Project Engineer IV
About The Position
The Project Engineer provides high-level project management and technical expertise to execute U. S. Steel's Capital Plan and the capital and cost projects in the plants' business plans. The role works with other departments to identify opportunities to improve the facility's working environment, infrastructure, and cost structure. It investigates, selects, directs, coordinates, and supervises outside consultants while managing projects and assessing improvements to facilities and processes. The position exercises independent technical judgment to develop feasibility studies and evaluate complex alternatives using information such as production, operating costs, energy consumption, and yields. It combines awareness of plant quality, yield, and spending requirements with broad knowledge of industry processes, equipment, and material usage to identify and implement improvements.
Requirements
- Bachelor of Science degree in an engineering or scientific discipline.
- Skills necessary to use commonly accepted project development, control, and execution tools, such as Sure Trak, Project Manager, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and similar software.
Nice To Haves
- Capital project management experience or equivalent experience managing maintenance outage work or improvement teams.
Responsibilities
- Provide technical assistance to operating staff and other staff functions.
- Implement and execute U. S. Steel employee and contractor safety and environmental compliance programs.
- Manage capital and cost projects, including identifying the business case, initial planning, developing scope, determining benefits, and estimating costs.
- Evaluate and select the best available technology for assigned tasks through networking with internal and external resources.
- Participate in capital or cost project funding decisions with Accounting and Tax personnel.
- Prepare capital appropriation or cost expenditure requests for presentation to the Plant Appropriation Committee and Corporate Management.
- Direct outside engineering firms in preparing detailed equipment and installation specifications and design drawings, and provide inspection services as requested.
- Control projects to meet budget amounts and spending schedules.
- Review equipment supplier proposals and recommend acceptable equipment purchases.
- Review contractor installation proposals and recommend acceptable suppliers.
- Monitor equipment manufacture and assembly to ensure compliance with specifications and delivery schedules.
- Manage equipment installation or modifications on a 24-hour basis to meet facility outage and construction schedules.
- Provide training and startup assistance to commission new equipment on schedule and achieve stated objectives.
- Maintain current technology knowledge through plant visits, continuing education, seminars, and technical exchanges.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
