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REIDsteel

Employment Opportunities

Our current vacancies are listed here, however we are often recruiting for the following roles to support our ongoing growth;


Estimators, Bid Managers, Structural Engineers, Steelwork Detailers, Cladding Detailers, Glazing Detailers, Fabricator Welders, Steel Erectors, Site Supervisors, Site Managers and Project Managers

We are also committed to investing in the development of trainees, apprentices, and graduates across the business as well as offering meaningful work experience placements. 


If any of these roles are of interest to you, please email HR@reidsteel.co.uk to talk to us about joining REIDsteel for a rewarding and fulfilling career.


Company Overview

We design, manufacture and construct high quality steel structures including industrial buildings, aircraft hangars and their electro-mechanical doors, warehouses, grandstands, multi-storey buildings, car parks, bridges and defence equipment. Additionally, cladding and envelope systems, roller shutter doors, glazing and curtain walling are all brought into the package.

 

We work on projects around the UK and across the world, having exported to over 140 countries in the Company’s history of over 100 years.

By Gary Christian March 18, 2025
Role Overview To support the Company’s ongoing growth and drive to increase operational efficiencies, we are seeking a Material Handler to join our manufacturing facility. You’ll assist in pre-fabrication activities in our stockyard and material handling between our workshops, with the opportunity as you progress to learn to use our CNC machines and shotblaster. This will support the smooth running of our fabrication/welding process. A safety conscious, hardworking team player who is keen to learn would be the ideal candidate. We’ll invest in your training, including forklift truck, straddle carrier and overhead gantry crane operations. There may be future opportunities to train to use our steel processing equipment including our robotic plasma. Main Duties and Responsibilities Complying with all relevant Company Health, Safety and Environmental policies. Unloading steel sections from delivery vehicles. Movement of steel sections and fittings into our workshops, ensuring that the correct pieces are delivered as required. Safe use of forklift trucks, straddle carrier and overhead gantry cranes. Banksman duties. Ensuring that the workshop is kept clean and tidy. Support in other areas of production as required. Working in accordance with our Company Values. Key Skills Attention to detail – to ensure the correct pieces are supplied to workshops. Numerate – to identify steel sections, check lists and labels. Organised – be able to look ahead to the items required to ensure timely supply to the workshops. Team player – able to help out and support as required. Key Experience Experience in a structural steel or general manufacturing environment desirable. The above list is not exhaustive, but it covers the main duties of the Material Handler. There may be other duties, not mentioned here, which become part of the job.  Please apply to hr@reidsteel.co.uk Return to Employment Opportunities
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By Gary Christian November 15, 2024
Role Overview We are currently recruiting for an experienced Steelwork Detailer to join our busy Drawing Office, based in Christchurch, Dorset. As a key member of the project team, you will be working on a wide range of projects with varying steel structures for both our UK and overseas markets. The ideal candidate will have proven experience in a similar structural steel role and be able to effectively manage their workload; problem solve, work collaboratively, and meet deadlines. Our progression band system will support your growth and development and help you to fulfil your potential. Main Duties and Responsibilities Complying with all relevant Company Quality, Health, Safety and Environmental policies. 3D modelling and detailing of steel framed buildings, structures & associated items using Tekla 3D detailing software. Creating fabrication drawings, including editing, to enable accurate steelwork manufacture. Liaising with house designers, cladding draughtsperson, bid managers and construction team as well as participating in external design team meetings with architects, engineers and clients. Liaising with Works Manager, Production Manager and factory team regarding drawing issues and queries. Preparing lists for manufacturing, purchase and despatch. Assisting with site surveys when required. Issuing and monitoring Requests for Information (RFIs) and responding to site queries. Preparing drawing registers and issuing arrangement drawings and parts and fixing lists. Attending launch and project meetings. Advising project managers of any extras or variations as the project progresses. Key Skills Previous Tekla steelwork detailing experience in a similar industry. Some cladding experience would be useful but not essential. Attention to detail. Teamwork. Commercial Awareness. Organised and methodical. Excellent communication skills. The above list is not exhaustive but it covers the main duties of the role. There may be other duties, not mentioned here, which become part of the job. Please apply to hr@reidsteel.co.uk Return to Employment Opportunities
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By Gary Christian November 13, 2024
Role Overview This is a great opportunity for an established Structural Engineer to join our expanding Design team. You will ideally have 5 years’ post graduate experience and be a Chartered Member of the IStructE or working towards chartership. As Structural Engineer, you will be expected to assist bid management in the preparation of offers; the Drawing Office in the detailing of the building elements; site management in the safe methods of building; and the end clients with a view to meeting the provisions of our contract and encouraging them to come back to us. This is a demanding, hands-on structural engineering position. We are a well-established company and have a large export market, so the ability to use a variety of codes and design criteria is important. Main Duties and Responsibilities Complying with all relevant Company Health, Safety, Quality and Environmental policies. Conceptual design – working in partnership with the sales team. Analysis design – using linear element or finite element software. Detail design – of all connections, bolts and welds. Preparing design calculations for draughtspeople and building control. Taking a leading role in preparing the CDM risk register for each building. Assisting with the preparation of safe erection methods. Attending meetings, both internal and client facing, as required. Optimising designs to produce structures that are safe, easy to draw, manufacture, ship and erect as well as being cost effective. Assisting with the preparation of operation and maintenance manuals for the client. Key Skills MIStructE or working towards chartership. Ability to work collaboratively as part of a team to meet specification, budget and programme as well as resolve any challenges that arise. CAD software. In depth knowledge of structural analysis concepts. Seismic design experience. Linear element or finite element analysis experience. Surveying experience. The above list is not exhaustive but it covers the main duties of the role. There may be other duties, not mentioned here, which become part of the job. Please apply to hr@reidsteel.co.uk Return to Employment Opportunities
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By Gary Christian April 30, 2024
To support our busy project management function, we have created a vacancy for an experienced QS. Reporting to our Head of Project Management, you’ll provide real time cost data for all elements of our projects and at each stage of the project lifecycle, facilitating effective decision making and contributing to the overall success of our projects.

Current Vacancies

Plus  hurricane & seismic resilient buildings, stadia & grandstands, HVM gates, hospitals, housing, defence structures, car parks . . .


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