Mesabi Metallics

Produces DR-grade pellets for EAF steel.

Head of Civil Construction

Construction ManagementConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

Full-timeIowa, USANo salary listed

About the Job

Requirements

A bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering, Construction Management, or a related discipline.
25–30 years of experience in civil construction leadership roles on large-scale industrial or heavy manufacturing projects.
Proven experience leading civil construction across an entire greenfield or brownfield industrial plant.
Strong knowledge of civil construction methods, foundations, concrete work, site development, and infrastructure construction for heavy industrial facilities.
Demonstrated leadership managing large, multidisciplinary construction teams and subcontractors.
Strong understanding of construction safety programs, quality assurance, and regulatory compliance.
Planning, scheduling, and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

Lead and direct all civil construction activities across the entire Mesabi ISP Project site, including earthworks, foundations, structural concrete, buildings, and civil infrastructure.
Develop and implement the overall civil construction strategy, execution plans, and work sequencing in alignment with the master project schedule.
Coordinate with EPC contractors, civil subcontractors, and engineering teams to ensure construction activities align with design specifications and project requirements.
Oversee site development activities, including grading, drainage, roads, foundations, underground utilities, and site infrastructure.
Manage civil construction quality control, ensuring compliance with engineering specifications, codes, and industry standards.
Monitor construction progress, productivity, and resource allocation, identifying and resolving schedule and execution risks.
Lead safety programs and ensure strict adherence to health, safety, and environmental standards across civil construction activities.
Manage civil construction budgets, cost tracking, and change management processes.
Coordinate interfaces between civil construction and other disciplines, including structural steel, mechanical, electrical, and process equipment installation.
Lead, mentor, and manage a team of civil construction managers, superintendents, and field engineers.
Interface with regulatory inspectors, third-party quality assurance teams, and project leadership on civil construction matters.
Support commissioning readiness by ensuring civil scope completion aligns with mechanical and process completion milestones.

Desired Qualifications

Direct experience leading civil construction for a greenfield integrated steel plant or comparable heavy industrial project.

Role Summary:
Responsible for leading and directing all civil construction activities across the Mesabi Integrated Steel Plant (ISP) Project, including site development, foundations, structural civil works, and infrastructure construction. The role ensures civil construction is executed safely, on schedule, and to specification across the entire plant footprint, in coordination with EPC contractors, engineering teams, and project leadership.
Key Responsibilities

Lead and direct all civil construction activities across the entire Mesabi ISP Project site, including earthworks, foundations, structural concrete, buildings, and civil infrastructure.
Develop and implement the overall civil construction strategy, execution plans, and work sequencing in alignment with the master project schedule.
Coordinate with EPC contractors, civil subcontractors, and engineering teams to ensure construction activities align with design specifications and project requirements.
Oversee site development activities including grading, drainage, roads, foundations, underground utilities, and site infrastructure.
Manage civil construction quality control, ensuring compliance with engineering specifications, codes, and industry standards.
Monitor construction progress, productivity, and resource allocation, identifying and resolving schedule and execution risks.
Lead safety programs and ensure strict adherence to health, safety, and environmental standards across civil construction activities.
Manage civil construction budgets, cost tracking, and change management processes.
Coordinate interfaces between civil construction and other disciplines including structural steel, mechanical, electrical, and process equipment installation.
Lead, mentor, and manage a team of civil construction managers, superintendents, and field engineers.
Interface with regulatory inspectors, third-party quality assurance teams, and project leadership on civil construction matters.
Support commissioning readiness by ensuring civil scope completion aligns with mechanical and process completion milestones.

Qualifications & Experience

Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering, Construction Management, or related discipline.
25-30 years of experience in civil construction leadership roles on large-scale industrial or heavy manufacturing projects.
Proven experience leading civil construction across an entire greenfield or brownfield industrial plant.
Strong knowledge of civil construction methods, foundations, concrete work, site development, and infrastructure construction for heavy industrial facilities.
Demonstrated leadership managing large, multidisciplinary construction teams and subcontractors.
Strong understanding of construction safety programs, quality assurance, and regulatory compliance.
Excellent planning, scheduling, and stakeholder management skills.

Working Conditions

Based in the United States, dedicated full-time to the Mesabi ISP Project.
On-site presence required throughout the construction phase of the project.

Preferred Experience

Direct experience leading civil construction for a greenfield integrated steel plant or comparable heavy industrial project.

About the Company

Mesabi Metallics

Produces DR-grade pellets for EAF steel.

Mesabi Metallics is building a large-scale iron ore mining and processing plant in Nashwauk, Minnesota, to produce Direct-Reduction (DR) grade iron ore pellets for the Electric Arc Furnace (EAF) steel market. The plant aims to produce 7 million metric tons per year of high-iron, low-impurity DR-grade pellets, enabling domestic supply of feedstock for green steel production and reducing dependence on imported iron ore. The operation uses taconite ore beneficiation and direct-reduced iron processes in a modern pellet plant, serving the EAF segment that prefers energy-efficient, scrap-based steelmaking. The project, led by CEO Joe Broking and COO Larry Sutherland and financed by Essar Group, represents a major private investment in Minnesota and is intended to advance the region’s industrial development, support US steel supply chain security, and align with decarbonization goals through increased use of DR-grade pellets and potential green-steel pathways.

Company size: 51-200
Company stage: Debt Financing
Total funding: $1.4B
Headquarters: Minnesota, United States
Founded: 2008

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