Designer of metallic structure (civil construction) - Career description, activities, functions and salary

How much does an Designer of metallic structure (civil construction) earn

A Designer of metallic structure (civil construction) earns between $1.324 and $11.638 per month, with an average monthly salary of $3.664 and a median salary of $2.185 according to an Averwage.com salary survey along with to data of professionals hired and fired by companies in the labor market.

Our research is based on the salaries of 786 professionals hired and dismissed by the period from 06/2021 to 05/2022 (last year).

Professional job categories

• Middle level technicians
• • middle-level technicians in the physical, chemical, engineering sciences
• • • technical designers and modelers
• • • • technical draftsmen of civil construction and architecture

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Main workplaces

Technical draftsmen of civil construction and architecture these workers work in economic activities such as civil construction, collection, purification and distribution of water, public administration, public utility services such as production and distribution of electricity, gas and water. They are found as employees with a formal contract or as self-employed, always individually, with permanent supervision. They work during the day, indoors, with the exception of the technical cartography designer, who also works in the open.

What does it take to work in the field of Technical draftsmen of civil construction and architecture

This job/occupation requires complete elementary education, a basic qualification course of 200 to 400 class hours and professional experience of one to two years. Mastery of applications such as cad - computer aided design is required.

Functions and activities of Designer of metallic structure (civil construction)

Technical draftsmen of civil construction and architecture must:

Activities

consult information in files;
modify drawings;
adopt hygiene standards at work;
fill in the final report;
interpret calculation memory;
applying occupational health standards (nr-9 and nr-15) ;
list drawing material;
drawing planks;
store files;
search for additional information;
develop spatial vision;
demonstrate mathematical reasoning.;
update the drawing according to legislation;
determining design methodology;
send drawing and/or copies to customer;
demonstrate foreign language basics;
index documents relevant to the area;
prepare the workplace;
calculate estimated design costs;
detail drawings;
demonstrate manual skill/precision;
select drawing tools and media;
search the internet;
release drawing to electronic file or map library;
field survey;
define formats and scales;
check dimensions, dimensions and descriptive information;
organize supplier catalogs;
supplement drawings;
stipulating deadlines for the execution of the drawing;
make a technical visit to review data;
determine the type of file to be used;
work as a team.;
compatize drawings under supervision;
calculate data from field book;
compress digital files;
transfer total station data from field to office;
organize collected data;
gather documents;
keep drawing tools;
select drawing media and tools;
apply principles of total quality;
apply technical standards;
store files;
analyze sketch obtained through field information;
use specific software for design;
mastering basic computing;
legend plans;
report procedure changes;
set drawing cost;
propose alternatives for drawing up;
organize supplier catalogs;
follow new technologies;
interpret existing designs;
return documents used for archiving;
update the drawing according to the legislation;

Sectors that hire Designer of metallic structure (civil construction) the most in the job market

• engineering services
• building construction
• architectural and engineering related technical drawing services
• other civil engineering works
• manufacture of precast reinforced concrete structures, in series and on order
• manufacture of metal structures
• scaffolding rental
• electrical installation and maintenance
• manufacture of other metal products
• architectural services