Lead Project Engineer: Safety-Driven Capital Projects

Cleveland-Cliffs; Burns Harbor (IN); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Cleveland-Cliffs in Burns Harbor, IN, seeks a Lead Project Engineer - Corporate Engineering to drive capital project execution with a strong emphasis on safety, quality, and schedule adherence. You will coordinate field activities, manage contractor safety, and collaborate across plant engineering and operations to deliver projects.

Travel to other Cleveland-Cliffs locations may be required; relocation is not provided.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Civil, Structural, Mechanical, or Electrical Engineering, or Construction Engineering and Management.
• Ten years of experience in heavy industrial construction or project execution.
• Ability to plan and execute projects safely, efficiently, and with a strong focus on quality.
• Commitment to maintaining a safe work environment and ensuring the well-being of employees and contractors.
• Experience coordinating contractors and managing construction activities in active industrial facilities.
• Strong understanding of risk identification, assessment, and mitigation principles.
• Effective communication, organization, and problem-solving skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, including Excel, Project, and PowerPoint.
• Demonstrated multidisciplinary engineering and construction experience.
• Understanding of the complexity of integrated steel manufacturing operations and the importance of maintaining safe and reliable production assets.

Responsibilities

• Develop a thorough understanding of the Cleveland-Cliffs Contractor Safety Handbook and site-specific safety requirements for capital projects in order to promote a culture of safety, accountability, and continuous improvement.
• Support the planning, coordination, and execution of capital projects with a strong focus on safety, quality, and schedule performance.
• Conduct and facilitate contractor safety audits, observations, and field assessments during outage activities; develop and communicate daily safety topics and lessons learned based on audit findings and field observations.
• Provide regular project status updates, highlighting safety, quality, schedule, and risk management metrics.
• Ensure project-specific processes, procedures, and standards are properly implemented and maintained to meet Engineering Department quality and safety requirements.
• Collaborate closely with Corporate Engineering team members, Plant Engineering Managers, and Area Engineering Managers to support project execution.
• Partner with Operations and Maintenance teams to develop and execute pre-outage and outage plans.
• Coordinate activities among contractors, suppliers, consultants, and internal stakeholders to support safe and successful project delivery.
• Build and maintain effective working relationships with engineering consultants, equipment suppliers, material vendors, industry organizations, and construction contractors.
• Participate in and support training initiatives on project management, safety, engineering practices, and corporate programs.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Risk identification

Mitigation

Effective communication

Organization

Problem-solving

Project management

Safety leadership

Contractor coordination

Multidisciplinary experience

Education

Bachelors in Civil/Structural/Mechanical/Electrical Engineering or Construction Engineering & Management

Tools

Excel

Project

PowerPoint

Job description

Cleveland-Cliffs in Burns Harbor, IN, seeks a Lead Project Engineer - Corporate Engineering to drive capital project execution with a strong emphasis on safety, quality, and schedule adherence. You will coordinate field activities, manage contractor safety, and collaborate across plant engineering and operations to deliver projects.

Travel to other Cleveland-Cliffs locations may be required; relocation is not provided.