leaders on the multi-year capital plan, including which projects get done, in what order, and why.
• Develop people. Coach and mentor an early‑career project manager, share knowledge across the team, and help build the practices, tools and standards the Englehart engineering team will run on.
• Be the face of engineering at the mill. Build trusted relationships with operators, maintenance crews, contractors and community partners.

Your Growth Path

• Position designed for long-term advancement.
• Direct exposure to division engineering leadership.
• Access to leadership development opportunities.
• Opportunity to learn from a network of OSB mills and project professionals.
• High‑performing project managers will be considered for advancement as the organization grows.

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or a related technical field
• 5+ years of experience in manufacturing or heavy industrial operations (for example wood products, pulp and paper, mining, oil and gas, power generation, chemicals or metals)
• 3+ years leading capital projects through the full lifecycle (development, execution and start-up) with accountability for safety, cost and schedule
• Demonstrated people leadership, such as leading project teams, mentoring or developing others, or supervising contractors or technical staff. A formal supervisory title is not required.
• Strong written and verbal communication. You can write a clear scope or funding request and explain it to an operator, a contractor and a vice president.
• Location/Travel:
  Based at the Englehart facility with a strong on-site presence. Willingness to relocate to or reside within reasonable commuting distance of Englehart. Ability to travel to the United States for business without restriction. Travel will include participation in project reviews, training opportunities, conferences, and collaboration with other engineering and project teams to identify and implement best practices.

What Will Put You Ahead

• Formal supervisory experience, or a record of developing people who went on to bigger roles
• P.Eng. licence (or eligibility for licensure with Professional Engineers Ontario) and/or PMP certification
• 7+ years of industrial experience, including front-end loading (FEL) or stage-gate project development
• Experience in wood products, OSB or panels, sawmills, or pulp and paper
• Experience at a remote or northern site, or as the go-to technical leader in a small operating team
• Proficiency with MS Project, AutoCAD and project controls tools such as Ecosys

Why Englehart

• Real ownership and visible impact. A small team, a meaningful capital plan, and decisions that show up on the mill floor.
• Room to grow. You'll report directly to the OSB/CP Engineering Manager. Strong performers may have the opportunity to lead the site engineering team.
• The backing of a large organization. Georgia-Pacific operates more than 150 facilities, giving you a project network, tools and expertise to draw on.
• Investment in your development.
• A Northern Ontario lifestyle. Short commutes, lakes and trails nearby, Kap-Kig-Iwan Provincial Park close to town, and a close-knit community, with Temiskaming Shores and Kirkland Lake nearby for added amenities.
• Competitive pay. $130,000–$160,000 CAD base salary plus incentive and benefits.

At Koch companies, we are entrepreneurs. This means we openly challenge the status quo, find new ways to create value and get rewarded for our individual contributions. Any compensation range provided for a role is an estimate determined by available market data. The actual amount may be higher or lower than the range provided considering each candidate's knowledge, skills, abilities, and geographic location. If you have questions, please speak to your recruiter about the flexibility and detail of our compensation philosophy.

Who We Are

At Koch, employees are empowered to do what they do best to make life better. Learn how our business philosophy helps employees unleash their potential while creating value for themselves and the company.

Additionally, everyone has individual work and personal needs. We seek to enable the best work environment that helps you and the business work together to produce superior results.

How we work

At Georgia-Pacific, we hire first for values and then for talents. We look for people who are contribution motivated, meaning they find fulfillment in creating value for customers, teammates and the community. We also look for people who live our values: Integrity, Stewardship & Compliance, Principled Entrepreneurship, Transformation, Knowledge, Humility, Respect and Self-Actualize. We expect everyone to share knowledge, give and welcome challenge respectfully, and take ownership of results.