Fabrication Manager

Alternative Heat Ltd.; Dublin; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Alternative Heat Ltd in Dundalk is seeking an experienced Fabrication Manager to take full responsibility for the management, coordination and delivery of all outsourced mechanical pipework and structural frame fabrication activities.

The role requires close collaboration with design, procurement and on-site teams to ensure that drawings, specifications and programmes are aligned and executed to the highest standards.

Qualifications

• Minimum 10 years’ experience in a pipe fabrication engineering or manufacturing role.
• Knowledge of welding procedures, welder qualifications, WPS and PQR.
• Proven experience managing outsourced pipework and structural steel fabrication subcontractors.
• Strong commercial awareness and budget management capability.
• Experience coordinating fabrication activities from approved engineering drawings and specifications through to completed manufacture and delivery.
• Ability to manage multiple fabrication packages simultaneously and develop fabrication schedules across projects.

Responsibilities

• Review and approve fabrication drawings in line with design input and release to supply chain.
• Develop and implement fabrication delivery schedules and monitor progress against programmes.
• Monitor subcontractor performance and fabrication quality against agreed targets.
• Collaborate with finance to track expenditures and manage supplier costs.
• Identify opportunities to improve fabrication efficiency and reduce costs.

Skills

Pipe fabrication management

Welding procedures

Budget management

Project coordination

Quality control

Leadership

Job description

Fabrication Manager

Department: Operations

Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time

Location: Dundalk

Reporting To: Head of Operations

Description

Team Overview:

The Operations/Assembly department oversees the delivery and execution of projects from initial mobilization through to completion and handover. Acting as the bridge between design, commercial, and on-site teams, the department ensures that all contractual obligations are met while maintaining high standards of quality, safety, and efficiency. With a focus on planning, resource coordination, and problem-solving, the Contracts team plays a key role in ensuring our projects are delivered on time, within scope, and to the satisfaction of our clients.

Role Overview:

We are seeking an experienced Fabrication Manager to take full responsibility/ownership for the management, coordination and delivery of all outsourced mechanical pipework and structural frame fabrication activities.

The role will oversee the selection external fabrication subcontractors, ensuring that all fabricated pipework, steel frames, supports, brackets and associated components are delivered in accordance with approved drawings, project specifications, quality standards and agreed delivery programmes.

The Fabrication Manager will act as the central point of contact between internal project teams, design engineers, procurement, OSM production teams and external fabrication subcontractors.

A key responsibility will be to develop and manage an effective fabrication schedule across multiple projects, ensuring subcontractors have the necessary information, materials and resources to meet production requirements and delivery commitments.

The successful candidate will drive subcontractor performance, fabrication quality, programme adherence and cost control, ensuring that fabricated components are delivered to the OSM facilities ready for assembly and installation.

What You’ll be Doing

Fabrication drawing/review and approval

• Inline with our design team, review and approve all fabrication drawings for release to supply chain.
• Ensure drawings are complete, accurate and suitable for manufacture.
• Verify fabrication drawings against approved design information, project specifications and engineering standards.

Fabrication procurement/planning

• Review and populate take offs for all fabrication materials in conjunction with our Procurement team.
• Assess lead times and identify supply shortages and impact to programs.
• Along with our planning dept, develop and implement delivery schedules/programmes which support our assembly teams and ensure productivity across our assembly lines.
• Monitor outsourced fabrication and material expenditure against approved budgets and procurement commitments

Supply Chain Management

• Work in conjunction with our Supply Chain teams to identify and select suitable partners to deliver our product.
• Monitor sub-contractor performance, identifying and highlighting and programme
• Monitor all aspects of quality, undertaking various visits to sub-contractor facilities to review quality and highlight areas of concern.
• Collaborate finance teams to track expenditures and manage supplier performance
• Review Subcontractor progress claims against completed works
• Identify opportunities to improve fabrication efficiency and reduce costs.

What You Need to Have

• Minimum 10 years’ experience within a pipe fabrication engineering and or manufacturing role.
• Knowledge of welding procedures, welder qualifications, WPS, PQR and relevant inspection and testing requirements.
• Proven experience managing outsourced pipework and structural steel fabrication subcontractors.
• Strong commercial awareness and budget management capability.
• Experience coordinating fabrication activities from approved engineering drawings and specifications through to completed manufacture and delivery
• Ability to work in conjunction with our design team to review/approve pipe/frame fabrication drawings
• Experience implementing and managing fabrication quality control, including weld inspections, dimensional checks, material traceability and inspection documentation
• Proven ability to monitor subcontractor performance against agreed quality, cost and programme targets.
• Experience coordinating procurement, material availability and delivery schedules to support fabrication programmes.
• Ability to manage multiple fabrication packages simultaneously, prioritise workloads and resolve programme constraints.
• Proven ability to develop, manage and maintain fabrication schedules across multiple projects and subcontractors.
• Ability to manage and build internal teams to help support the delivery of all fabrication activities.