Sub Fabrication Coordinator- Structural Steel

Job Details

Job Location:

Structural - Omaha, NE 68110

Position Type:
Full Time

Salary Range: $28.00 - $32.00 Hourly

Job Shift: 1st Shift

Reporting Relationships:

• Director of Project Services
• Production Office Supervisor
• Sub-Fabrication Coordinator

Manage the process of contracting fabrication services from outside sources to supplement our own production capabilities, ensuring that a quality product is delivered within the time and budget constraints given.

• Collaborate with the Preconstruction, Project Management, Production, and Engineering departments to evaluate project needs and identify qualified sub-fabricators when outsourced fabrication is required.
• Negotiate, issue, and administer subcontract agreements with qualified sub-fabricators while ensuring alignment with project scope, schedule, quality, and budget requirements.
• Assist in evaluating, qualifying, and maintaining approved sub-fabricators to ensure they meet Company quality, capacity, safety, and performance expectations.
• Develop and coordinate project schedules with Project Management, Engineering, Production and sub-fabricators to establish achievable fabrication and delivery timelines.
• Partner with the Project Management, Engineering, Purchasing, Shipping, Production, and Quality departments to support the successful execution of outsourced fabrication projects.
• Assist estimators in obtaining subcontract fabrication pricing and evaluating fabrication options during the bidding and preconstruction process.
• Monitor the progress of outsourced fabrication projects and proactively communicate schedule, quality, scope, or cost impacts with internal stakeholders and sub-fabricators to minimize project risk.
• Represent the Company professionally when interacting with customers, prospective customers, vendors, subcontract fabricators, architects, engineers, and other trade contractors. Participate on cross-functional teams, as requested, to improve processes, profitability, efficiency, and customer service.
• Coordinate with Purchasing, Engineering, and Production to ensure materials, drawings, specifications, and other required project information are delivered to sub-fabricators accurately and on schedule.
• Serve as the primary liaison between DWS and sub-fabricators while ensuring DWS remains the primary point of contact for customers and that outsourced fabrication is seamless from the customer's perspective.
• Ensure work fabricated by outside sources meets the same quality standards expected of DWS. Verify that sub-fabricators maintain effective quality control systems and consistently follow established procedures and applicable industry standards.
• Maintain accurate documentation related to subcontract fabrication activities, including subcontract agreements, schedules, correspondence, change documentation, and project records.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the Production Office Supervisor or Director of Project Services.

• Excellent planning, organizational and communication skills
• Excellent time management and prioritizing skills
• Excellent math and computer skills
• Excellent relational skills
• Good work habits and attitude
• Ability to read and understand architectural and engineering drawings and specifications
• Ability to read and understand structural steel shop drawings
• Working knowledge of structural steel detailing, material procurement, fabrication, welding, surface preparation/coatings, galvanizing, quality control and shipping processes
• Working knowledge of common structural steel industry standards, specifications and quality requirements; familiarity with AISC certification requirements and applicable AWS welding codes preferred
• Strong professional written and verbal communication skills with the ability to build productive relationships with customers, subcontract fabricators, vendors, project managers, engineers and internal operations teams
• Ability to communicate scope, schedule, drawing and material requirements, quality expectations, changes and risks clearly, accurately and in a timely manner
• Ability to lead difficult schedule, quality or…