Senior Program Fabrication Manager

Overview

As Modular Fabrication Yard Manager, you oversee the end-to-end fabrication and delivery of modular process equipment and skid-mounted systems in China. You bridge home office project teams, local yards, and global logistics to ensure on-time, on-budget delivery meeting UOP standards and quality/safety norms. You’ll shape yard execution, quality control, and supplier coordination in a high-impact, cross-functional setting. This role offers growth as projects scale and potentially move across borders.

Responsibilities

• Oversee third-party Chinese fabrication yards as the owner construction/fabrication manager
• Monitor daily production schedules, progress, material use, and capacity
• Interpret shop drawings, piping isometrics, BOMs, vendor blueprints, and P&IDs to support yard ops
• Partner with QA/QC to enforce testing protocols (weld inspections, leak testing, NDT)
• Lead HSE efforts to maintain zero-harm culture in yards
• Coordinate with procurement to track bulk materials and issued materials, minimize bottlenecks, and manage shipping prep
• Develop productivity and KPI metrics, manage budget variances, and report risk to regional stakeholders and the UOP project director
• Leverage knowledge of Construction/Fabrication sites advanced work packages; adjust as needed to support delivery

Key requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering plus 10–15 years in heavy industrial manufacturing, modular skid fabrication, or petrochemical plant construction
• 5–10 years in supervisory or vendor-management roles overseeing cross-functional teams
• Deep understanding of metal fabrication, ASME welding codes, structural steel codes, and manufacturing codes

• Cross-functional leadership
• Strong communication and stakeholder management
• Problem-solving under schedule pressure
• Metal fabrication expertise
• ASME welding codes
• Structural steel codes

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