Steel Erector Careers

Work Environment:

As a steel erector, you'd work within the engineering and construction business, fixing and fitting together the beams, steel rafters and pipe work which constitute the frame of structures and buildings.

Being a steel erector, you can work on ventures of different kinds, such as bridges, sports grounds, commercial developments, housing and industrial units. Your tasks would comprise:

• evaluating how to fix the steel work jointly as per engineer's commands
• putting down metaldecking, and fitting safety edge rails and net as you construct the structure
• operating from MEWPs (mobile elevated-work platforms) to get secure access to sectors

• directing and picking up modules to place using tower cranes
• operating at heights, on the project structure, which is cannot be accessed by MEWPs
• leveling and arranging steel work before welding/bolting it in position

Your job would also engross steel dismantling on demolition works. By training, you might also execute steel-fabrication and fitting job at site.

Qualification, Education and Experience:

Though there are no definite entrance qualifications, it'd be helpful while searching for this job if you've GCSE grades (A to E) with English, mathematics, technology and science. Corresponding vocational qualifications in engineering or construction might also be allowable to employers.

You can enter in this profession by a Traineeship method with an engineering or building firm. The availability of Traineeships within your sector will rely on the regional employment market and the kind of abilities employers want from employees.

You might require a driving license to voyage to different sites.

Check the website of ECITB (Engineering Construction-Industry Training Board) or Construction Skills, for further information regarding steel erecting as a profession.

Training Details:

You'd get training at the work. You can also work to obtain different NVQ qualification, consisting of:

• Second Level: NVQ qualification into Steel fixing Occupations
• Second Level: NVQ qualification into Constructional Steel work Site-Operations (has choices in Fitting Metal Floor Decking and Erecting Steelwork)
• Third Level: NVQ qualification into Constructing Capital-Plant Steelworks (Erecting)

The NVQ qualification includes modules on:

• secure working procedures
• utilizing power equipments
• forming and cutting steel
• handling powered access machinery e.g. cherry pickers and mobile work platforms
• fitting prefabricated and/or insitu steel

CSCS (Construction Skills-Certification Scheme)

The majority of the engineering and construction companies nowadays prefer you to be member of relevant program or encompass a CSCS card to operate at their worksites. This card is verification of your competence and abilities. To obtain your CSCS card you should:

• encompass a applicable NVQ or corresponding qualification
• get through with a health and safety evaluation

Skills and knowledge:

• the capability to operate in a group
• an understanding of health and safety measures
• the ability to work at heights
• physically fit and healthy
• the capability to act according to engineering commands and plans precisely
• outstanding practical abilities

Salary and Other Benefits:

• Initial remunerations for steel erector can range from £13,000 to £17,000 annually.
• Earnings of experienced steel erectors can be around £20,000 to £32,000 a year.

Working Conditions:

You'd generally work weekly for about 42 hours, on weekdays. You may have to work on weekends and overtimes to meet up targets.

Your job would be chiefly outside, at heights and physically challenging. Your employer/company would generally give you safety tools.

Different Opportunities:

You'll discover the majority of work chances with steel fixing and steel erecting companies, and construction engineering firms. Employment openings are publicized by the regional newspapers, and website of firms.

By experience, you can advance to administrative positions, or establish your own firm.

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