Project Manager - Fabrication

Central States Industrial

$75K — $100K *
Manufacturing & Automotive
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Associate degree required, technical emphasis preferred; Bachelor's a plus
  • 2-4 years in fabrication, job shop, or manufacturing environment
  • Experience with estimating, quoting, or cost analysis strongly preferred
  • Familiarity with drawings, specs, and fabrication methods
  • Understanding of materials, manufacturing processes, or piping systems is a plus
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel, Outlook, Word)

Responsibilities

  • Define project scope, requirements, and solutions in collaboration with customers and internal teams
  • Support design, estimating, and cost development for fabricated components
  • Build and manage accurate cost proposals including materials, labor, and methods
  • Review drawings and specifications to ensure build accuracy
  • Coordinate with the shop to keep projects on schedule
  • Provide technical support to production and resolve fabrication challenges
  • Track project progress, costs, and performance

Benefits

  • Competitive salary range
  • Real ownership of projects, driving them from planning to execution
  • Direct interaction with the shop to see results firsthand
  • Opportunities for career growth into senior positions
  • Collaborative team environment with shared knowledge
  • Casual workplace culture with company events and activities
Full Job Description
Pay: $75,000 • $100,000 Salary

Plan it. Quote it. Build it. Improve it.

Project Managers at CSI collaborate with internal and external customers to ensure their visions become a reality. Each project is unique and provides opportunities to offer both technical and commercial support. All aspects of project management that occur throughout a project life-cycle are associated with this position. Key responsibilities include promotion of CSI's products and services, sales, design, cost proposals and production of both shop-fabricated and field-installed projects.

If you like seeing something, go from print to finished product and figure out how to do it better each time this is a strong opportunity.

What You'll Be Doing
• Work with customers and internal teams to define scope, requirements, and solutions
• Support design, estimating, and cost development for fabricated components
• Build and manage accurate cost proposals (materials, labor, methods, margins)
• Review drawings, specs, and industry standards to ensure build accuracy
• Coordinate closely with the shop to keep projects moving and on schedule
• Provide technical support to production and resolve fabrication challenges
• Communicate clearly with customers, vendors, and internal teams
• Track project progress, costs, and performance
• Compare estimated vs. actual costs to improve future quoting accuracy
• Contribute to process improvements, cost reductions, and better build methods

This is hands-on project work you'll see what you plan get built, and you'll be expected to make it better over time.

Who This Is For

You don't need to know everything but you do need the right mindset.
• Mechanically inclined with an interest in fabrication and manufacturing
• Organized and able to manage multiple projects at once
• Comfortable making decisions and taking ownership
• Problem-solver who looks for better ways to do the work
• Clear communicator with both shop teams and customers
• Able to stay focused in a fast-paced, high-volume environment

Experience
• Associate degree required (technical emphasis preferred; Bachelor's a plus)
• 2• 4+ years in fabrication, job shop, or manufacturing environment
• Experience with estimating, quoting, or cost analysis strongly preferred
• Familiarity with drawings, specs, and fabrication methods
• Understanding of materials, manufacturing processes, or piping systems is a plus
• Microsoft Office required (Excel, Outlook, Word)

Why CSI
• Competitive salary: $75,000 • $100,000
• Real ownership• you're not just tracking projects, you're driving them
• Work directly with the shop and see results firsthand
• Opportunity to grow into senior PM, estimating, or operations roles
• Team environment• people step in, share knowledge, and get things done
• Casual workplace with company events and team activities

Work Environment / Physical Requirements

This role is primarily office-based with regular interaction on the shop floor.

It requires extended computer use, communication across teams, and the ability to manage multiple priorities. Light physical activity such as standing, bending, and lifting up to 20 pounds may be required.

CSI provides reasonable accommodation for qualified individuals with disabilities throughout the application and employment process.

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