Lead Project Planning & Control in Burlington, Iowa at Viral Joshi

Job Summary/Primary Functions:

Responsible for planning, scheduling, monitoring, and controlling greenfield/brownfield steel manufacturing projects including Pellet Plant, Beneficiation Plant, DRI, EAF, Steel Melting Shop (SMS), Rolling Mill, Material Handling Systems, and associated utilities. The role will drive project execution through effective planning, progress monitoring, risk mitigation, and project control mechanisms.

Required Tools:
All tools necessary to perform work are provided by the company.

Safety:
All required personal protective equipment required to perform work is provided by the company. The intern is required to follow all prescribed safety standards and rules.

Physical Requirements:

• Employees must be able to reach continuously and occasionally reach above the shoulders

• Employees must use hands for occasional simple grasping, frequent firm grasping, and occasional fine manipulation

• Employees must frequently bend/stoop, squat, kneel and climb

• Employees must move head/neck: occasional rotation, occasional extension, and frequent flexion

• Employees must communicate with other employees and management and be able to hear instructions/ directives and be alert to workplace hazards

• Employees must see near, far and with depth perception

• Employees must work up to 40 hours per work week

• Employees are required to work in a noise-filled manufacturing plant environment that can be loud

• Employees are required to work in a manufacturing plant environment with varying temperatures and climates

• Employees must lift 35 pounds occasionally

• Employee must push/pull frequently 40-50 pounds of force

• Must be able to work up to 12-hour shifts

Certain physical and environmental requirements may vary depending on the assigned department and internship location.

Essential Functions & Responsibilities:

Project Planning & Scheduling

• Develop and maintain integrated project schedules using Primavera P6.

• Prepare baseline schedules and establish project milestones.

• Develop engineering, procurement, construction, and commissioning schedules.

• Monitor project progress against approved plans and identify schedule deviations.

• Prepare recovery plans for critical activities and delayed milestones.

• Project Controls

• Establish project control systems, reporting structures, and dashboards.

• Monitor project KPIs, progress measurement, productivity, and resource utilization.

• Conduct critical path analysis and schedule risk assessments.

• Prepare weekly and monthly MIS reports for senior management.

• Steel Project Execution Support

• Coordinate with Engineering, Procurement, Construction, and Commissioning teams.

• Track major equipment delivery schedules such as pellet plant equipment, beneficiation packages, material handling systems, utilities, and infrastructure works.

• Support commissioning and start-up planning activities.

• Ensure alignment between construction progress and commissioning requirements.

• Delay Analysis & Contract Management

• Perform delay and impact analysis.

• Support Extension of Time (EOT) and variation claim assessments.

• Review contractor schedules and monitor contractual milestones.

• Participate in project review meetings with contractors, consultants, and stakeholders.

• Risk Management

• Identify project execution risks and develop mitigation measures.

• Conduct schedule forecasting and scenario analysis.

• Support management in strategic decision-making through planning insights.

• Desired Skills

• Strong expertise in Primavera P6 and MS Project.

• Experience in Project Planning, Project Controls, and Progress Monitoring.

• Knowledge of EPC/EPCM project execution.

• Expertise in Critical Path Method (CPM), Earned Value Management (EVM), and Delay Analysis.

• Strong reporting and stakeholder management skills.

• Advanced Excel and Power BI knowledge preferred.

Demonstrates and Supports Cultural Beliefs:

• Teamwork

• Agility

• Ownership

• Everyone has a voice.

• Everyone has a role.

• Together, we are building what comes next.

Required Education, Experience, Skills and/or Aptitudes:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• B.E./B.Tech in Mechanical, Civil, Metallurgy, Production, or equivalent engineering discipline.

• Primavera P6 certification preferred.

• 10-15 years of experience in project scheduling and planning roles on large-scale industrial or EPC capital projects.

• Extensive hands-on experience with scheduling software such as Primavera P6.

• Project Planning & Scheduling

• Project Controls

• Primavera P6

• EPC Project Management

• Construction Planning

• Steel Plant Project Execution

• Delay Analysis

• Risk Management

• Progress Monitoring

• Contractor Management

Working Conditions:

• Based in the United States, dedicated full-time to the Mesabi ISP Project.

• On-site presence required, with periodic travel to contractor and vendor offices as needed.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Direct experience on greenfield integrated steel plants, pellet plants, benefication plants, iron ore processing plants, mining and metals, mineral processing, heavy engineering and EPC companies.

• Experience with multi-billion-dollar capital project schedules involving multiple EPC contractors.

• Professional certification such as PMI-SP (Scheduling Professional) or PMP is a plus.
  
  Mesabi Metallics is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable law.