PMC Construction Manager - Fab Yard

The Role

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Construction Manager with a proven track record in overseeing and coordinates construction projects, ensuring they are completed on time, within budget, and to required quality and safety standards for a high-profile client.

Our Clients and Projects Designing the future. Transforming the world.

Wood's Oil, Gas & New Energies business is built on a strong legacy of delivering large and complex projects for national and international energy companies across the globe. We have experienced teams, a proven delivery model and a strong reputation.

We are the market-leading provider of integrated and innovative solutions that challenge the status-quo in the oil and gas upstream and midstream, onshore and offshore, gas to liquids and decarbonisation and electrification markets. We pride ourselves in steady and predictable delivery, setting our sights on an exciting growth trajectory.

Energy security, transition and supply have never been more important. You, our enabling teams, are at the very forefront of transformative projects that are providing sustainable power to generations to come. We are the ones to bring low-carbon concepts to reality.

What we can offer

• Meaningful and interesting projects: Delivered to high profile clients across the Energy Sector

• Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion: We are an organisation actively committed to diversity and inclusion across our business

• Competitive renumeration package: With regular reviews to ensure we are rewarding at the right level in line with the market

• Medical Insurance: Ensures inpatient, and outpatient medical care is available should you require treatment

• Group Life and Personal Accident Insurance: The company provides Life Assurance cover

• End of Service Gratuity: In line with UAE Labor Law, all employees are eligible for an End of Service benefit

• The Employee Share Plan: Gives you the opportunity to purchase Wood shares and receive a match from the company

• Long Service Award: Wood values the commitment and loyalty of our people. Celebrating Long Service provides an opportunity for the business to demonstrate their appreciation of the hard work, dedication and many years’ service of our employees at 5 year service milestones

• Commitment to continued professional development: Development plans that are tailored to your individual needs and interests

• Global connections: Join experts around the world who are at the leading edge of our industry, shaping the standards of our profession

• Energy Transition Academy: Join a community of experts sharing your knowledge and gaining more exposure to a variety of existing and emerging energy systems – delivered by experts in their field

The key objectives for this role are:

The Construction Manager – Fabrication Yard is responsible for managing, coordinating, and overseeing all fabrication and construction activities undertaken by EPC contractors and fabrication subcontractors on behalf of the Project Management Consultancy (PMC) for ADNOC projects.

The role ensures that fabrication and assembly works are executed safely, efficiently, and in accordance with approved engineering drawings, project specifications, ADNOC standards, applicable international codes, contractual requirements, and approved project schedules.

The position provides overall PMC construction leadership across fabrication yard operations, including structural steel fabrication, piping spool fabrication, module assembly, mechanical equipment installation, welding, inspection coordination, surface preparation, coating, and preparation for load-out and transportation, as applicable to the project scope.

The Construction Manager is responsible for monitoring contractor performance, managing fabrication progress and construction interfaces, resolving execution constraints, ensuring HSE and quality compliance, and coordinating with engineering, procurement, QA/QC, planning, logistics, offshore installation, and commissioning teams to achieve project milestones and successful handover.

Fabrication Yard Construction Management

• Provide overall PMC oversight and management of fabrication and construction activities performed by EPC contractors and subcontractors at the fabrication yard.

• Ensure fabrication works are executed in accordance with approved project execution plans, IFC/AFC drawings, technical specifications, ADNOC standards, and applicable international codes.

• Oversee fabrication of structural steel, piping spools, pipe racks, skids, process modules, equipment supports, platforms, and other project components within the assigned scope.

• Monitor module assembly, mechanical equipment installation, piping integration, structural erection, and associated construction activities.

• Review contractor construction strategies, fabrication execution plans, work packages, method statements, and construction sequencing from a PMC oversight perspective.

• Ensure adequate fabrication facilities, manpower, equipment, materials, work fronts, and specialist resources are available to support the approved construction schedule.

• Monitor fabrication readiness, work-front release, access arrangements, equipment availability, and coordination between fabrication areas.

• Identify constructability issues, engineering discrepancies, and execution constraints and coordinate their resolution with the relevant project teams.

• Ensure proposed fabrication changes and field modifications are reviewed and approved by authorized parties before implementation.

• Provide construction direction and oversight to PMC Senior Construction Engineers, Construction Superintendents, discipline engineers, and inspectors within the approved project organization.

