Fabrication & Manufacturing Manager of Projects

Loenbro•Dallas, TX

About The Position

The Fabrication & Manufacturing Manager of Projects is responsible for the safe, profitable, and timely delivery of multiple projects across Loenbro’s fabrication and manufacturing network. Reporting to the Senior Vice President of Manufacturing, the role provides portfolio-level oversight and direct accountability for assigned internal Loenbro and external third-party projects. The Manager leads projects from pre-award planning and operational turnover through engineering, procurement, fabrication, shipment, closeout, and commercial reconciliation, coordinating teams across shop operations, engineering, supply chain, quality, safety, estimating, project controls, logistics, and customer organizations. The role establishes consistent project-management practices and provides visibility, accountability, and leadership to support reliable project outcomes and Loenbro’s strategy to operate Fabrication & Manufacturing as a scalable, centralized business unit. The Manager controls safety, quality, scope, schedule, cost, cash flow, and customer commitments; leads project personnel and matrixed teams; and manages project planning, engineering readiness, procurement, production, project controls, financial and commercial performance, change and risk, stakeholder relationships, closeout, and continuous improvement. The position combines office or remote work with frequent visits to fabrication shops, project sites, vendors, and customer locations. Travel is approximately 30–50%, depending on project needs. Shop and industrial site visits may involve exposure to noise, dust, chemicals, or other typical manufacturing and fabrication conditions. Compliance with applicable safety regulations, PPE requirements, and Loenbro EH&S policies is required. A bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Engineering, Business, Manufacturing, or a related discipline is required, although equivalent relevant experience may be considered. Loenbro offers a competitive salary, benefits, and rewards.

Requirements

10 or more years of progressive project management, project engineering, operations, or commercial experience in industrial fabrication, manufacturing, modular construction, mechanical or electrical construction, EPC, or a related environment.
Demonstrated experience concurrently managing multiple projects with direct accountability for safety, quality, schedule, cost, commercial performance, and customer delivery.
Strong understanding of fabrication and manufacturing workflows, engineering deliverables, procurement, material controls, shop production, inspection, logistics, and turnover.
Demonstrated financial acumen, including budgeting, cost reporting, forecasting, cash flow, revenue, margin, contingency, and work-in-progress analysis.
Experience identifying, documenting, pricing, negotiating, and administering contract changes and claims.
Ability to read and understand contracts, drawings, models, specifications, schedules, bills of material, and technical requirements.
Experience leading project engineers and cross-functional teams in a matrixed environment.
Strong leadership, negotiation, problem-solving, planning, and written and verbal communication skills.
Proficiency with project-management, scheduling, cost-control, document-management, and collaboration systems.
Ability and willingness to travel regularly to fabrication facilities, project sites, vendors, and customer locations.
Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Engineering, Business, Manufacturing, or a related discipline; equivalent relevant experience may be considered.
Compliance with applicable safety regulations, PPE requirements, and Loenbro EH&S policies.

Nice To Haves

Professional Engineer (PE), Project Management Professional (PMP), Certified Construction Manager (CCM), or relevant project-controls credential.
Experience with pipe fabrication, structural steel, electrical prefabrication, skids, modules, pressure equipment, high-purity systems, or integrated mechanical/electrical assemblies.
Experience serving internal operating-company customers and external third-party clients within a centralized fabrication or manufacturing organization.
Experience in mission critical/data centers, power generation, semiconductor, advanced manufacturing, mining, water/wastewater, energy, pharmaceutical, food and beverage, or other complex industrial markets.
Working knowledge of Primavera P6 or comparable scheduling software, ERP/cost systems, Procore or equivalent platforms, BIM/VDC workflows, and dashboard/reporting tools.
Knowledge of applicable AWS, ASME, API, NEC, UL, or other fabrication and manufacturing codes and standards relevant to assigned work.
Experience with Lean manufacturing, modularization, off-site construction, DfMA, and continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

