Fabrication Project Manager - Jacksonville FL

Burrow Global Fabrication is seeking a hands-on, execution-driven Fabrication Project Manager with 8 to 10 years of industrial fabrication experience. We need someone who truly understands how a steel fabrication shop operates on the floor. Candidates for this position must be an organizer and executor rather than an executive. In this role, you will own the end-to-end master schedule for client requests and keep projects moving efficiently from initial drawings through final delivery.

Key Responsibilities

• Master Schedule Ownership: Lead and manage the complete project lifecycle:
  • Drawing release & approval
  • Bill of Materials (BOM) & material requirements creation
  • Purchase Orders (POs) issuance & material tracking
  • Fabrication startup & welding execution
  • QA/QC compliance & surface coating/finishing
  • Customer inspections & final shipping
• Project Dashboard & Reporting: Maintain a clear, simple dashboard tracking key project metrics, including upcoming deliverables, overdue tasks, production bottlenecks, procurement status, percent complete, labor hours vs. budget, change orders, and customer delivery timelines.
• Team Coordination: Lead concise weekly project meetings with cross-functional shop, quality, and procurement teams to clear roadblocks and maintain schedule alignment.
• Execution & Control: Monitor labor hours against budget, evaluate scope changes, process change orders, and serve as the primary liaison for customer inspection and delivery coordination.

Qualifications

• Experience: 8–10 years of hands-on industrial or steel fabrication shop experience.
• Shop Operations Knowledge: Deep understanding of steel fabrication processes, welding standards, QA/QC workflows, coating/finishing protocols, and shop floor logistics. Ability to read engineering design documents. 
• Project Execution: Strong track record of tracking procurement, managing schedules, developing estimates, managing budgets, and controlling change orders.
• Communication & Leadership: Clear, direct communication style with the ability to interface effectively between shop personnel, procurement, and external clients.
• Word, Excel, Teams is required.