Fabrication Planning, Progress, and Schedule Control

• Monitor fabrication progress against the approved baseline schedule, production targets, key milestones, and contractual completion dates.

• Review contractor fabrication schedules, look-ahead plans, manpower histograms, equipment deployment plans, and productivity reports.

• Coordinate with PMC Planning and Project Controls teams to validate reported progress, earned quantities, productivity, and forecast completion dates.

• Monitor fabrication progress through key stages, including material receipt, cutting, fit-up, welding, NDT, dimensional inspection, assembly, coating, and final release.

• Identify critical-path activities, delayed work packages, material shortages, engineering constraints, inspection bottlenecks, and resource limitations.

• Challenge contractor progress forecasts and recovery plans and monitor implementation of corrective actions.

• Ensure fabrication priorities are aligned with site construction sequences, offshore installation campaigns, transportation windows, and commissioning requirements, where applicable.

• Lead fabrication progress review meetings with EPC contractors and subcontractors and ensure timely closure of outstanding actions.

• Recommend resequencing, additional resources, improved work-front allocation, and other mitigation measures to protect project milestones.

• Provide regular and accurate fabrication status reports, forecasts, risks, and mitigation plans to the PMC Project Manager.

Contractor and Subcontractor Management

• Monitor EPC contractor and fabrication subcontractor performance against contractual obligations, approved construction plans, project specifications, and agreed milestones.

• Review contractor mobilization plans, staffing levels, fabrication capacity, resource utilization, and execution strategies.

• Ensure contractors maintain adequate supervision, skilled manpower, qualified welding personnel, inspection resources, and equipment to meet project requirements.

• Identify recurring performance issues, productivity shortfalls, poor workmanship, and non-compliance with approved procedures.

• Coordinate with PMC Contracts and Commercial teams regarding construction-related contractual matters, delays, variations, claims, and changes in scope.

• Ensure technical queries, requests for information (RFIs), field change requests, and construction instructions are processed through established project procedures.

• Monitor contractor corrective action plans and escalate unresolved issues to the PMC Project Manager.

• Ensure contractor reporting is accurate, supported by appropriate records, and consistent with project progress measurement procedures.

• Maintain effective professional relationships with ADNOC representatives, EPC contractors, fabrication subcontractors, vendors, and third-party inspection agencies.

HSE Leadership and Compliance

• Ensure fabrication activities comply with ADNOC HSE requirements, applicable UAE regulations, project HSE plans, and approved contractor safety procedures.

• Provide visible HSE leadership and promote a proactive safety culture throughout the fabrication yard.

• Monitor compliance with permit-to-work requirements, risk assessments, job safety analyses, toolbox talks, and critical risk controls.

• Ensure appropriate controls are implemented for welding, gas cutting, grinding, heavy lifting, rigging, working at height, confined-space work, and material handling.

• Monitor the safe operation of cranes, forklifts, welding equipment, lifting accessories, and other fabrication machinery.

• Coordinate with contractor HSE teams to monitor simultaneous operations, lifting activities, traffic management, hazardous substances, and fire prevention.

• Participate in management safety walks, HSE inspections, audits, and incident investigations.

• Ensure unsafe conditions and practices are addressed promptly and recommend suspension of work where serious risks or imminent danger are identified, in accordance with project procedures.

• Monitor investigation findings, corrective and preventive actions, and closure of HSE observations.

• Review contractor HSE performance and escalate significant issues to the PMC Project Manager and ADNOC representatives.

Quality Assurance and Quality Control

• Ensure fabrication and construction activities comply with approved quality plans, inspection and test plans (ITPs), technical specifications, ADNOC standards, and applicable codes.

• Coordinate with PMC QA/QC personnel to monitor implementation of contractor quality plans and inspection procedures.

• Monitor compliance with material traceability, welding procedures, welder qualifications, weld mapping, dimensional control, and inspection requirements.

• Ensure required inspections and testing are completed at designated hold and witness points before work proceeds to subsequent stages.

• Monitor non-destructive testing (NDT), dimensional inspections, pressure testing, leak testing, coating inspections, and other verification activities as applicable.

• Ensure non-conformance reports (NCRs), quality observations, repair activities, and corrective actions are properly tracked and closed.

• Monitor the quality of structural fabrication, piping spool fabrication, equipment installation, module assembly, bolting, and associated works.

• Ensure proposed technical deviations, repairs, concessions, and design modifications are referred to authorized engineering and quality personnel for approval.