Oversee a portfolio of fabrication and manufacturing projects of varying size, complexity, market, and location for internal Loenbro business units and external customers.
Provide end-to-end accountability from contract handoff through delivery, closeout, warranty transition, and financial reconciliation.
Develop project execution plans covering scope, responsibilities, milestones, staffing, fabrication strategy, reporting, risk controls, and success criteria.
Lead project reviews; report on safety, quality, schedule, cost, forecast, cash, risk, change, and customer commitments; escalate threats and lead recovery plans.
Lead, assign, coach, and develop Project Engineers and other project personnel.
Establish project-management expectations, tools, workflows, reporting standards, and accountability for project documentation and controls across the fabrication network.
Coordinate cross-functional and matrixed teams and support workforce planning for portfolio demand.
Own project-level safety performance and align execution with company requirements, customer expectations, and applicable regulations.
Partner with shop Operations on production plans, sequencing, work packages, hold points, inspections, and shipment priorities.
Integrate contractual quality requirements, drawings, specifications, codes, procedures, inspection and test plans, traceability, and turnover documentation into project execution.
Monitor productivity, throughput, rework, nonconformance, equipment constraints, shop loading, and capacity; implement corrective actions and coordinate field interfaces, delivery sequencing, and warranty response where in scope.
Plan and manage engineering deliverables needed to release procurement and fabrication, including drawings, models, calculations, specifications, clarifications, approvals, submittals, RFIs, shop drawings, bills of material, and revisions.
Lead engineering-readiness reviews and ensure only current, approved information is released to procurement and production; coordinate constructability, manufacturability, modularization, and DfMA reviews.
Identify design development, late information, revision churn, and customer decisions that may threaten cost or schedule; work with Engineering & Productization on lessons learned and standardization.
Develop and manage procurement and material-status plans aligned with engineering releases, production needs, and contractual milestones.
Identify and resolve constraints involving long-lead, critical, owner-furnished, customer-supplied, and high-risk materials.
Coordinate requisitions, purchase orders, vendor data, expediting, inspection, logistics, receiving, material control, traceability, substitutions, and surplus disposition; manage supplier performance and issue resolution.
Validate material availability before work release to prevent disruption, excess inventory, premium freight, or out-of-sequence fabrication.
Develop and manage integrated project schedules covering engineering, approvals, procurement, fabrication, inspection, testing, coating, assembly, shipment, and closeout.
Establish baseline plans, milestones, look-ahead schedules, critical-path visibility, and recovery strategies; integrate schedules with shop loading and capacity plans.
Measure progress using objective quantities and earned-value or equivalent methods; perform variance, trend, and forecast analysis and maintain auditable project records.
Own project financial performance, including budget, committed and actual costs, forecast at completion, revenue-recognition inputs, billing, cash-collection support, contingency, and margin.
Understand contract scope, commercial terms, pricing assumptions, allowances, exclusions, payment provisions, notice requirements, schedule obligations, damages, and risk allocation.
Review cost reports and productivity data, explain variances, forecast outcomes, and implement actions to protect profitability.
Support monthly forecasting and work-in-progress reviews with Finance and Manufacturing leadership; manage subcontractor and supplier commercial performance, commitments, invoices, accruals, and closeout.
Maintain project risk, opportunity, issue, and change logs from turnover through closeout.
Identify potential changes arising from scope growth, design revisions, late approvals, acceleration, resequencing, disruption, material escalation, or customer direction.
Provide timely contractual notice; document cause, entitlement, cost, schedule, productivity, and cumulative impacts; coordinate change preparation, pricing, negotiation, and incorporation into budgets and schedules.
Prevent unauthorized work, communicate approved changes across functions, and support dispute avoidance, claim development, and executive negotiations as needed.
Serve as the primary project-delivery contact for internal business units, customers, EPCs, general contractors, owners, engineers, and other stakeholders.
Set expectations, communicate candidly, manage commitments, and resolve issues promptly to maintain stakeholder trust.
Lead kickoff meetings, progress reviews, commercial discussions, readiness reviews, and closeout meetings.
Coordinate with Business Development and Estimating during pursuits to validate execution strategy, schedule, capacity, risk, and commercial assumptions; use customer feedback to improve estimates and execution.
Drive completion of punch lists, turnover packages, as-builts, quality records, final billing, change reconciliation, lien releases, warranty documentation, and archival requirements.
Conduct formal closeout and lessons-learned reviews and incorporate improvements into standard processes.
Track recurring cost, schedule, quality, and commercial variances and sponsor corrective actions across the portfolio.
Support scalable project-delivery systems, templates, controls, and governance for the Fabrication & Manufacturing business.
Travel regularly to fabrication facilities, project sites, vendors, and customer locations.