Jobs at Essar Group

Support strategic planning and execution for large-scale steel and power EPC projects. Conduct feasibility studies, techno-economic assessments, and performance analysis. Monitor engineering, procurement, construction, and commissioning progress. Develop dashboards and decision-support analytics, identify process improvements, perform benchmarking and market analysis, and collaborate with engineering, finance, procurement, operations, and external EPC contractors.

Analyzes pricing, shipments, inventory, contracts, settlements, and logistics performance to support commercial decisions and S&OP planning. Owns mark-to-market reporting, pricing and landed-cost analysis, contract tracking, freight and settlement reconciliation, KPI evaluation, and weight and quality reconciliation. Prepares dashboards and management reports, identifies discrepancies and risks, conducts market research, and recommends corrective or commercial actions to leadership and external service providers.

Manages Great Lakes and inland barge transportation strategy, including carrier and terminal relationships, contracts, charters, rates, capacity, nominations, laycans, service performance, and marine contingencies. Coordinates with Sales and Operations Planning to align capacity with shipment needs, monitors demurrage and delivery performance, resolves exceptions, tracks KPIs and costs, reviews invoices, and develops seasonal capacity and contingency plans.

Develop and manage the integrated master schedule for a large-scale steel plant project spanning engineering, procurement, construction, and commissioning. Responsibilities include integrating contractor and vendor schedules, analyzing critical paths and risks, tracking progress, managing baselines and change control, preparing executive reports, supporting recovery plans and claims, and coordinating with project controls, cost, procurement, and leadership teams. The role also mentors junior scheduling staff.

Provides on-site IT support for project offices and personnel, including hardware, software, networking, devices, Microsoft 365, account provisioning, and enterprise systems. Sets up new offices, troubleshoots user issues, maintains asset and licensing records, coordinates vendors, supports security compliance, documents procedures, and escalates complex problems. The role is based in the United States and may involve occasional travel between project locations.

Leads end-to-end CAPEX procurement for a major integrated steel plant project, including sourcing strategy, vendor qualification, bid evaluation, negotiations, contracting, supplier performance, cost optimization, and procurement risk mitigation. Coordinates with EPC contractors, engineering, finance, legal, and project teams while managing budgets, schedules, trade compliance, and a procurement team. Extensive travel to vendor facilities, project sites, and engineering offices is required.

Leads business intelligence, market analysis, and competitive intelligence for U.S. flat steel products. Develops dashboards, market forecasts, segmentation studies, pricing insights, and competitive databases. Partners with sales, marketing, finance, and production planning to support commercial strategy, customer targeting, business planning, and senior leadership decisions. Tracks steel industry trends, macroeconomic indicators, trade policies, tariffs, and competitor activity while presenting actionable recommendations.

Leads enterprise digitalization, automation, AI, and IT/OT integration strategy for an integrated steel plant. Oversees plant automation, MES, ERP, industrial IoT, data infrastructure, cybersecurity, and AI/ML initiatives. Builds cross-functional digital and automation teams, establishes governance, manages technology partners, drives organizational change, and reports transformation progress to executive leadership and the board.

Leads federal, state, and local permitting and regulatory approval activities for a large integrated steel plant project. Oversees environmental assessments, air and water permits, wetlands and stormwater approvals, agency relationships, public engagement, consultants, budgets, schedules, compliance planning, and permitting risk mitigation. Builds and mentors the permitting team while coordinating with engineering, construction, legal, and project leadership to maintain regulatory compliance and development timelines.

Supports in-house counsel with commercial contract administration, document review, corporate records, legal research, discovery, compliance tracking, and confidential information management. Manages Minneapolis office operations, vendors, supplies, calendars, meetings, travel, invoices, and administrative deadlines. Maintains SharePoint repositories and coordinates legal documents, signatures, outside counsel billing, and executive support activities.

Owns the integrated sales and operations planning process, aligning customer demand, production, inventory, allocations, and shipment requirements. Coordinates with operations, commercial teams, rail, and marine logistics to identify constraints, develop allocation scenarios, maintain forecasts and planning KPIs, and prepare management decision materials. The role translates commercial requirements into executable shipment priorities and provides visibility into capacity, demand, supply, inventory, and logistics risks.

Leads North American commercial relationships, customer and offtake negotiations, pricing strategy, market analysis, contract management, and sales pipeline development for iron ore and related products. Partners with the CCO, international sales, S&OP, logistics, and analysts to align commercial commitments with production, inventory, and transportation capabilities. Provides market-based recommendations, pricing exposure reviews, settlement analysis, and decision materials while managing customer priorities and growth opportunities.

Owns rail transportation strategy and execution, including carrier relationships, contracts, rates, railcar fleet planning, plant and terminal interfaces, capacity, routing, service performance, and cost control. The role leads negotiations, resolves operating constraints, monitors rail KPIs and demurrage exposure, supports sales and operations planning, and develops forward capacity plans. It coordinates with Finance, Operations, Sales, logistics partners, and Class 1 rail carriers to ensure reliable and commercially sound shipments.

The Mechanical Planner - Concentrator is responsible for developing maintenance plans, analyzing operational data, managing resources, and ensuring safety standards are met in a mining environment.

The Process Engineer will optimize operations in concentrator and pellet plant, monitor process recovery, improve product quality, and troubleshoot plant issues.

The Manager - Lab and Quality Control oversees QC operations, ensuring compliance, managing personnel, and driving continuous improvement initiatives. Responsibilities include testing, audits, training, data management, and process optimization.

Lead development and execution of integrated corporate communications and media relations strategies. Advise senior leadership, manage crisis communications, maintain brand integrity, create content for internal/external channels, oversee digital and social media, build stakeholder relationships, and manage communications staff and external agencies to protect and enhance corporate reputation.

The Supervisor - Electrical oversees electrical maintenance, ensuring safe operations, compliance with standards, troubleshooting issues, and leading a team of electricians while coordinating maintenance schedules.

The Reliability Engineer improves asset reliability by developing maintenance strategies, analyzing equipment performance, and leading failure analysis initiatives to enhance safety and reduce downtime.

The Refractory Engineer will oversee refractory linings' selection, installation, maintenance, and monitoring in high-temperature operations, ensuring reliability and safety. Responsibilities include managing inspections, shutdowns, vendor oversight, and compliance with safety regulations, along with optimizing material usage and driving cost efficiencies.