• Monitor the completeness of fabrication dossiers, inspection records, material certificates, test reports, and as-built documentation.

• Drive quality improvement initiatives and minimize rework, defects, and avoidable fabrication losses.

F. Engineering and Multidisciplinary Interface Management

• Lead coordination between structural, civil, mechanical, piping, electrical, instrumentation, telecom, engineering, procurement, QA/QC, HSE, and planning teams.

• Ensure fabrication activities are aligned with approved engineering deliverables, material availability, construction sequencing, and installation requirements.

• Coordinate resolution of engineering queries, drawing discrepancies, constructability issues, and interface conflicts affecting fabrication progress.

• Ensure interfaces between structural assemblies, piping systems, mechanical packages, cable trays, equipment supports, and module components are adequately managed.

• Monitor engineering deliverable status and identify late drawings, incomplete design information, and technical approvals that could affect yard productivity.

• Coordinate with fabrication engineering and site construction teams to ensure dimensions, connection details, and installation tolerances are compatible with field requirements.

• Participate in constructability reviews, fabrication readiness reviews, technical coordination meetings, and interface management sessions.

• Ensure changes affecting scope, cost, schedule, quality, or technical integrity are managed through the approved change control process.

Materials, Equipment, and Resource Management

• Monitor the availability of structural steel, pipes, fittings, flanges, valves, equipment, welding consumables, coatings, and other construction materials.

• Coordinate with procurement, logistics, warehouse, and materials management teams to address shortages, late deliveries, and material preservation issues.

• Ensure materials are received, inspected, identified, stored, preserved, and issued in accordance with project requirements.

• Monitor contractor manpower deployment, equipment utilization, fabrication capacity, and availability of specialist resources.

• Identify constraints related to fabrication bays, laydown areas, lifting capacity, access routes, equipment availability, and material handling.

• Ensure materials and equipment are available in the correct sequence to support planned production and assembly activities.

• Monitor contractor productivity and encourage efficient use of resources while maintaining HSE and quality standards.

• Escalate critical material and resource constraints that threaten fabrication milestones.

Module Assembly, Load-Out, and Transportation Readiness

• Oversee readiness of fabricated structures, piping systems, skids, modules, and equipment assemblies for final inspection, release, and dispatch.

• Coordinate with engineering, QA/QC, logistics, marine, and installation teams to ensure fabrication and assembly requirements are aligned with transportation and installation plans.

• Monitor module integration, dimensional surveys, weight-control requirements, lifting points, temporary supports, and load-out preparations.

• Ensure lifting and transportation arrangements are supported by approved engineering documentation, risk assessments, and execution procedures.

• Monitor completion of fabrication punch lists, outstanding quality items, preservation activities, and required certification documentation.

• Ensure fabricated items are protected against corrosion, damage, contamination, and deterioration during storage and transportation.

• Coordinate with responsible specialists regarding load-out operations, sea-fastening arrangements, heavy transport, and marine interfaces, where applicable.

• Ensure dispatch documentation, packing lists, release certificates, material records, and turnover dossiers are completed before shipment.

• Coordinate with site and offshore construction teams to ensure delivery sequences are aligned with installation priorities and project milestones.

Pre-Commissioning, Completion, and Handover

• Ensure fabrication completion activities are coordinated with construction, commissioning, QA/QC, engineering, and project handover teams.

• Monitor mechanical completion and fabrication completion status in accordance with approved project procedures.

• Ensure system and subsystem boundaries, completion priorities, and outstanding work items are clearly identified.

• Monitor completion dossiers, inspection records, test packs, material certificates, weld records, red-line drawings, and as-built documentation.

• Coordinate resolution of outstanding construction and quality items before formal release or handover.

• Support pre-commissioning and commissioning readiness reviews where fabrication yard activities include integrated equipment or system testing.

• Ensure completed modules and assemblies are released in accordance with approved quality, technical, preservation, and documentation requirements.

• Support project acceptance, final handover, and closeout activities as required.

Reporting, Risk Management, and Project Governance

• Consolidate fabrication progress reports, manpower statistics, productivity data, HSE performance, quality trends, and key performance indicators.

• Identify and assess risks affecting fabrication safety, schedule, quality, cost, and installation readiness.

• Lead construction risk reviews and ensure mitigation actions, responsibilities, and target dates are established and monitored.

