Job Description
Job Summary
- The Fabrication Workshop Lead will oversee and coordinate all activities within the metal fabrication workshop for projects, including pipeline, structural steel, pressure vessels, skids, and modular assemblies.
- The role demands deep expertise in high-spec fabrication processes, compliance with industry codes (API, ASME, AWS), and effective resource and safety management.
- The Manager ensures timely, cost-effective, and high-quality delivery of fabricated items that meet rigorous oil and gas industry standards.
Job Details
Fabrication Oversight in Oil & Gas Projects:
- Manage fabrication of steel structures, piping spools, supports, skids, pressure vessels, and modules for upstream/downstream oil & gas projects, providing a complete construction program.
- Ensure conformance with international codes and client specifications (e.g., ASME, API, ANSI, ASTM).
- Oversee NDT requirements and ensure compliance with welding procedures (WPS/PQR/WPQ).
Workshop Operations Management:
- Plan and coordinate fabrication schedules based on project timelines and priorities.
- Supervise and allocate manpower, machines, and tools across welding, fitting, cutting, bending, and assembly sections.
- Conduct daily toolbox talks and ensure shift-wise productivity tracking.
Quality Assurance & Compliance:
- Work closely with QA/QC teams and third-party inspectors (TPIs) for inspections, testing, and documentation.
- Ensure 100% adherence to quality norms, including hydrotesting, PMI, dimensional checks, and visual inspections.
- Implement NCR (Non-Conformance Report) closures and corrective action plans.
Quality, Health, Safety & Environment (QHSE):
- Enforce strict compliance with company and industry-specific HSE protocols.
- Ensure usage of appropriate PPE, safety signage, and work permits (e.g., hot work permits).
- Lead incident investigations and implement preventive measures in coordination with the HSE team.
- Working within the provisions and guidelines of the QMS in compliance with ISO 9001.
Resource Planning & Cost Control:
- Monitor material consumption, optimize scrap management, and control rework rates.
- Reduce operational downtime through proactive equipment maintenance.
- Liaise with procurement and warehouse teams to ensure material availability (pipes, plates, consumables, welding rods, etc.).
Documentation & Reporting:
- Maintain fabrication logs, material traceability reports, weld maps, welder performance records, and production progress charts.
- Generate and submit daily, weekly, and monthly reports on production, quality, and manpower.
- Personnel Safety and for ensuring work is undertaken using safe practices in line with the project QHSE Plans.
Requirements
- B.Eng. in any Engineering Discipline, preferably Civil or Mechanical Engineering
- Project Management Training
- NSE, COREN added advantage
Certifications (Highly Preferred):
- CSWIP 3.1 / 3.2, AWS-CWI, BGAS
- NEBOSH IGC / OSHA 30
- Valid H2S and BOSIET (for offshore assignments, if applicable)
- Minimum 8–12 years of experience in a fabrication workshop, with at least 5 years in the oil & gas sector and 3+ years in a managerial capacity.
- Strong onshore EPCIC Management experience
Benefits
- Great work culture and multiple opportunities for growth and self-development.
- 18 days of annual leave, excluding federal public holidays.
- Health insurance coverage.
- Monthly employer pension contribution.