Trainee Detailer

Company Severfield Commercial and Industrial (NI) Limited Location name Lisburn (9 Ferguson Drive, Unit 3 Knockmore Business Park, BT28 2EX
) Contract Type Permanent Career Level B Contract weekly hours 40.25 Hours per Week Posting End Date 28 Jul 2026 Job number SUKIE
00831

At Severfield, we’re creating better ways to build for a world of changing demands.

We have a fantastic opportunity for a Trainee Detailer at our Lisburn offices.

Our competitive advantage is our people, and we’re always looking for talented individuals to join us as we continue to transform skylines across the UK & Europe. A career at Severfield presents the opportunity for you to develop, grow, and to feel part of something special, after all, we are all in it together
!

Our Commercial & Industrial division designs, fabricates and constructs structural steelwork for a variety of different sectors including commercial offices, stadia & leisure, industrial & distribution, data centres, retail and health and education.

The division has manufacturing sites in three locations:
Dalton, Lostock, and Enniskillen. Each has full-service capabilities and modern manufacturing processes enabling us to provide a high-quality product to a variety of different sectors. Each of our sites has its own strong reputation in the market and between them cover a wider geographical area, including Europe. They continue to set the bar high in their highly complex market!

The role of the Structural Steel Trainee Detailer working alongside a more experienced colleague to prepare detailed drawings of steelwork designs and plans for buildings and structures according to specification provided by the Engineer/design team. The trainee’s skills will be enhanced and developed by the assignment of appropriate tasks, with the ultimate outcome to progress to the level of Structural Steel Detailer.

Other responsibilities will include but are not limited to:

• Developing structural steel designs for steel framed structures on CAD and liaising with Design Engineers, Architects and Clients.
• Creating detailed structural steel drawings on CAD from Engineers or Architects drawings/models.
• Reporting to drawing office manager and directors in such manner and frequency as the directors shall specify.
• Liaising with other Detailer(s), Drawing Office Team Leader(s) and Project managers to progress information on projects assigned, assimilating information and progressing drawings/models.
• Preparing detail drawings for fabrication packages associated with structural steelwork projects, this will include metalwork elements.
• Preparing detail drawings for variation work and recording variations on variation logs.
• Any other duties which may arise

Key

Skills and Experience:

• Able to develop and maintain positive working relationships with colleagues, clients, and suppliers.
• Works effectively as part of a team and communicates confidently with individuals at all levels.
• Possesses strong organisational abilities and consistently meets daily and weekly deadlines.
• Demonstrates a proactive approach.
• Holds a basic understanding of steel structures and fundamental design principles.
• Relevant experience in CAD software with Tekla Structures preferred.

At Severfield, we’re all about doing the right thing, so as you’d expect, we offer competitive salaries and excellent benefits packages.

We are an equal opportunities employer and actively encourage individuals from diverse backgrounds, experiences, and skillsets to apply. We value the unique perspectives that come from different life experiences and are committed to building an inclusive environment. We welcome applications from everyone, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexuality, religion, or faith. At Severfield, we believe that a diverse team drives innovation and success, and we are eager to hear from all who want to contribute to our dynamic workplace.

We will be considering candidates as they apply and we will occasionally close job advertisements early in the event we receive sufficient applicants, so please don’t delay in submitting your application.

We look forward to receiving your application!

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