Structural Steel Detailer

Vulcan Materials · Birmingham

Job Summary
Designs and develops detailed drawings independently, ensuring all designs meet applicable safety codes, best practices, and project needs in a cost-effective manner. Collaborates with various engineering and construction teams to ensure coordination, compliance, and timely project completion. Reviews work by others, maintains department standards, and supports design engineers. Requires strong CAD skills, communication, problem-solving, and attention to detail.

Essential Functions
• Independently design and develop detailed drawings, ensuring all designs meet applicable safety codes, current best practices, and project needs in a cost-effective manner.
• Collaborate closely with project, structural, mechanical, electrical, and environmental engineers to ensure coordination of disciplines in the final design effort.
• Work with project and construction personnel to ensure construction methods are understood and projects are completed in a cost-effective and timely manner.
• Document department standards and best practices for utilization across the division or company.
• Maintain the department’s electronic drawing files.
• Review work completed by others (internal or external), as applicable, to assist colleagues in the engineering department.
• Review shop drawings as required for outside fabrication.
• Assist in the maintenance of construction and modification schedules to ensure accurate and timely completion of drawings.

Critical Competencies
• Technical Expertise: Maintains cutting edge awareness of latest development in a specific field by scanning multiple sources of information or data (e.g. periodicals, networks of contacts.)
• Problem Solving - Identify, analyze, and resolve work-related issues efficiently and effectively using practical knowledge, experience, and hands-on skills. Finds practical solutions, implements fixes, and adapts to unexpected challenges.
• Teamwork and Collaboration - Ability to work effectively and harmoniously with others to achieve common goals; contributes positively to group efforts, sharing knowledge, and being open to others' ideas and feedback.
• Attention to Detail - Ability to thoroughly and accurately complete tasks; meticulous and precise when handling information, and is critical in ensuring the quality, accuracy, and integrity of the results.
• Adaptability - Adapts to new conditions, is flexible and open-minded when facing challenges, and maintains high performance during change.
• Planning and Scheduling - Effective planning of repair procedures, scheduling work considering resource availability, and maintaining necessary inventory.

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