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Project Engineer IV

United States Steel

Mountain Iron, MNJob$143–173K/yrSeen 1 day agoSeen in employer's feed 1 day ago

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Compensation
$143–173K/yr
Location
Mountain Iron, MN
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Bachelor's degree

Job overview

The Project Engineer provides project management and technical expertise to execute U. S. Steel’s capital plan and plant business-plan projects. The role identifies facility and process improvements, develops feasibility studies, evaluates alternatives, and coordinates outside consultants and suppliers. It manages projects from planning and funding requests through installation and commissioning, while supporting operating staff and maintaining knowledge of current technology.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Project ManagementProject DevelopmentProject ControlProject ExecutionSure TrakProject ManagerMicrosoft WordMicrosoft ExcelMicrosoft PowerPoint

Qualifications

Bachelor of Science in Engineering or Scientific DisciplineCapital Project Management or Equivalent Experience

Full job description

14562BRJob Description:The Project Engineer will provide Project Management and Technical Expertise at a high level of proficiency to execute U. S. Steel's Capital Plan and All Cost Projects in the plants business plan. This position will be actively engaged with the other departments for identifying opportunities to improve the working environment, infrastructure & cost structure of the facility. Investigate, choose, direct, coordinate and supervise outside consultants while discharging one’s duties managing the capital and cost projects as well as investigating general improvement of the facilities and processes. Exercise independent technical judgment to develop feasibility studies and evaluate complex alternatives utilizing data such as production, operating cost, energy consumption, yields and others for identifying and implementing improvements to the facility. Combine an awareness of plant quality, yield, and spending requirements with a broad knowledge of process, equipment, and material usage in the industry to identify opportunities to improve facilities or practices.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • Provide technical assistance to the operating and other staff functions

  • Implementation and execution of the USS employee and contractor safety and environmental compliance programs.

  • Manage capital and cost projects, including identification of the business case, initial planning, developing scope, determining benefits and estimating cost.

  • Evaluate and select best available technology to solve assigned tasks through networking with both, internal and external based resources.

  • Participate in the project capital or cost funding decision process with Accounting and Tax personnel.

  • Prepare the necessary capital appropriation or cost expenditure request for presentation to the Plant Appropriation Committee and Corporate Management.

  • Responsible for directing outside engineering firms in the preparation of detailed equipment and installation specifications and design drawings, as well as inspection services as requested.

  • Control projects to adhere to budget amount and spending schedules.

  • Perform complete technical review of equipment supplier proposals and recommend the purchase of equipment that is acceptable.

  • Conduct a thorough review of contractor installation proposals and recommend the acceptable suppliers.

  • Responsible for monitoring equipment manufacture and assembly to assure compliance to specifications and delivery schedules.

  • Manage equipment installation or modifications on a 24-hour basis to meet facility outage and construction schedules.

  • Provide the necessary training and startup assistance to commission new equipment on schedule and achieve stated objectives.

  • Maintain up to date knowledge of current technology through plant visits, continuing education, seminars, and technical exchanges.

REQUIREMENTS:

  • Bachelor of Science Degree in Engineering / Scientific discipline required.

  • Must possess the skills necessary to utilize the commonly accepted tools for project development, control, and execution such as Sure Trak, Project Manager, Word, Excel, Power Point and similar software tools.

  • Capital project management experience or an equivalent experience managing maintenance outage work or improvement teams is desired.

Salary Range: $142,950 - $172,969 / yr. This base salary range is a good faith estimate. Based on candidate skills/experience the final offer may be lower/higher.

Competency Summary:

At U. S. Steel all employees are expected to display the following core competencies every day to advance corporate, team and individual goals:

Think: Think Critically and Drive Change

Lead: Develop Talent and Collaborate

Do: Empower Performance and Deliver Results

Company Overview:

Since 1901, U. S. Steel has been a recognized leader in steel production. Today, as the first North American steel company to have declared a 2050 net-zero greenhouse gas emissions goal, we remain as innovative as ever, leading transformation across our industry while continuing to make products for everyday life - from industries as far ranging as automotive, construction, containers and packaging, appliances, and energy.

Underneath it all is our Culture of Caring, which shows up in our community partnerships, charitable contributions, company-sponsored employee volunteer initiatives, scholarship programs, leadership training, and much more. And of course, it takes shape in a steadfast commitment to safety first in our workplaces and respect for our employees, who are United by Steel.

We are honored to have earned accolades and awards from well-regarded organizations, including the following:

  • Ethisphere’s World’s Most Ethical Companies® 2022, ’23, ‘24

  • Disability: IN’s Best Places to Work for Disability Inclusion 2021, ’22, ’23, ‘24

  • Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s Equality 100 Award 2020, ’21, ’22, ’23-24, ‘25

  • Military Times’ Best for Vets: Employers 2023, ‘24

Conducting business with integrity and with the highest ethical values has underpinned U. S. Steel’s success for over 100 years, and it remains critical to our company’s success in the future. U. S. Steel is an Equal Opportunity Employer. It is our policy to provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) according to job qualifications without discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, ancestry, national origin, age, genetics, sexual orientation, sex, gender identity, disability status or status as a protected Veteran or any other legally protected group status. (California residents may visit www.ussteel.com/CANotice regarding collection of personal information and U. S. Steel's privacy practices.)

How this job compares

Set against the 5,190 open Project Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 6, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$143–173K/yr
  • Minnesota median$89–129K/yr90 salary ranges
  • US median$96–144K/yr2,756 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $158K, is 47% above the Minnesota median midpoint ($108K) — in the top quarter of Project Engineer salary ranges in Minnesota.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 111 open Project Engineer jobs in Minnesota and 5,190 across the US. 3% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Experience
Project Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 3 to 7 years (4,018 postings).
Education
This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 3,168 of the 5,190 open Project Engineer jobs (61%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 6, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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