Structural Steel Erection

Our Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Build and install iron or steel girders, columns and other construction materials to form buildings, bridges and other structures
• Cut, position and bolt down steel bars to reinforce concrete
• Repair older infrastructure
• Make, weld and cut structural metal
• Erect steel frames
• Direct operation of cranes to move structural steel, reinforcing bars and other materials onto and around the construction site
• Connect steel columns, beams and girders
• Drill holes into steel for bolts
• Number steel according to assembly instructions
• Unload and stack steel
• Attach cables to steel and then to the crane
• Hoist steel into place in the framework
• Position steel with connecting bars and spud wrenches
• Work with driftpins to align the holes in the steel with the framework holes
• Use plumb bobs, levels and laser equipment to check alignment
• Bolt or weld piece into place
• Set reinforcing bars into forms to hold concrete
• Fasten bars together with wire
• Place spacers under rebar to lift bars off deck
• Cut bars with metal shears and torches
• Reinforce concrete with welded wire fabric
• Substitute cables for rebar
• Tighten cables with jacking equipment
• Install stairs, handrails or curtain walls
• Make sure all pieces are fitted properly and complete repairs as necessary