Utilities Balance of Plant Engineering Specialist

Georgia Pacific Corp.; Atlanta (GA); Remote; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Georgia-Pacific is seeking a dedicated team member for a large project engineering support role in the Manufacturing Technical Center. This remote position reports to the Process Engineering Director and collaborates across operations and engineering to improve asset performance, process safety and reliability.

The Utilities Balance of Plant Engineering Specialist will drive transformative projects using PBM and Frameworks, coordinating with stakeholders to deliver superior value aligned with

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering.
• Mechanical and electrical systems experience.
• Knowledge of design, construction, operation and maintenance of assets.
• Experience in process improvement and optimization.
• Experience in large projects and project activities.
• Willingness to travel at least 50%, with an average of 75%.

Responsibilities

• Focus on Balance of Plant (BOP) or OSBL utilities to support mill operations safely and reliably.
• Lead coordination between PP&R Project Engineering, Small Project Teams, mill site engineering and COE teams for capital projects.
• Ensure engineering quality standards, deliverables, and key design parameters are defined and fulfilled in all phases.
• Confirm integrity of project scope definition and execution to meet business goals.
• Promote Environmental, Health and Safety in all activities.
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams to develop transformative projects for GP.
• Develop business cases with SMEs and CSC to support investment strategy.
• Develop relationships with Operations, Engineering and Business teams.
• Develop supplier relationships for cost-effective system designs.
• Support the development and implementation of standards for assets and systems.
• Identify, develop, and review equipment specifications and design codes.
• Lead through influence with large cross-functional teams.
• Demonstrate project engineering experience with mill utilities and large capital projects.
• Demonstrate strong communication and relationship-building across levels.
• Bring strong financial and analytical skills to identify key insights.
• Identify issues, alternatives, and justify recommendations.
• Facilitate meetings and knowledge sharing to gain consensus.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Analytical skills

Problem solving

Travel readiness

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Job description

Your Job

We are seeking a new team member to fill a large project engineering support role in the Manufacturing Technical Center. This position can be home based. The position will report to the Process Engineering Director and will collaborate with multiple groups and disciplines throughout operations and engineering to improve asset performance, process safety, and reliability.

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Your Job

We are seeking a new team member to fill a large project engineering support role in the Manufacturing Technical Center. This position can be home based. The position will report to the Process Engineering Director and will collaborate with multiple groups and disciplines throughout operations and engineering to improve asset performance, process safety, and reliability.

The Utilities Balance of Plant Engineering Specialist will utilize PBM® and Frameworks to proactively support the development and execution of transformative projects for the Georgia Pacific manufacturing operations. This role will be responsible for collaborating with internal stakeholders to drive results, creating superior value to meet GP's manufacturing vision.

Our Team

The Investment Process Engineering & Design team is composed of a three Directors and eleven Engineering specialists leading process designs for strategic capital investments across Georgia-Pacific sites. This is an exciting time to join our team as our investment portfolio is rapidly expanding, offering an excellent and unique opportunity to make a significant impact upon our principle-based organization! Click Here to learn more about Principle Based Management at Koch Industries.

What You Will Do

• Focus on project Balance of Plant (BOP) or Outside the Boundary Limit (OSBL) distribution and interconnection of steam, power, air, water, fuel, and other utilities to safely and reliably support mill operations.
• Lead coordination between the PP&R Project Engineering, Small Project Teams, mill site engineering, and PP&R COE discipline teams for resource loading of capital projects.
• Ensure that GP discipline engineering quality standards, deliverables, and key design parameters are well defined and fulfilled in all phases of capital project execution.
• Confirm the integrity of engineering project process scope definition and execution to meet business goals.
• Promote Environmental, Health and Safety in all activities with the objective of achieving zero significant incidents.
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams of engineers, designers, and suppliers to develop transformative projects for the GP businesses.
• Collaborate with Technology Center subject matter experts (SMEs), Collaboration and Support Center (CSC), and other support teams to develop business cases that support the investment strategy for all GP businesses.
• Develop strong relationships with constituents in Operations, Engineering, and Business teams.
• Develop mutually beneficial supplier relationships that allow GP to lead the industry in technology applications and cost-effective system designs.
• Support the development and implementation of Design, Construct, Operate, and Maintain (OM/DC/DOM) standards for associated systems and assets for manufacturing operations.
• Identify, develop, and/or review appropriate equipment specifications, engineering standards, and codes of design.
• Proven capability of leading through influence; working with and through large cross-functional teams.
• Demonstrated project/program engineering experience with mill utilities (air, water, fuel, steam, power etc.), preferably with large capital projects.
• Strong communication skills with demonstrated ability to build strong relationships at all levels of the organization and with external suppliers.
• Strong financial and analytical skills, with ability to collect, distill, and analyze data to identify key insights.
• Ability to recognize potential issues, identify alternatives, and make/justify recommendations.
• Demonstrated team/group facilitation experience - meetings, knowledge sharing, problem solving, gaining consensus path forward, etc.

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering with a preference of Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or Pulp and Paper Science.
• Demonstrated mechanical and electrical systems experience
• Knowledge of theoretical and practical aspects of the design, construction, operation and maintenance of assets in scope of responsibility.
• Demonstrated experience in process improvement and process optimization.
• Demonstrated experience in large projects and implementation of project activities.
• Ability to travel at least 50%, with an average of 75%

What Will Put You Ahead

• Pulp and/or paper industry experience

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Hiring Philosophy

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Who We Are

As a Koch company and a leading manufacturer of bath tissue, paper towels, paper-based packaging, cellulose, specialty fibers, building products and much more, Georgia-Pacific works to meet evolving needs of customers worldwide with quality products. In addition to the products we make, we operate one of the largest recycling businesses. Our more than 30,000 employees in over 150 locations are empowered to innovate every day - to make everyday products even better.

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Our Benefits

• medical
• dental
• vision
• flexible spending and health savings accounts
• life insurance
• ADD
• disability
• retirement
• paid vacation/time off
• educational assistance
• infertility assistance
• paid parental leave
• adoption assistance

Specific eligibility criteria is set by the applicable Summary Plan Description, policy or guideline and benefits may vary by geographic region. If you have questions on what benefits apply to you, please speak to your recruiter.

Equal Opportunities

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