Field/Shop Project Manager – Fabrication

Location: La Marque, TX
Compensation: $110,000–$120,000 annually + performance bonus
Employment Type: Direct Hire | Full-Time | Onsite

Position Overview

We are seeking an experienced Field/Shop Project Manager to lead complex fabrication and field projects in La Marque, Texas.

This position oversees projects from pre-construction through final close-out, with responsibility for safety, quality, scheduling, manpower, fabrication activities, subcontractor coordination, project costs, and customer satisfaction.

The ideal candidate has extensive hands-on experience in heavy fabrication environments involving pipe, vessels, burners, structural components, multiple alloys, and ASME Code requirements. This role requires a strong leader who understands both field and shop operations and can effectively manage foremen, production activities, subcontractors, schedules, and project documentation.

Key Responsibilities

• Conduct job-site walks, assist with estimating, and develop construction sequences.
• Lead pre-construction planning, constructability reviews, and site logistics.
• Supervise field personnel, manpower planning, materials, equipment, and project schedules.
• Manage foremen and coordinate field and shop activities.
• Review project submittals and coordinate quality-control requirements, including WPS, WPQ, NDE, and ITP documentation.
• Manage subcontractor scopes, punch lists, and project close-out activities.
• Enforce company and project safety requirements and ensure incidents are properly reported.
• Maintain strong communication and working relationships with customers.
• Oversee fabrication project scope, bills of material (BOM), manufacturing methods, and quality requirements.
• Develop project schedules and lead project kickoff meetings.
• Maintain required project documentation and technical manuals.
• Support production management and resolve fabrication and manufacturing issues.
• Monitor project costs, schedules, and overall performance.
• Prepare and issue change orders as required.
• Maintain project information and tracking within the company's ERP system.

Required Qualifications

• 5–10 years of supervisory experience in a fabrication shop environment.
• 3–5 years of experience in a superintendent role.
• Experience with pipe, vessels, burners, structural components, and other complex fabrication projects.
• Strong knowledge of metallurgy, welding procedures, and ASME Code requirements.
• Extensive experience with MIG, TIG, SAW, SMAW, and FCAW welding processes.
• Experience fitting and welding multiple alloys.
• Strong understanding of fabrication safety, quality, scheduling, and production requirements.
• Computer proficiency and ability to learn ERP systems.
• Strong leadership, organization, communication, critical-thinking, and time-management skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Combined field and fabrication shop supervisory experience.
• Experience with WPS, WPQ, NDE, and ITP quality requirements.
• Experience managing subcontractors and field construction activities.
• Experience managing fabrication project costs, schedules, change orders, and close-out.
• ERP-based project management and tracking experience.

This is a full-time, onsite position in La Marque, TX.

This direct-hire opportunity offers a competitive salary of $110,000–$120,000 annually, plus a performance-based bonus. The position is full-time and onsite in La Marque, TX.