Engineering Construction Craft Worker Careers

Work Environment:

As an engineering construction craft worker, you'd fix and repair equipment and machinery, on constructions such as sports arenas and oil rigs.

Being an engineering construction craft worker, you'd generally do specialization in one of the fields given as below:

• mechanical fixing: assembling, fitting and repairing machines and equipment
• pipe fitting: shaping, placing and fitting pipe work with regards to design schemes

• electro technical fitting: installing, testing and repairing motors, pumps, control board and valves
• welding: utilizing various techniques to cut, form and join pipe work and metal sheets
• steel erecting: making and fitting the segments and girders which compose a structure
• plating: cutting, forming, fabricating and examining metal sheets

Qualification, Education and Experience:

You can enter in this profession by beginning as a trainee with a construction/engineering company. For information on traineeships in engineering construction business, check the website of geo-engineer.

To gain entry to a traineeship, you'd have to get through with skills examinations and interview. You might have a benefit if you've GCSE grades (A to C), like design and technology, science, Mathematics, and engineering, or similar qualifications such as the BTEC: Diploma/Certificate into Engineering. Though, passion for this business is often essential as qualifications.

The 14-19-Diploma into Engineering might also be allowable by possible employers.

For information regarding this career, visit the website of Engineering and Construction, ECITB (Engineering Construction-Industry Training Board) and Women into Science. The Engineering Training-Council (Northern Ireland) has information regarding careers and courses.

Training Details:

Normally, you'd be given training at the work for about twelve to twenty four months; merging academy based training with supervised work-experience. This training would comprise:

• mechanical fabrication
• health and safety
• recognizing engineering supplies
• engineering skills
• cutting and forming metals
• understanding and utilizing mechanical engineering designs

See the website of ECITB, for further details regarding qualifications and various vocational training schemes, containing planning, CAD work, maintenance and administrative management.

Health and safety is very essential in this work and you can get details on training course providers for the CCNSG Safety Passport program (Client or Contractor National-Safety Group) at their website: www.ccnsg.com.

Skills and knowledge:

• an understanding of health and safety procedures
• excellent problem solving abilities
• the capability to work as per technical designs and plans
• accurateness and concentration to particulars
• ability to work at heights for few works
• physically fit
• outstanding practical skills
• excellent IT and mathematical proficiency
• the capability to work by yourself and as member of a team

Salary and Other Benefits:

• Initial remunerations for engineering construction craft workers can be about £16,000 to £19,000 annually.
• Earnings of experienced engineering construction craft workers can range from £20,000 to £27,000.
• And superior craft workers can get around £31,000.

Working Conditions:

You'd usually work weekly for around 38 to 41 hours, although this can change based on your precise job and targets. And occasionally, you may have to work overtimes.

In a seaward rig, you'd work 12 hour shifts for a 2 weeks period, and afterward coast leave for 2/3 weeks.

Your place of work could include different types such as an offshore rig, construction worksite, and manufacturing workshop. Based on your work, you might stay away from house for many weeks/months. This work is physically challenging.

Different Opportunities:

You can work with engineering or construction companies, as scenario is good, by SEMTA stating that there is presently a requirement for skillful employees in the engineering businesses, comprising engineering construction.

By experience, you can proceed to a charge hand or administrative managerial position. By more training you can advance to the level of engineering technician.

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