Fabrication Lead - Construction and Maintenance Project Lead

Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife • Lacey, WA • 7h ago

Title- Fabrication Lead Classification- Construction and Maintenance Project Lead Job Status- Full-Time - Permanent WDFW Program- Capital Asset Management Program (CAMP) Duty Station- Lacey, Washington -- Thurston County Closing Date- 11/30/2025 11:59 PM Pacific

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Actively engage in hands-on fabrication and installation, this position is an opportunity to lead and mentor skilled trades staff while performing as an active crew member.

**Collaborate closely with the Construction and Maintenance Project Supervisor to plan, design, and execute projects that meet safety standards and meet deadlines.

Ensure each project is set up for success by preparing detailed drawings and material estimates, reviewing consultant plans and coordinating procurements.

What to Expect-** Among the varied range of responsibilities held within this role, the Fabrication Lead will,

Fabrication Leadership:

Independently prepares drawings and sketches to illustrate fabrication projects for staff to follow, as well as conveys verbal instructions.

Independently composes bills of materials for the use in estimating project expenses and orders materials based on drawing and sketch reviews.

Manages the use of shop space and time management of staff to meet project deadlines, while ensuring safety protocols are followed.

Respond quickly to priority changes and scheduling constraints.

Operate a variety of fabrication shop equipment such as Oxyacetylene, wire feed, tig and arc welders.

Leads by example as a peer-to-peer hand-on crew member on the production floor.

Project Leadership:

Assists in the preparation, scheduling and supervision of the work layout for the maintenance, alteration and repair of building structures and components.

Communicates the job(s) to and with the crew.

Determine materials, equipment and manpower needed.

Identifies needs and deficiencies in the plan/schedule and communicates these to the Construction and Maintenance Project Supervisor.

Oversees the execution of the work, including quality, production, and safety, by ensuring that crews work to job specifications and follows all Agency standards.

Continuously inspects completed work making sure it is up to code and specifications and initiates timely problem resolutions.

Leads by example as a crew member on the production floor

Hydraulics and Plumbing:

Design lift gates that have been modified from stem driven to hydraulic, along with fish traps that have raiseable floors.

Diagnose and repair various existing hydraulic units, retrofitting outdated systems with hydraulic, such as knife gates, tote tilts, and crowders.

Fabricate, install, and repair pipes, valves, manifolds, and gates.

**Working Conditions:

Work setting, including hazards: **

Duties are performed in a fabrication shop and on occasion at construction sites in hatchery and wildlife areas. Some tasks will involve sitting at a desk and working on a computer.

Work on rough terrain, riverbanks, slippery slopes, confined and difficult to reach spaces and in inclement weather.

Bend, stoop, squat, twist, push, pull, and lifting of 50 pounds repetitively when loading and unloading trucks or movi

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