Senior Reinforcement Detailer

About this role

RPO Recruitment is recruiting for an established consulting engineering practice in Cape Town. The senior detailer will lead the reinforcement detailing team and take part in technical reviews across residential, commercial, hospitality and mixed-use structural projects.

What you’ll do

• Lead, coordinate and oversee the reinforcement detailing team.
• Produce and review accurate, construction-ready reinforcement drawings in PADDS Reinforcement Detailing.
• Read structural drawings and specifications, and turn them into practical reinforcement details.
• Check drawings for accuracy, buildability and compliance with the structural engineer’s design intent.
• Work with structural engineers, BIM technicians, architects and other project team members to solve detailing problems.
• Plan detailing workloads and meet project deadlines.
• Train, mentor and develop junior detailers and new recruits, and set consistent quality-control standards.

What you need

• At least five years’ relevant experience in structural reinforcement detailing.
• Proven proficiency in PADDS Reinforcement Detailing.
• Good working knowledge of the relevant SANS codes and reinforcement detailing standards.
• A sound understanding of reinforced concrete construction and detailing principles.
• Experience reviewing reinforcement drawings and checking other detailers’ work.
• Strong organisational skills and the ability to manage several projects and deadlines at once.
• Good communication skills and the ability to work with engineers, contractors and other stakeholders.
• Confidence in leading a team and a willingness to train and mentor new recruits.
• Reliability, ownership and pride in accurate, high-quality work.
• Advantageous: previous experience in a senior or supervisory detailing role.

Is this job for you?

This role suits an experienced detailer who is ready to step into leadership. You should enjoy technical problem-solving, be comfortable checking other people’s work, and want to help grow a team.

Tips before you apply

• Have examples of PADDS drawings you have produced or reviewed ready to share, and be clear about your part in each project.
• Show your five years of detailing experience on your CV, with the project types, your role and any SANS codes you have worked to.
• Describe any teams you have led or trained, including how you set standards or checked quality.

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