Construction Manager – Capital Projects

Georgia-Pacific is seeking an experienced Construction Manager – Large Capital Projects to join our construction organization. This role will provide construction leadership for l
arge-scale, complex capital projects across our manufacturing operations
, with a strong focus on safety, constructability, execution excellence, schedule performance, quality, and cost.

The Construction Manager will partner closely with project leadership, engineering, operations, contractors, and other key stakeholders throughout the project lifecycle, from early project development and constructability planning through field execution, commissioning, and startup.

This individual will be responsible for creating an environment where work is executed safely and effectively while helping project teams identify and mitigate construction risks that could impact schedule, cost, quality, or successful startup. The role will also provide leadership and direction to construction superintendents and contractor organizations supporting major capital investments.

The ideal candidate will be located in, or open to relocating to, the Southeast and willing to travel based on project requirements.

• Lead construction execution for large-scale capital projects within operating industrial manufacturing facilities, ensuring safe, efficient, and high-quality execution.
• Develop construction strategies for complex projects involving major equipment installations, facility expansions, infrastructure improvements, and modernization efforts.
• Partner with project management, engineering, procurement, operations, and contractors to develop integrated execution plans supporting project safety, cost, schedule, quality, and startup objectives.
• Provide constructability, sequencing, site logistics, contracting, and execution input during project development and detailed engineering.
• Review engineering drawings, specifications, scopes of work, construction packages, and schedules to ensure designs are complete, accurate, and constructable.
• Lead and coordinate construction superintendents, contractors, and field resources across multiple disciplines and work fronts while promoting Georgia‑Pacific's Principle Based Management (PBM®) philosophy.
• Identify and mitigate construction risks that could impact safety, cost, schedule, quality, operations, commissioning, or startup.
• Oversee critical construction activities, including major equipment installation, heavy lifts and rigging, shutdowns, tie‑ins, mechanical completion, commissioning, and startup.
• Monitor field progress and partner with project controls and project leadership to address schedule risks, cost impacts, productivity challenges, contractor performance, and recovery plans.
• Lead, coach, and develop construction team members while building organizational capability and driving continuous improvement in large capital project execution.

• Five (5) or more years of construction leadership experience supporting large industrial capital projects, including construction and installation of process equipment, infrastructure, or manufacturing systems.
• Ten (10) or more years of combined experience in industrial construction, project management, engineering, or capital project execution.
• Experience managing construction activities within operating industrial or manufacturing facilities.
• Experience coordinating multiple construction disciplines, contractors, and simultaneous work fronts on complex projects.
• Experience reviewing engineering drawings, construction packages, scopes of work, schedules, and project execution plans.
• Experience with construction safety, contractor management, constructability reviews, field execution, and project turnover.
• Willing and able to travel (up to 50%) based on project requirements and work within industrial manufacturing environments, including areas that may be noisy, dusty, non-air-conditioned, or unheated.

• Fifteen (15) or more years of industrial construction or capital project execution experience.
• Experience leading construction execution for large-scale, multi-year capital projects involving significant complexity, multiple contractors, and multiple construction disciplines.
• Experience supporting major capital projects from early development and engineering through construction, commissioning, startup, and turnover to operations.
• Experience leading construction managers, superintendents, contractor organizations, or large…