• Maintain and review fabrication constraint logs, action trackers, technical query registers, NCR status reports, and interface registers.

• Provide timely management updates on critical issues, forecast delays, contractor performance, and recovery measures.

• Chair fabrication coordination and progress meetings and ensure decisions and actions are documented and tracked to closure.

• Ensure compliance with PMC project governance, document control, reporting, management-of-change, and escalation procedures.

• Capture lessons learned and implement continuous improvement initiatives to improve productivity, quality, safety, and execution efficiency.

Skills And Qualifications What makes you remarkable?

At Wood, we are committed to equal opportunities and welcome all talented individuals to consider joining our team. So even if you don't match every statement below but feel you have some of the experience, knowledge or skills needed for this role, we encourage you to apply. It will take all of us working together to deliver solutions to the world’s most critical challenges.

Education and Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Civil, Structural, or another relevant engineering discipline.

• A bachelor's degree in engineering is preferred, with the discipline aligned to the fabrication scope.

• A relevant engineering diploma may be considered where permitted by the project and contractual requirements.

• Additional qualifications in construction management, fabrication engineering, project management, or welding technology are advantageous.

• Relevant professional certifications in HSE, QA/QC, project management, or construction management are desirable.

Professional Experience

• Minimum 20 years of overall experience in construction, fabrication, and project execution within the oil and gas, petrochemical, refinery, or related industrial sectors.

• Minimum 8–10 years of experience in construction management or senior fabrication management roles on major EPC projects.

• Demonstrated experience overseeing large fabrication yards and multidisciplinary fabrication activities for oil and gas facilities.

• Previous experience in a PMC or client-representative role is strongly preferred.

• Proven experience on ADNOC projects or projects governed by comparable major international oil and gas operators is desirable.

• Demonstrated experience managing EPC contractors and fabrication subcontractors against approved schedules, quality requirements, HSE standards, and contractual obligations.

• Experience in structural steel fabrication, piping spool fabrication, modular construction, skids, equipment integration, or topsides fabrication, depending on project scope.

• Experience coordinating fabrication with engineering, procurement, logistics, offshore installation, and site construction teams.

• Proven capability in progress monitoring, contractor performance management, schedule recovery, construction risk management, and project handover.

Technical Knowledge and Competencies

• Strong understanding of fabrication yard operations, construction methodologies, work-front management, production sequencing, and constructability.

• Comprehensive knowledge of ADNOC engineering standards, project specifications, fabrication procedures, and HSE requirements.

• Familiarity with applicable international codes and standards, including ASME, API, AWS, ASTM, ISO, and relevant structural codes.

• Good understanding of welding procedures, welder qualifications, material traceability, NDT, dimensional control, coating, and inspection requirements.

• Ability to review fabrication drawings, piping isometrics, structural details, module assembly plans, construction work packages, and method statements.

• Strong knowledge of construction planning, Primavera P6, progress measurement, productivity monitoring, resource planning, and recovery scheduling.

• Understanding of inspection and test plans, NCR management, quality assurance, and fabrication documentation.

• Knowledge of module assembly, lifting studies, load-out, transportation readiness, and installation interfaces is advantageous.

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, project reporting systems, and document management platforms is desirable.

Leadership and Behavioral Competencies

• Proven ability to lead and coordinate multidisciplinary PMC construction teams and monitor large EPC contractor organizations.

• Strong leadership, decision-making, problem-solving, and contractor management capabilities.

• Excellent communication, presentation, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills.

• Ability to assess construction risks, prioritize competing activities, and drive timely resolution of fabrication constraints.

• Strong commercial awareness and understanding of contractual obligations, project milestones, and schedule impacts.

• Demonstrated commitment to HSE leadership, quality excellence, integrity, and project governance.

• Ability to work under pressure and manage multiple fabrication priorities in a demanding project environment.

• Strong analytical, reporting, organizational, and team-building skills.

Language and Other Requirements

• Excellent written and spoken English is essential.

• Knowledge of Arabic is an advantage.

• Ability to work at fabrication yards in Abu Dhabi or other designated UAE locations.

• Willingness to work extended hours when required to meet critical fabrication, inspection, load-out, and dispatch milestones.

• Ability to work effectively in a multicultural, multidisciplinary, and contractor-intensive environment.

• Must demonstrate a strong commitment to ADNOC HSE requirements, ethical conduct, quality compliance, and project delivery objectives.