Sr. Director Engineering

Orion Steel Group LLC; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus opportunities

Health insurance

Retirement plans

Paid vacation

Tuition reimbursement

Wellness program

Life Insurance

Disability insurance

Job summary

Orion Steel Group LLC in Chicago, IL seeks a Senior Director, Engineering to lead strategic engineering, capital planning across steel recycling, scrap processing, and manufacturing facilities in the USA and Canada.

You will direct capital projects from concept to commissioning, build a high‑performance team, and drive asset reliability, safety and environmental stewardship while maximizing productivity and profitability.

Qualifications

• Master's Degree in MBA, Engineering Management, Project Management, or related field.
• Professional Engineer (P.Eng./PE), PMP, or related certification.
• 15+ years of progressive project, program, or portfolio management experience.
• 7+ years of leadership experience managing PMO teams or large project portfolios.
• Strong financial acumen with NPV, ROI, IRR, payback, and capital budgeting knowledge.
• Lifecycle cost analysis including asset acquisition, installation, maintenance, energy use and replacement planning.
• Ability to develop financial forecasts and investment recommendations for capital allocation.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic leadership for engineering, capital investment planning, and project execution across multiple facilities.
• Develop and execute Canada and USA recycling engineering and capital investment strategy.
• Lead annual and long-range capital planning ensuring alignment with objectives and ROI.
• Direct major capital projects from concept through commissioning, on time and within budget.
• Foster accountability, innovation, and continuous improvement across engineering and technical teams.
• Drive asset reliability and infrastructure improvements to boost productivity and uptime.
• Monitor portfolio performance with metrics and provide executive updates and recommendations.

Education

Master's Degree in Business Administration (MBA)

Engineering Management

Project Management Certification (PMP)

Professional Engineer (P.Eng./PE)

Job description

Job Description and Responsibilities

At Orion Steel Group LLC, our strength starts with our people! As a team we collaborate to solve problems, contribute ideas and challenge each other to ensure growth and ultimately success for the business and our employees.

As the Senior Director, Engineering you will provide strategic leadership for engineering, capital investment planning, and project execution across multiple steel recycling, scrap processing, metals recovery, and manufacturing facilities. This executive-level role is responsible for developing and implementing long‑term engineering strategies that improve safety, operational reliability, asset utilization, environmental performance, production capacity, and profitability.

Develop and execute the Canada and USA Recycling engineering and capital investment strategy to support growth, operational excellence, sustainability, and asset optimization across multiple steel recycling and processing facilities.

Lead the annual and long‑range capital planning process, ensuring capital expenditures align with corporate objectives, operational priorities, and expected financial returns.

Direct the successful execution of major capital projects from concept through commissioning, ensuring projects are delivered safely, on schedule, within budget, and to specification.

Provide strategic leadership to engineering, project management, and technical teams, fostering a culture of accountability, innovation, and continuous improvement.

Drive asset reliability, equipment performance, and infrastructure improvement initiatives that increase plant productivity, efficiency, and operational uptime.

Evaluate and approve capital investment opportunities through financial analysis, including ROI, NPV, lifecycle cost assessments, and risk evaluation.

Establish and maintain engineering standards, project governance processes, and best practices across all operating locations.

Ensure compliance with all safety, environmental, regulatory and permitting requirements while championing a culture of safety excellence.

Build and manage strategic relationships with contractors, engineering consultants, equipment suppliers and technology partners to support business objectives.

Partner with Operations, Maintenance, Finance, EHS and Executive Leadership teams to identify, prioritize and implement high‑value engineering and capital improvement initiatives.

Monitor project and portfolio performance through key metrics, providing executive leadership with regular updates, forecasts, risk assessments, and strategic recommendations.

Identify and implement emerging technologies, automation opportunities and process improvements that enhance safety, sustainability, operational performance and long‑term competitiveness within the steel recycling industry.

Requirements

• Master's Degree in Business Administration (MBA), Engineering Management, Project Management, or related field.
• Professional Engineer (P.Eng./PE), PMP, or related professional certification.
• 15+ years of progressive project, program, or portfolio management experience.
• 7+ years of leadership experience managing PMO teams or large project portfolios.
• Strong financial acumen with demonstrated knowledge of Net Present Value (NPV), Return on Investment (ROI), Internal Rate of Return (IRR), payback analysis, and capital budgeting principles.
• Advanced understanding of lifecycle cost analysis, including asset acquisition, installation, maintenance, energy consumption, reliability, and replacement planning.
• Proven ability to evaluate and prioritize capital investment opportunities based on financial performance, operational impact, risk assessment and strategic business objectives.
• Ability to develop financial forecasts, business cases and investment recommendations that support effective capital allocation and long‑term organizational growth.

All applicants must be eligible to work in the USA.

While we thank all those who apply, only those being actively considered for employment will be contacted.

Our total compensation package includes amazing benefits! Competitive wages and bonus opportunities Family medical, dental, and prescription coverage at minimal employee cost Short and long term disability programs Competitive retirement plans Flexible Spending and Health Savings Accounts Employer-provided and Voluntary Life Insurance options Paid vacation and recognized statutory holidays Apprenticeship and career advancement within the company Tuition reimbursement Wellness program

Equal Opportunity Employer

Orion Steel Group, L.L.C. is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, or protected Veteran status.

Orion Steel Group, L.L.C. is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with physical and mental disabilities. If you need special assistance or an accommodation while seeking employment, please e‑mail [e-mail] or call: [phone]. We will make a determination on your request for reasonable accommodation on a case‑by‑case basis.

Orion Steel Group, L.L.C is a leading producer of engineered steel products for rail, energy and industrial end markets with a legacy of operational success in the United States and Canada. We recycle nearly 1 million tons of scrap metal a year making steel to produce the materials vital to energy exploration, recovery and transmission, central to the movement of goods and people, and critical to building North America’s industrial infrastructure.

From railroads to green energy, our engineered steel products strengthen our economy.

Their team members come from diverse backgrounds, but all share a common set of core values. They work together to solve problems, contribute ideas and develop leading‑edge products and processes that ensure success for our customers and our business.

Strength in steel, strength in people.