Fabrication Manager

Help Shape the UK's Energy Future Fabrication Manager Opportunity with the Civil Works Alliance (CWA), Supporting Sizewell C As part of the CWA (Civil Works Alliance), you will support the building of Sizewell

C. Sizewell C will be a 3.2-gigawatt power station generating low-carbon electricity for around 6 million homes and will play a key role in our energy future, supplying reliable, clean electricity for at least 60 years. This role will be within the Marine and Tunnels Section. What will you do? Fabrication Manager will be responsible for the day-to-day management and oversight of the fabrication activities associated with major structural steel and mechanical fabrication packages within the Sizewell C Marine & Tunnels programme.

Working as part of the Marine & Tunnels Fabrication Delivery Team, the role will be predominantly based at supplier manufacturing facilities (primarily within the UK) to provide continuous oversight of fabrication activities, ensuring works are delivered safely, to the required quality standards, in accordance with programme and contractual requirements. Reporting to the Package Manager, the Fabrication Manager will act as the primary engineering and delivery interface between the Civil Works Alliance (CWA), the fabricator, independent assurance bodies and the wider project team.

The role provides technical leadership during manufacture while driving progress, managing quality compliance and ensuring timely resolution of engineering and production issues. This is a permanent position within the Sizewell C Civil Works Alliance. Fabrication Manager will:
• Provide day-to-day oversight of fabrication activities at supplier manufacturing facilities.
• Monitor manufacturing progress against the approved programme and identify risks to delivery.
• Support the Package Manager in managing fabrication contracts throughout manufacture.
• Attend regular production meetings with suppliers and provide clear reporting on progress, issues and recovery actions.
• Challenge fabrication methodologies and production sequencing where improvements can be made.
• Monitor supplier productivity and manufacturing performance.
• Review fabrication documentation to ensure compliance with project requirements.
• Support technical reviews of:
Welding Procedure Specifications (WPS), Procedure Qualification Records (PQR/WPQR), Inspection & Test Plans (ITPs), Manufacturing procedures, Method statements, Material documentation, Non-conformance reports (NCRs).
• Coordinate technical queries between suppliers and the CWA design team.
• Support implementation of engineering changes during manufacture.
• Ensure fabrication activities comply with project quality requirements, applicable codes and standards.
• Verify implementation of approved ITPs throughout manufacture.
• Monitor hold points and witness points.
• Ensure inspection records and manufacturing dossiers are maintained.
• Support investigations into quality issues and NCRs.
• Promote right-first-time manufacturing principles.
• Monitor fabrication progress against agreed milestones.
• Identify emerging programme risks and propose mitigation measures.
• Produce regular progress reports for the Package Manager.
• Maintain fabrication trackers and action logs.
• Support production of project dashboards and performance metrics.
• Develop effective working relationships with suppliers, inspectors, engineering teams and project stakeholders.
• Act as the primary day-to-day CWA representative at fabrication facilities.
• Coordinate activities between suppliers, independent inspection organisations and project teams.
• Escalate issues requiring commercial or contractual intervention to the Package Manager.
• Promote a positive safety…