Job title: Structural Steel Designer – CAD
Company: Atlantic Constructors
Job description: At ACI we build our company and our culture not by counting people, but by making our people count!Atlantic Constructors is seeking dynamic, motivated, career minded individuals to join our expanding team! Atlantic Constructors has been recognized as an industry leader in the Mid-Atlantic Region for over 50 years.Benefits:Atlantic Constructors is dedicated to providing its employees and their eligible family members with a wide range of benefits. From competitive benefits to on-site wellness programs, we provide resources to support you and your family’s health, well-being and happiness. We have created a comprehensive benefits package that includes:
- Medical Insurance Plans
- Dental Insurance Plan
- Vision Insurance Plan
- 401(K) Retirement Plan with Generous Company Matching
- Health Savings Plan
Atlantic Constructors offers competitive benefits, for more information check out our on our website. ACIBuilds.comSummary/Objective:The Virtual Design Steel Detailers position is responsible for generating models and fabrication drawings for our commercial and industrial construction projects. The candidate should already possess moderate to advanced structural steel manufacturing knowledge, to include materials, shop fabrication, and field installation practices.Essential Functions:
- Reviews Project scope, design drawings, equipment submittals, and specifications for clarification and conflicts/questions in preparation for modeling and detailing.
- Works at times directly with customers, engineers and designers, and other departments to convey issues and solutions for projects.
- Adheres to applicable codes and company design standards to include current AISC standard practices.
- Generates structural steel models and detailed drawings for our commercial and industrial group to include but not limited to structures, catwalks, platforms, stairs, ladders, railings, and supports using current modeling and detailing software.
- Generates documentation required for but not limited to planning, purchasing, fabrication, lifting, and installation (Drawings and BOM’s)
- Generates electronic files necessary for but not limited to manufacturing such as a Python beam line and Plasma table (CNC, Nest Files, and Workorders)
- Reviews and revises drawings based on engineering and coordination comments, fabrication needs, and field conditions.
- Assist shop and field personnel with questions and extra details as necessary to include some training
Supervisory Responsibility: NoRequired:
- 5+ years (Senior 10+ years) of fabrication experience in a shop, field and/or leadership setting within the structural steel environment
- Comprehension and ability to read structural steel drawings
- Excellent math and geometry skills
- Possess a willingness to grow with the job and teambuilding
- Good understanding of AWS welding symbols
- Proficient in general computer equipment
- (Senior) Experience with SDS/2, Tekla, or equivalent software for modeling and manufacturing.
- Able to make site visits for information gathering, coordination, and routing solutions.
- Must be able to pass post-offer pre-employment drug screen, and may be required to satisfactorily pass additional background checks as required (DMV, Criminal History)
- Must adhere to company policies and procedures
- Must be available to work assigned schedules
- Willing to make site visits to perform field verification as required.
The work environment and physical demands required would be representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job, and may include, but are not limited to the following:Work Environment:
- Works in a mixed professional office and field environment and may routinely make shop and site visits.
- May work in varying temperatures; both inside and outside, including inclement weather, heat, humidity, cold and dampness
- May work in areas with exposure to moderate/high noise levels
- May be exposed to fumes or airborne particles including dust
- May be required to work in confined spaces or from high heights
- Willing to adhere to company/ client PPE requirements
Physical Demands:
- This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopier, filing cabinets and fax machines.
- Site visits will require walking through existing buildings, industrial plants and/or on-going construction sites. This will involve stairs and at times ladders on multiple floors/levels.
- This role at times, may use construction equipment such as heavy machinery, hand and power tools
- While performing duties of the job, the employee may work aloft, climb, bend, pulling reach overhead, stand/walk for long period of times, and lift up to 50 lbs
- Must be able to correctly identify all colors of a color-coded cable/wires and see close vision, depth perception, peripheral vision and ability to adjust focus
Preferred:
- Prior military experience
- Experience with Structural steel detailing using SDS/2 or (Tekla – preferred)
- HS diploma or GED equivalent
- The Steel Detailer should be fluent with computer use and software navigation.
- Able to use Microsoft office
Structural Steel Designer , CAD
Expected salary:
Location: Richmond, VA
Job date: Thu, 06 Nov 2025 23:11:15 GMT
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