Project management

Managing engineering fabrication suppliers

Gain the essential skills to manage quality, cost and timelines when working with fabrication suppliers in engineering projects.

3 hours

Next available: London, 13 Nov 2025

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Managing engineering fabrication suppliers

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£275.00 £247.50 Plus vat

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£325.00 £292.50 Plus vat

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Summary

Gain the essential skills to manage quality, cost and timelines when working with fabrication suppliers in engineering projects.

Engineers are often responsible for managing external fabrication suppliers, yet few receive formal training in this crucial aspect of project delivery.

While engineering education focuses on technical design, it rarely addresses how to collaborate effectively with the suppliers who bring those designs to life.

This practical course bridges that gap, equipping engineers with real-world tools and strategies to manage fabrication partners, ensuring quality, timely delivery, and cost control.

Who should attend?

This course is designed for early to mid-career engineers who interact with fabrication suppliers or anticipate doing so in their career progression.

It is particularly valuable for those moving into roles with supplier management responsibilities or engineers who have experienced challenges with outsourced fabrication work.

Relevant roles include design engineers, project engineers, quality engineers, manufacturing engineers, and technical leads who are responsible for ensuring quality, schedule, and cost control when working with external fabrication partners.

How will I benefit?

After the course you will be able to:

Define and communicate technical scope clearly to reduce errors, prevent scope creep, and ensure suppliers deliver exactly what is needed
Build and implement Inspection and Test Plans (ITPs) that catch quality issues early, reducing rework and costly delays
Translate complex technical requirements into supplier-friendly formats to improve understanding, reduce miscommunication, and speed up fabrication
Apply practical quality verification techniques to identify risks early, protect project timelines, and keep budgets under control

Contributes 3 CPD hours

Key topics

Technical scope writing for clear supplier understanding
Effective communication strategies for technical requirements
Development and implementation of Inspection & Test Plans (ITPs)
Quality verification techniques and documentation
Supplier relationship management
Case studies of challenging project fabrications
Template creation and adaptation for various supplier scenarios

Meet our trainers

These trainers regularly teach Managing engineering fabrication suppliers.

Matthew Laskaj

Matthew is the Chair for the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Scottish Region and director of a successful engineering and training consultancy. With more than 25 years experience in a variety of countries worldwide, he has worked in a range of industries including manufacturing, food and beverage, refining, offshore oil and gas and renewable energy.

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Duration:

3 hours
Location:

London
CPD Hours:

3.0
UK-Spec:

E, D, C

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3 hour course

London: 13 Nov 2025 08:00 - 11:00

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