Fabrication Yard Manager, LNG Liquefaction

Location: Huangdao, Qingdao, ChinaEmployment Type: Full-Time

Our client is seeking an experienced Fabrication Yard Manager (Liquefaction) to lead module fabrication activities for a major LNG development project in Huangdao, Qingdao, China.

Reporting to the Project Delivery Director, the successful candidate will oversee all day-to-day fabrication yard activities, providing leadership to the owner's site team while working closely with the EPC contractor and fabrication yard to ensure safe, high-quality, and on-schedule execution. This is a senior leadership role managing multidisciplinary teams including construction engineers, inspectors, HSE personnel, quality specialists, and pre-commissioning professionals.

Key Responsibilities

• Champion a strong safety culture across all fabrication activities through visible leadership, regular site presence, toolbox talks, and HSSE inspections.
• Lead the owner's site team within the fabrication yard, ensuring effective coordination across engineering, construction, quality, HSE, and commissioning disciplines.
• Build and maintain strong working relationships with the EPC contractor and fabrication yard management to resolve issues efficiently and support successful project delivery.
• Oversee all fabrication activities to ensure compliance with project specifications, quality standards, contractual requirements, schedule, and budget.
• Monitor fabrication progress, identify risks to project delivery, and work collaboratively with contractors to develop and implement recovery plans where required.
• Ensure fabrication is completed with minimal carry-over work and achieves readiness for sail-away with zero defects.
• Coordinate with engineering, operations, quality, HSE, procurement, and commissioning teams to ensure timely inspections, witness points, and hold points are completed.
• Oversee marine warranty survey requirements and ensure compliance with marine cargo insurance obligations during module fabrication and load-out.
• Ensure contractor quality management systems, inspection and testing activities, and project procedures are fully implemented.
• Support and oversee pre-commissioning activities including system cleaning, loop checking, degreasing, electrical energization, and related activities to minimize rework.
• Provide regular progress reports, highlight project risks and constraints, and escalate critical issues to project leadership when necessary.
• Mentor and develop site personnel while fostering a collaborative and high-performance working environment.

Knowledge & Skills

• Strong commitment to Health, Safety, Security and Environmental (HSSE) excellence.
• Thorough understanding of EPC project execution and contract management.
• Proven leadership skills with the ability to manage multidisciplinary teams in a multicultural environment.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and interpersonal skills.
• Strong planning, scheduling, and problem-solving capabilities.
• Sound knowledge of industry codes, international standards, and best engineering practices.
• Ability to review project schedules, analyze progress, and recommend optimization strategies.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, Microsoft Project, Excel, and PowerPoint.

• This position is based in Huangdao, Qingdao, China.
• Candidates should be willing to relocate locally for the duration of the project.
• Standard working hours average approximately 55 hours per week, following the project site's working schedule.

Why Apply?

This is an excellent opportunity to join a landmark LNG project and play a key leadership role in the successful delivery of complex modular fabrication works. You will work alongside an experienced international project team on one of the industry's major energy developments.