Structural Fabrication & Erection Monitoring

JSW Steel; Mumbai; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

JSW Steel is seeking a Structural Execution Monitoring Engineer to oversee fabrication, dispatch, and erection activities across multiple project locations from the Head Office in Mumbai. The role requires regular site visits, data collection, and coordination with planning, fabrication, and erection teams to ensure adherence to schedules and quality standards.

You will track tonnage, monitor progress, generate reports, and drive corrective actions to minimize delays while maintaining safety and

Qualifications

• 5–10 years of experience in structural steel fabrication, erection, execution monitoring, or project coordination.
• Experience in steel plant projects or heavy industrial projects.
• Knowledge of welding, bolting, NDT, dimensional inspection, painting, and quality documentation.
• Experience in contractor coordination, project progress reporting, schedule monitoring, and site inspections.
• Proficiency in MS Office, SAP and Primavera or equivalent progress monitoring tools.
• Willingness to travel frequently to project sites and fabrication facilities.

Responsibilities

• Monitor project progress across multiple locations and track planned versus actual progress against schedules.
• Monitor structural fabrication, dispatch, erection progress, and tonnage at various sites.
• Collect and analyze daily, weekly, and monthly progress reports from fabrication shops and sites.
• Identify delays, bottlenecks, and resource constraints; develop corrective actions with planning teams.
• Prepare consolidated progress reports and dashboards for Head Office management.
• Coordinate with fabrication agencies, procurement, and erection contractors to address issues.
• Verify site progress and quality records during visits to facilities and sites.

Skills

Project coordination

Progress reporting

Data analysis

Travel readiness

Education

B.E./B.Tech. in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

MS Office

SAP

Primavera

Job description

Job Description: Structural Execution Monitoring Engineer

Department: Projects / Structural Engineering

Location: BKC, Mumbai with frequent travel to project sites and fabrication facilities

Experience: 510 Years

Industry: Steel Plants / Heavy Industrial Projects / Manufacturing / Infrastructure Reporting To: Head – CPMT

1. Job Purpose

To monitor structural steel fabrication, dispatch, and erection activities across multiple project locations from the Head Office, ensuring adherence to approved project schedules, quality standards, and project specifications. The role involves tracking progress, coordinating with site and fabrication teams, conducting regular site visits, identifying execution bottlenecks, and ensuring timely closure of quality and progress-related issues.

2. Key Responsibilities

A. Project Progress Monitoring

• Monitor structural steel fabrication, dispatch, and erection progress across multiple project locations.
• Track planned versus actual progress against approved project schedules and milestones.
• Monitor structural steel tonnage planned, fabricated, inspected, dispatched, received at site, and erected.
• Collect and analyze daily, weekly, and monthly progress reports from fabrication shops and project sites.
• Identify delays, bottlenecks, and resource constraints affecting structural execution.
• Coordinate with planning and project teams to develop corrective actions and recovery plans.
• Prepare consolidated progress reports and dashboards for Head Office management.

B. Structural Fabrication Monitoring

• Monitor fabrication activities at workshops and fabrication facilities.
• Track material availability, cutting, welding, assembly, fit-up, inspection, painting, and dispatch readiness.
• Review fabrication productivity and contractor performance against planned targets.
• Monitor pending structural members and components affecting site erection schedules.
• Coordinate with fabrication agencies and procurement teams to address material shortages and production delays.
• Verify physical fabrication progress during visits to fabrication facilities.

C. Structural Erection Monitoring

• Monitor site erection of columns, beams, trusses, bracings, platforms, pipe racks, conveyor galleries, crane girders, and equipment-support structures.
• Track erection progress against approved work schedules and planned tonnage.
• Monitor site readiness, manpower deployment, crane availability, material availability, and work-front clearance.
• Coordinate with erection contractors and site teams to resolve execution-related issues.
• Monitor structural alignment, levels, plumbness, bolting, welding, and completion of structural connections through site observations and quality records.
• Identify erection bottlenecks and coordinate corrective actions to minimize delays.

D. Quality Monitoring

• Monitor adherence to approved project specifications, quality procedures, and applicable fabrication and erection standards.
• Review quality inspection reports, material test certificates, welding inspection records, NDT reports, and painting inspection records, as applicable.
• Monitor weld quality, bolt tightening, dimensional checks, surface preparation, and protective coating quality.
• Coordinate with QA/QC teams to ensure timely inspections and closure of non-conformities.
• Track recurring quality issues, rework, and corrective and preventive actions.
• Verify quality compliance during site and fabrication facility visits.

E. Schedule and Performance Control

• Review structural fabrication, dispatch, and erection schedules and milestone commitments.
• Monitor progress against planned targets and identify schedule slippages.
• Track dependencies between fabrication completion, material dispatch, site receipt, and erection activities.
• Monitor contractor productivity, manpower deployment, and resource utilization.
• Coordinate with planning teams to develop recovery schedules for delayed activities.
• Highlight critical delays and potential impacts on overall project completion to senior management.

F. Site Visits and Execution Review

• Undertake frequent visits to project locations and fabrication facilities to verify actual progress.
• Compare physical progress with reports submitted by site and fabrication teams.
• Inspect ongoing fabrication and erection activities for execution status and quality compliance.
• Identify gaps in productivity, material availability, workmanship, and site coordination.
• Conduct progress review meetings with site engineers, contractors, fabrication agencies, and project managers.
• Issue site visit reports with observations, pending actions, responsible persons, and target completion dates.
• Follow up with concerned teams to ensure timely closure of observations.

G. Head Office Coordination and Reporting

• Act as the coordination link between the Head Office, project sites, fabrication facilities, and erection contractors.
• Maintain project-wise trackers for fabrication, inspection, dispatch, receipt, erection, and outstanding activities.
• Prepare weekly and monthly management reports highlighting progress, delays, quality issues, and risks.
• Conduct periodic progress review meetings with relevant stakeholders.
• Escalate critical execution issues requiring management intervention.
• Maintain records of project milestones, contractor performance, quality observations, and corrective actions.

3. Educational Qualifications

• B.E./B.Tech. in Mechanical Engineering or a relevant engineering discipline.

4. Experience and Technical Skills

• 5–10 years of experience in structural steel fabrication, erection, execution monitoring, or project coordination.
• Experience in steel plant projects or equivalent heavy industrial projects such as Steel plants, cement plants, power plants, metallurgical facilities, and manufacturing plants.
• Strong practical knowledge of industrial structural steel fabrication and erection activities.
• Experience monitoring structural steel tonnage, fabrication output, dispatch, site receipt, and erection progress.
• Knowledge of welding, bolting, NDT, dimensional inspection, painting, and quality documentation.
• Experience in contractor coordination, project progress reporting, schedule monitoring, and site inspections.
• Proficiency in MS Office, SAP and Primavera or equivalent progress monitoring tools.
• Willingness to travel frequently to project sites and fabrication facilities.

5. Required Competencies

• Strong execution and progress monitoring skills.
• Ability to independently verify physical progress at site and fabrication facilities.
• Effective coordination with contractors and project teams.
• Good analytical, reporting, and follow-up capabilities.
• Ability to identify execution bottlenecks and drive corrective actions.
• Strong focus on schedule adherence, quality, productivity, and safety.

6. Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

• Structural fabrication and erection progress against planned milestones.
• Accuracy and timeliness of progress reports.
• Timely identification and resolution of execution bottlenecks.
• Reduction in delays caused by fabrication, dispatch, and erection activities.
• Quality compliance and reduction in rework.
• Timely closure of site observations and quality non-conformities.
• Effectiveness of coordination between HO, fabrication facilities, and project sites.