Complex Fabrication Project Manager

• Manage assigned projects from contract award through closeout, including kickoff, planning, scheduling, budget control, execution oversight, invoicing support, and final closeout.
• Develop and maintain project work plans that address project scope, schedule, budget, procurement, production sequencing, inspection requirements, delivery milestones, and customer requirements.
• Coordinate internal execution with Detailing, Engineering, Procurement, Shop Operations, QA/QC, Coatings, EHS, Logistics, Field Operations, Accounting, and Executive Management.
• Identify project risks, develop mitigation plans, and notify management of issues that may affect schedule, cost, quality, safety, delivery, or customer satisfaction.
• Prepare and maintain project controls, including status reports, earned value metrics, schedule updates, open issue logs, risk logs, budget updates, and forecast-at-completion reporting.

• Manage fabrication projects involving movable bridge components, including bascule, swing, lift, or other mechanically operated bridge systems.
• Coordinate fabrication requirements for heavy plate, built-up girders, machinery support frames, trunnion assemblies, counterweight boxes, curved or skewed members, large weldments, fracture-critical components, and tight-tolerance assemblies.
• Manage technical requirements involving dimensional control, fit-up, camber, sweep, hole alignment, machining interfaces, match-marking, trial assembly, survey/dimensional verification, and field installation tolerances.
• Coordinate shop assembly plans, trial-fit requirements, bolting requirements, welding procedures, NDE requirements, coating hold points, inspection requirements, and shipping configurations.
• Resolve technical and fabrication issues with engineers, detailers, inspectors, QA/QC, production teams, vendors, subcontractors, and erection teams.

• Serve as the primary point of contact for the client and manage customer expectations throughout the project lifecycle.
• Maintain clear communication with clients, vendors, subcontractors, internal departments, inspectors, engineers, and management regarding project status, open issues, required decisions, and potential impacts.
• Conduct or participate in project kickoff meetings, production meetings, client meetings, internal coordination meetings, and issue-resolution meetings.

• Review and understand project contracts, scopes of work, drawings, specifications, schedules, terms and conditions, quality requirements, inspection requirements, and delivery obligations.
• Manage contract compliance, including scope control, customer notifications, submittals, reporting requirements, schedule obligations, and contractual correspondence.
• Prepare, track, and manage RFIs, submittals, change orders, potential change orders, notices, backcharge responses, delay notifications, and project correspondence.
• Ensure work does not proceed outside the approved contract scope without appropriate customer and management approval of cost, schedule, and contractual impacts.
• Maintain organized project records, including contract documents, correspondence, meeting minutes, schedule updates, change logs, procurement logs, production updates, QA/QC documentation, and closeout records.

• Understand and utilize company job cost reporting structures and project management software tools.
• Manage project budgets, cost trends, committed costs, projected costs, and forecast-at-completion reporting.
• Work with Accounting and management to ensure project financial performance is accurately tracked and aligned with contract terms.

• Manage procurement activities for materials, subcontracted services, specialty fabrication, machining, coatings, galvanizing, testing, transportation, and other project-specific needs.
• Review supplier and subcontractor deliverables for schedule impact, technical compliance, quality requirements, documentation requirements, and project risk.
• Ensure purchased materials and subcontracted services satisfy project requirements, including material traceability, mill certifications, Buy America/Buy American requirements when applicable, testing requirements, and customer documentation requirements.

• Support and enforce all company safety policies and procedures while promoting a strong safety culture.
• Work with QA/QC and production teams to ensure fabrication procedures, inspection test plans, welding procedures, NDE requirements, coating requirements, dimensional control requirements, material traceability requirements, and customer inspection requirements are followed.
• Support resolution of nonconformance reports, corrective actions, procedure qualification issues, welder continuity matters, inspection issues, and final release requirements.

• Read, interpret, and understand structural drawings, bridge drawings, shop drawings, erection drawings, welding symbols, specifications, codes, standards, and contract documents.
• Apply working knowledge of AISC, AISC Code of Standard Practice, AWS D1.1, AWS D1.5, AASHTO bridge fabrication requirements, project-specific DOT specifications, coating specifications, and other applicable requirements.
• Understand complex fabrication sequencing, material procurement, welding requirements, NDE requirements, coating requirements, dimensional tolerances, shipping constraints, and field installation considerations.
• Apply engineering judgment to identify technical conflicts, drawing discrepancies, tolerance issues, fabrication constraints, fit-up concerns, constructability concerns, and potential impacts to schedule, quality, or cost.
• Participate in continuous improvement of company processes, project management procedures, fabrication execution, documentation control, and customer communication.
• Maintain professional and technical competency through continuing education, industry involvement, and ongoing development.

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering, Structural Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Construction Engineering, Welding Engineering, or a closely related engineering discipline required.
• Professional Engineer license preferred, particularly in structural, civil, or mechanical engineering.
• 10+ years of experience managing complex steel fabrication, bridge fabrication, transportation infrastructure, heavy civil, or movable bridge projects preferred.
• Direct experience with AISC-certified fabrication required, preferably involving complex bridge structures, fracture-critical members, built-up girders, machinery support steel, trunnion/bascule components, counterweight structures, or other movable bridge assemblies.
• Strong technical ability to interpret engineering drawings, shop drawings, erection drawings, welding symbols, specifications, tolerances, inspection requirements, and contract documents.
• Experience with AWS D1.1, AWS D1.5, AISC requirements, AASHTO bridge requirements, DOT specifications, dimensional control, NDE coordination, coating requirements, and owner/agency inspection preferred.
• Ability to coordinate technical issues with engineers of record, detailers, inspectors, fabricators, erectors, vendors, and customer representatives.
• Project Management Professional certification, AISC-related training, bridge fabrication training, or equivalent project management certification preferred.

• Display a professional and ethical attitude in all work performed for the company.
• Maintain confidentiality of all company-related business.
• Support company culture, safety expectations, quality standards, and continuous improvement.
• Carry out additional responsibilities as assigned by management in the interest of company operations.

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