United States Steel Corporation

Project Controls Manager

United States Steel Corporation • $100K — $130K *
Gary, IN 46404In-Person
Manufacturing & Automotive
5 - 7 years of experience
1 week ago
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Project Management, or related field or equivalent experience in capital project delivery or project controls.
  • 5+ years of experience in project controls within heavy industrial or manufacturing settings.
  • Experience managing project controls across a multi-project capital portfolio.
  • Preferred experience supervising contract or contingent project controls staff.
  • Strong grasp of FEL-based project development and cost estimating practices.
  • Proficiency in project controls software like Primavera P6 and advanced Excel.

Responsibilities

  • Lead project controls for the entire CAPEX portfolio from FEL through project closeout.
  • Establish standardized processes and performance metrics for project control.
  • Provide senior leadership with visibility into cost, schedule, risk, and resource performance.
  • Oversee the budget development and financial forecasting for projects.
  • Monitor and report on cost performance and support corrective actions with Project Managers.
  • Ensure high-quality schedule management aligned with project scope and FEL maturity.
  • Manage and guide contract and contingent project control teams to meet project needs.

Benefits

  • Opportunity to work on a diverse range of high-value projects from $1MM to $1B.
  • Leadership role in a key area of project execution at an integrated steel manufacturing facility.
  • Engagement with senior leadership through executive reporting and project insights.
  • Emphasis on continuous improvement practices in capital execution.
Full Job Description
Job Description

The Project Controls Manager provides leadership, governance, and oversight for project controls across a large and diverse capital portfolio at an integrated steel manufacturing facility. The portfolio spans projects ranging from less than $1MM to over $1B in capital investment.

This role ensures disciplined cost control, scheduling oversight, resource planning, FEL stage-gate readiness, and compliance with project management standards. The position directly supervises contract-based and contingent project controls personnel and partners closely with multiple Project Managers to drive consistency, transparency, and predictability in capital execution.

Key Responsibilities
Portfolio Oversight & Governance
  • Provide project controls leadership across the full CAPEX portfolio (FEL through closeout).
  • Establish and maintain standardized controls processes, reporting frameworks, and performance metrics.
  • Deliver portfolio-level visibility into cost, schedule, risk, and resource performance for senior leadership.
Cost & Financial Control
  • Oversee development and validation of project budgets, estimates, cash flow forecasts, and funding packages.
  • Monitor cost performance, forecasting accuracy, and change control across projects.
  • Identify trends, risks, and variances; support corrective action planning with Project Managers.
Scheduling Oversight
  • Ensure project teams develop and maintain high-quality, logically constructed schedules aligned with scope and FEL maturity.
  • Review schedule integrity, progress measurement, and forecasting practices.
  • Provide oversight of schedule risk and recovery planning on critical or high-risk projects.
Resource & Controls Team Leadership
  • Directly supervise contingent and contract-based project controls personnel, including schedulers, cost analysts, document control, and project support staff.
  • Define expectations, assign workload, and ensure consistent quality of deliverables.
  • Coordinate resource planning across the portfolio to align staffing capacity with project demand.
FEL Stage-Gate & Compliance
  • Lead project controls inputs for stage-gate reviews, including estimate quality, schedule readiness, and risk assessments.
  • Ensure compliance with site and corporate project management deliverables and governance standards.
  • Support continuous improvement of capital execution practices.
Executive Reporting
  • Develop concise dashboards and reporting for the Director of Engineering and site leadership.
  • Translate project data into clear, actionable insights for investment and operational decision-making.
Qualifications
  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Project Management, or related field or equivalent relevant experience in capital project delivery or project controls.
  • 5+ years of experience supporting or leading project controls in heavy industrial or manufacturing environments (steel, metals, mining, chemicals, power, or similar).
  • Demonstrated experience overseeing project controls across a multi-project capital portfolio.
  • Experience supervising contract or contingent project controls personnel preferred.
  • Strong understanding of FEL-based project development, cost estimating practices, and schedule management principles.
  • Proficiency with project controls systems (e.g., Primavera P6, cost management platforms, advanced Excel).
Key Attributes
  • Strategic thinker with strong analytical discipline.
  • Able to influence multiple Project Managers and functional teams without direct authority.
  • Strong communication skills with the ability to engage senior leadership.
  • High level of accountability, organization, and execution rigor.


About United States Steel Corporation

United States Steel Corporation is an integrated steel producer with major production operations in the United States, Canada and Central Europe and an annual raw steelmaking capability of 27 million net tons. The company manufactures a wide range of value-added steel sheet and tubular products for the automotive, appliance, container, industrial machinery, construction, and oil and gas industries.

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Learn more about United States Steel Corporation
Size
24,540 employees
Market Cap
$6.1 billion
Industry
Manufacturing & Automotive
Net Income
-$1.1 billion
Founded
1901
5 Year Trend
+14.6%
Revenue
$9.7 billion
NASDAQ
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