Fabrication Workshop Lead

Key Deliverables
• 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.
• Ensures timely, cost-effective, and high-quality delivery of fabricated items that meet rigorous oil and gas industry standards.

Duties and Responsibilities

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

Competencies Skills, Experience, and Knowledge:
• B.Eng. in any Engineering Discipline, preferably Civil or Mechanical Engineering.
• Project Management Training.
• NSE, COREN added advantage Certifications Highly Preferred.
• 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.
• CSWIP 3.1 / 3.2, AWS-CWI, BGAS.
• NEBOSH IGC / OSHA 30.
• Valid H2S and BOSIET for offshore assignments, if applicable.
• Strong onshore EPCIC Management experience.