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Electrical project managers coordinate complex infrastructure projects and qualify for H-1B visa, O-1 visa, and EB-2 NIW sponsorship. Your engineering degree, PMP certification, and project leadership experience make you a strong candidate for specialty occupation visas, especially when managing large-scale electrical systems or renewable energy installations. For detailed occupation requirements, see the O*NET profile.
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Our Georgia-Pacific mill in Toledo, Oregon is seeking an innovative and forward-thinking individual to join our team as an Electrical Project Engineer. This is an exciting opportunity to be part of the mill's engineering team to provide electrical, instrumentation, and controls support to project engineers with assessments, design, and expertise at this large fully-integrated production operation. Long-term value is created through the application of our Principle Based Management™ business philosophy.
Our Team
This role is part of the engineering department at the Toledo mill and will support electrical, instrumentation, and controls design across the site. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to learn directly from experienced mill engineering leaders through a structured development approach, including a two-year training path focused on building and checking off key technical skills if needed. Georgia-Pacific Toledo is a producer of brown paper used to make cardboard and is a leader in recycling in the Northwest. The Toledo Mill is located within a 10-minute drive to the Pacific Ocean. Many outdoor activities are available near the mill including fishing, hiking, mountain biking, kayaking, and boating.
What You Will Do
- Develop electrical engineering capability while supporting project managers, process controls engineers, maintenance, and reliability teams
- Assist with electrical and instrumentation design packages for small mill engineering projects while building technical skills through hands-on coaching
- Coordinate additional outside electrical engineering as needed to support larger projects
- Support mill's electrical power distribution engineer with troubleshooting and maintenance of power systems
- Project manage small electrical-based engineering projects with scope development, budgeting, and scheduling, and electrical construction management
- Provide leadership to drive continuous improvement with electrical and instrumentation reliability
Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)
- Bachelor's degree or higher in Electrical Engineering or completion within a year
- Some industrial experience, such as a co-op, internship, or early-career engineering experience in a manufacturing, mill, or industrial environment
- Experience creating and modifying electrical AutoCAD drawings
What Will Put You Ahead
- Experience with pulp and paper manufacturing technology and systems
- Experience as an electrical engineer in a heavy industrial environment, including senior-level experience
- Experience with valves and instrumentation specification
- Experience with: Three phase power distribution, 480V three phase motors with variable frequency drive configurations, AC/DC drives and motors, and programmable logic controllers (PLCs), electrical drives and power distribution
- Experience with Reliability Improvement tools (Root Cause Failure Analysis (RCFA), Preventative/Predictive maintenance, KPIs)
- Proficient at Microsoft Project
- Professional Engineer (P.E.) license
- Bachelor's degree or higher in Electrical Engineering
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.
Hiring Philosophy
All Koch companies value diversity of thought, perspectives, aptitudes, experiences, and backgrounds. We are Military Ready and Second Chance employers.
Who We Are
As a Koch company and 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 300,000 employees in over 150 locations are empowered to innovate every day - to make everyday products even better.
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.
Our Benefits
Our goal is for each employee, and their families, to live fulfilling and healthy lives. We provide essential resources and support to build and maintain physical, financial, and emotional strength - focusing on overall wellbeing so you can focus on what matters most. Our benefits plan includes - 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. 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.
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.
Equal Opportunities
Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status. Except where prohibited by state law, some offers of employment are conditioned upon successfully passing a drug test. This employer uses E-Verify.
Your Job
Our Georgia-Pacific mill in Toledo, Oregon is seeking an innovative and forward-thinking individual to join our team as an Electrical Project Engineer. This is an exciting opportunity to be part of the mill's engineering team to provide electrical, instrumentation, and controls support to project engineers with assessments, design, and expertise at this large fully-integrated production operation. Long-term value is created through the application of our Principle Based Management™ business philosophy.
Our Team
This role is part of the engineering department at the Toledo mill and will support electrical, instrumentation, and controls design across the site. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to learn directly from experienced mill engineering leaders through a structured development approach, including a two-year training path focused on building and checking off key technical skills if needed. Georgia-Pacific Toledo is a producer of brown paper used to make cardboard and is a leader in recycling in the Northwest. The Toledo Mill is located within a 10-minute drive to the Pacific Ocean. Many outdoor activities are available near the mill including fishing, hiking, mountain biking, kayaking, and boating.
