Engineer & Fabrication Coordinator
- Coordinate daily fabrication activities and job priorities.
- Prepare quotations and ensure fabrication work is delivered to specification.
- Liaise with customers and internal stakeholders to clarify technical requirements.
Job details
About the Client
Our clients is a leading marine construction contractor delivering specialist projects throughout Western Australia. Their work includes marinas, jetties, boat ramps, commercial marine infrastructure, piling, demolition, reef developments and other marine construction projects.
What You Will Be Doing
Based at the OConnor workshop, you will coordinate the day-to-day fabrication activities of a team of around six tradespeople, ensuring jobs remain on schedule and have the materials, information and resources required. This is a hands on coordination role suited to someone with a strong fabrication or boilermaking background who can combine technical knowledge with planning, estimating, procurement and administration.
You will work closely with tradespeople, clients, suppliers and internal stakeholders to understand project requirements, review drawings and specifications, prepare quotations and ensure fabrication work is delivered safely, efficiently and to specification.
Your duties will include:
- Coordinating daily fabrication activities, job priorities and workflow across the workshop
- Reviewing customer enquiries, engineering drawings and technical specifications to determine fabrication requirements
- Preparing indicative pricing and quotations based on materials, labour requirements and estimated fabrication hours
- Completing material take-offs and determining quantities of steel, stainless steel, aluminium and other materials
- Estimating fabrication and hours to support accurate job costing and pricing
- Coordinating the procurement of materials, consumables and equipment
- Developing and maintaining spreadsheets to track job costing, labour hours, materials, procurement and project progress
- Providing technical input into fabrication methods, including weld types, joint preparation, angles and dimensions
- Liaising with customers and internal stakeholders to clarify technical requirements prior to quoting or commencing work
- Identifying potential fabrication, safety and logistical issues and developing practical solutions
What You Will Need
- Strong background in fabrication, boilermaking or a similar fabrication environment
- Demonstrated experience working with stainless steel, with aluminium experience highly desirable
- Strong understanding of welding and fabrication processes, including fillet welds, butt welds, bevels, angles and joint preparation
- Ability to read and interpret drawings and technical specifications
- Experience estimating
- Excellent organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple jobs, priorities and deadlines
- Strong communication skills and the ability to work effectively with tradespeople, customers and suppliers
- Strong understanding of workplace health and safety requirements within a fabrication/workshop environment
- Ability to work autonomously and take ownership of keeping jobs moving
- Experience in marine, structural steel, jetty or pontoon fabrication (preferred)
- Experience with procurement and supplier management (preferred)
Whats in it for you?
- Opportunity to work on a major marine construction projects
- Join an established and growing marine construction contractor
- Monday to Friday role
- Opportunity to develop your experience across fabrication, estimating and project coordination
Apply now!
Darcy Bailey -Recruitment Coordinator
Phone - (07) 3715 2085
Email Darcy.Bailey@workpac.com
764J202687200
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