Project Engineer

Project Engineer

Cleveland-Cliffs is seeking a Project Engineer within our Engineering Department at our East Chicago, Indiana facility. As a Project Engineer at Indiana Harbor, you will be responsible for developing and implementing capital projects from inception, design engineering, procurement, construction and start-up in all areas of the facility.

Summary of Responsibilities:

• Lead multiple capital projects, maintenance projects and/or facility rehabilitations on schedule and within budget by preparing capital appropriations requests, establishing and reviewing schedule, and reviewing and approving design drawings
• Ensure project safety planning and compliance
• Assist plant operations and maintenance departments with technical issues related to the production process, equipment, buildings, and facilities within the plant
• Participate in cross-functional teams in the implementation of major capital improvements
• Collaborate with various stakeholders to define and quantify the project benefits and/or justification
• Develop technical specifications for procurement of major equipment and materials from various suppliers, and for competitive bidding of construction packages by qualified contractors
• Coordinate shop inspections during equipment manufacturing and/or factory acceptance tests, as necessary
• Provide technical advice, calculations, inspections, failure investigations, evaluations or other assistance as required by plant operations, maintenance or other departments, to solve specific problems or for the general improvement of plant equipment and facilities
• Other duties as assigned

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering
• Three (3) years of technical related engineering experience in a heavy manufacturing environment
• Background in project management and planning including project scope and cost development, equipment design, procurement, construction management, and start-up
• Experience with AutoCAD

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Civil, or Structural Engineering
• Experience in development and implementation of Major Capital Projects in the steel industry
• Experience with production facilities and equipment design, troubleshooting and problem resolution, operations and maintenance requirements in heavy industry

Relocation assistance is not provided for this position.

Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. is the largest flat-rolled steel company and the largest iron ore pellet producer in North America. The Company is vertically integrated from mined raw materials, direct reduced iron, and ferrous scrap to primary steelmaking and downstream finishing, stamping, tooling, and tubing. We offer an excellent total compensation package including competitive pay with variable compensation opportunity, health insurance, retirement plan, education assistance, paid time off, and more.

Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities. If, because of a medical condition or disability, you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please send an e-mail to View email address on click.appcast.io or call View phone number on click.appcast.io and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Do not email your application materials to this email address. Application materials sent to this email address will not be considered.

Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. is an equal opportunity employer M/F/Veteran/Disability. We are a drug-free workplace and conduct pre-employment screening as a condition of employment.