What You Will Do
- Develop electrical engineering capability while supporting project managers, process controls engineers, maintenance, and reliability teams
- Assist with electrical and instrumentation design packages for small mill engineering projects while building technical skills through hands-on coaching
- Coordinate additional outside electrical engineering as needed to support larger projects
- Support mill's electrical power distribution engineer with troubleshooting and maintenance of power systems
- Project manage small electrical-based engineering projects with scope development, budgeting, and scheduling, and electrical construction management
- Provide leadership to drive continuous improvement with electrical and instrumentation reliability
Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)
- Bachelor's degree or higher in Electrical Engineering or completion within a year
- Some industrial experience, such as a co-op, internship, or early-career engineering experience in a manufacturing, mill, or industrial environment
- Experience creating and modifying electrical AutoCAD drawings
What Will Put You Ahead
- Experience with pulp and paper manufacturing technology and systems
- Experience as an electrical engineer in a heavy industrial environment, including senior-level experience
- Experience with valves and instrumentation specification
- Experience with: Three phase power distribution, 480V three phase motors with variable frequency drive configurations, AC/DC drives and motors, and programmable logic controllers (PLCs), electrical drives and power distribution
- Experience with Reliability Improvement tools (Root Cause Failure Analysis (RCFA), Preventative/Predictive maintenance, KPIs)
- Proficient at Microsoft Project
- Professional Engineer (P.E.) license
- Bachelor's degree or higher in Electrical Engineering
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.
Hiring Philosophy
All Koch companies value diversity of thought, perspectives, aptitudes, experiences, and backgrounds. We are Military Ready and Second Chance employers.
Who We Are
As a Koch company and 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 300,000 employees in over 150 locations are empowered to innovate every day - to make everyday products even better.
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.
Our Benefits
Our goal is for each employee, and their families, to live fulfilling and healthy lives. We provide essential resources and support to build and maintain physical, financial, and emotional strength - focusing on overall wellbeing so you can focus on what matters most. Our benefits plan includes - 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. 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.
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.
Equal Opportunities
Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status. Except where prohibited by state law, some offers of employment are conditioned upon successfully passing a drug test. This employer uses E-Verify.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding Visa Sponsorship as an Electrical Project Manager
Highlight PE license and technical certifications
Professional Engineer licenses, PMP certifications, and NECA credentials strengthen your specialty occupation case by demonstrating advanced expertise beyond a basic engineering degree.
Emphasize project scale and complexity
Multi-million dollar projects, high-voltage systems, and renewable energy installations demonstrate the specialized knowledge that makes your role H-1B eligible rather than general management.
Document team leadership and technical oversight
Managing engineers, reviewing technical specifications, and making critical design decisions shows you're not just coordinating schedules but providing specialized electrical engineering expertise.
Target infrastructure and renewable energy companies
Utilities, solar developers, and electrical contractors frequently sponsor visas because they need specialized expertise for complex projects that generalist managers cannot handle.
Consider EB-2 NIW for significant projects
Large infrastructure projects, smart grid implementations, or renewable energy initiatives may qualify for National Interest Waiver if your work benefits U.S. infrastructure broadly.
Prepare detailed project portfolios
Document specific projects showing technical complexity, budget responsibility, and engineering decisions to demonstrate specialty occupation requirements and distinguish from general project management roles.
Frequently Asked Questions
Do I need an electrical engineering degree for H-1B sponsorship as a project manager?
Yes, electrical project manager roles typically require a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering or closely related field to qualify as a specialty occupation. Some employers may accept equivalent experience (3 years of work for 1 year of education), but a relevant engineering degree significantly strengthens your case.
Can project management experience alone qualify me for visa sponsorship?
General project management experience isn't enough for specialty occupation visas. You need to demonstrate electrical engineering expertise in your role - reviewing technical specifications, making design decisions, managing electrical systems complexity. Pure scheduling and administrative project management doesn't typically qualify for H-1B visa.
How to find Electrical Project Manager jobs with visa sponsorship?
Use Migrate Mate to find Electrical Project Manager positions with visa sponsorship. Focus on engineering firms, construction companies, renewable energy developers, and manufacturing facilities that commonly sponsor H-1B, TN visa, or EB-3 visas for technical roles. Search specifically for companies with large infrastructure projects or international operations, as they typically have established visa sponsorship programs for qualified electrical engineering professionals.
Which visa types work best for electrical project managers?
H-1B is most common for specialty occupation roles requiring engineering expertise. O-1 may apply if you've led extraordinary projects or have significant recognition. EB-2 NIW could work for large infrastructure projects benefiting national interests, like grid modernization or renewable energy.
How do I prove my role requires specialized electrical engineering knowledge?
Document technical decisions you make, complex systems you oversee, and engineering standards you ensure compliance with. Show that your role goes beyond general project coordination to require specific electrical engineering expertise that a non-engineer couldn't perform effectively.
What types of companies are most likely to sponsor electrical project managers?
Utilities, electrical contractors, renewable energy developers, and infrastructure firms frequently sponsor because they need specialized electrical expertise for complex projects. Companies working on power systems, industrial electrical installations, or smart grid technology have stronger business cases for sponsorship.
What is the prevailing wage requirement for sponsored Electrical Project Manager jobs?
U.S. employers sponsoring a visa must pay at least the prevailing wage, which is what workers in the same role, area, and experience level typically earn. The Department of Labor sets this rate to make sure companies aren't hiring foreign workers simply because they'd accept lower pay than a U.S. worker. It varies by job title, location, and experience. You can look up current prevailing wage rates for any occupation and location using the OFLC Wage Search page.