Position Overview
IronWorx is seeking a skilled, organized, and customer-focused professional to manage projects from the initial customer conversation through design, estimating, fabrication support, installation, and final invoicing.
This is a key position within our custom metal fabrication company. The ideal candidate combines strong drafting and technical abilities with practical field experience, accurate estimating skills, and professional customer communication. You will turn customer concepts and field information into clear designs, accurate proposals, fabrication-ready drawings, and successfully completed projects.
Because many of our projects are custom, one-time builds, this position requires sound judgment, attention to detail, problem-solving ability, and comfort managing multiple projects at different stages.
Primary ResponsibilitiesCustomer and Project Coordination
- Communicate with customers to understand project requirements, expectations, budgets, and schedules.
- Conduct site visits to verify existing conditions and obtain accurate field measurements.
- Identify potential installation, access, structural, or fabrication challenges before work begins.
- Maintain clear and professional customer communication throughout each project.
- Document customer decisions, approvals, revisions, and changes in project scope.
- Coordinate project information with the operations manager, fabrication team, installers, vendors, architects, engineers, and contractors.
- Follow projects from the initial inquiry through final completion and invoicing.
Drafting and Design
- Create accurate 2D drawings, 3D models, shop drawings, and fabrication drawings using Fusion 360 or similar CAD software.
- Develop practical designs that meet customer requirements while considering fabrication methods, material availability, installation conditions, and cost.
- Produce fully dimensioned part drawings, assembly drawings, cut lists, and bills of materials.
- Revise drawings based on customer feedback, field conditions, and internal fabrication review.
- Maintain organized drawing files, revisions, specifications, and project documentation.
- Review designs with fabricators to ensure drawings are clear, complete, and practical to manufacture.
Engineering and Technical Review
- Perform appropriate structural and mechanical calculations within the candidate’s training and professional qualifications.
- Review member sizes, connections, mounting methods, loads, clearances, tolerances, and material requirements.
- Apply applicable building codes, OSHA requirements, AISC standards, AWS requirements, and accepted industry practices.
- Identify projects that require review or certification by a licensed professional engineer.
- Coordinate with outside engineers when stamped calculations or drawings are required.
- Verify that final designs are suitable for fabrication, transportation, installation, and intended use.
Field Verification and Measurements
- Visit job sites to measure and document existing conditions.
- Verify dimensions, elevations, slopes, mounting surfaces, structural conditions, access limitations, and potential interferences.
- Create field sketches, photographs, and measurement records that can be reliably converted into shop drawings.
- Confirm critical dimensions before material is ordered or fabrication begins.
- Return to the field when necessary to resolve discrepancies or support installation.
Estimating
- Prepare accurate and complete estimates for custom fabrication and installation projects.
- Calculate material quantities, labor hours, engineering, drafting, finishing, equipment, subcontractor, travel, delivery, and installation costs.
- Obtain pricing from material suppliers, powder coaters, engineers, subcontractors, and equipment providers.
- Evaluate project risks, unknown conditions, and appropriate contingencies.
- Prepare professional customer proposals with clearly defined scope, exclusions, payment terms, and schedules.
- Manage revisions, alternates, add-ons, and change orders.
- Compare estimated costs with actual job results and use the findings to improve future estimates.
Invoicing and Project Closeout
- Prepare deposits, progress invoices, change-order invoices, and final invoices.
- Verify that completed work, approved changes, material charges, and additional field work are properly billed.
- Coordinate with management to confirm projects are complete before final invoicing.
- Maintain accurate project records, purchase information, customer approvals, and supporting documentation.
- Assist with customer questions regarding proposals, change orders, and invoices.
- Help monitor outstanding invoices and provide necessary project documentation for collection follow-up.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience in custom metal fabrication, structural steel, architectural metals, manufacturing, construction, or a related industry.
- Proficiency with Fusion 360, AutoCAD, SolidWorks, Inventor, or comparable CAD software.
- Ability to produce accurate 2D shop drawings and 3D models.
- Strong understanding of fabrication processes, welding, machining, forming, finishing, and field installation.
- Experience taking accurate field measurements and translating them into fabrication drawings.
- Experience estimating material, labor, finishing, delivery, equipment, and installation costs.
- Ability to read architectural, structural, and construction drawings.
- Familiarity with structural steel, stairs, railings, platforms, gates, miscellaneous metals, and custom-fabricated products.
- Working knowledge of applicable building codes, OSHA requirements, AISC standards, and AWS welding requirements.
- Experience communicating directly with customers, contractors, architects, engineers, suppliers, and field personnel.
- Strong mathematical, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Excel and business-management or accounting software.
- Valid driver’s license and ability to travel to customer and project locations.
Ideal Candidate
The ideal person for this position:
- Takes ownership of projects and follows them through completion.
- Understands that accurate field measurements and drawings are essential to profitable fabrication.
- Designs products that can be efficiently fabricated and installed.
- Communicates clearly with both customers and shop personnel.
- Recognizes missing information and asks the right questions before work begins.
- Produces accurate estimates without overlooking labor, installation, finishing, or indirect costs.
- Handles multiple active projects without losing important details.
- Is comfortable working independently while collaborating closely with management and the fabrication team.
- Values quality, accuracy, accountability, efficiency, and customer satisfaction.
- Looks for ways to improve designs, estimating standards, project documentation, and company processes.
Physical and Field Requirements
- Ability to safely enter active construction and industrial job sites.
- Ability to climb stairs and ladders and navigate uneven surfaces when required.
- Ability to take field measurements indoors and outdoors in varying weather conditions.
- Ability to wear required personal protective equipment.
- Ability to occasionally lift and carry measuring equipment, samples, or materials.
What We Offer
- A key role with substantial responsibility and the ability to influence company growth.
- A variety of challenging custom fabrication projects.
- Direct involvement in projects from concept through installation.
- A collaborative environment with experienced fabricators and installers.
- Opportunities to improve company systems and advance into greater project or operational leadership.
Pay: $60,000.00 - $80,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Work Location: In person
