Fabrication Manager

Alternative Heat; Dundalk; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Alternative Heat Ltd. seeks an experienced Fabrication Manager to own the management, coordination and delivery of outsourced mechanical pipework and structural frame fabrication.

You will select external fabrication subcontractors and ensure components meet drawings, project specs, and delivery programmes. You will lead a central contact point between design, procurement, production, and subcontractors, developing fabrication schedules across multiple projects and driving performance, quality,

Qualifications

• Minimum 10 years’ experience within a pipe fabrication engineering or manufacturing role.
• 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.

Responsibilities

• Fabrication drawing/review and approval: review and approve fabrication drawings for release to supply chain; ensure drawings are complete and suitable for manufacture; verify drawings against design information and standards.
• Fabrication procurement/planning: populate take offs for fabrication materials; assess lead times; develop delivery schedules to support assembly; monitor expenditure against budgets.
• Supply Chain Management: identify suitable partners, monitor subcontractor performance, review quality and documentation, track expenditures, identify cost-saving opportunities.

Skills

Pipe fabrication management

Subcontractor management

Project planning

Quality control

Budget management

Leadership

Communication

Tools

Welding procedures

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.