Galliford Try
Tekla Detailer
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Tekla Detailer
Location: Midlands, Scotland or South West (Hybrid Opportunities)
Operating across the UK, from the South West of England to the Highlands of Scotland, we work with all 13 of the UK's major water and sewerage companies, alongside public and private sector clients. Together, we deliver innovative solutions that address ageing infrastructure, climate resilience, environmental challenges, and increasing regulatory demands.
As one of the UK's leading construction businesses, we are committed to creating lasting value through innovation, collaboration, and sustainable delivery.
We are looking for a Tekla Detailer to join our growing Digital Engineering and Design team.
Working within a multidisciplinary environment, you will play an important role in producing accurate 3D models, fabrication drawings, and construction deliverables using Tekla Structures. You will contribute to the successful delivery of a diverse portfolio of water and infrastructure projects, helping to ensure designs are coordinated, buildable, and aligned with project requirements.
This is an exciting opportunity for someone with detailing experience and a passion for digital construction, model-based delivery, and delivering high-quality engineering solutions in a collaborative environment.
What you'll be doing:
- Developing, maintaining, and managing detailed 3D models using Tekla Structures.
- Producing fabrication drawings, general arrangement drawings, and construction documentation.
- Generating material schedules, NC data, bolt lists, and other manufacturing information.
- Coordinating structural models with engineering, design, and construction teams.
- Reviewing engineering designs, specifications, and project requirements to support accurate model development.
- Identifying and helping resolve clashes, design coordination issues, and constructability challenges.
- Working closely with project teams, fabricators, and suppliers to support efficient project delivery.
- Supporting BIM and digital engineering processes across project teams.
- Ensuring models and drawings comply with company standards, project requirements, and industry best practice.
- Participating in design reviews, coordination meetings, and technical workshops.
- Supporting quality assurance processes for model and drawing outputs.
- Contributing throughout the design, fabrication, and construction phases of projects.
- Helping drive continuous improvement initiatives and the development of digital delivery standards.
About you:
We are looking for someone who combines technical detailing expertise with a collaborative and proactive approach.
You'll ideally have:
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- Experience using Tekla Structures within structural steel, infrastructure, or construction environments.
- Experience producing fabrication and general arrangement drawings.
- An understanding of modelling, detailing, and construction methodologies.
- The ability to interpret engineering drawings, design calculations, and technical specifications.
- Knowledge of structural steel fabrication and erection processes.
- Experience working within BIM-enabled project environments.
- An understanding of quality assurance procedures and drawing control processes.
- Familiarity with Autodesk products, CAD software, or other digital engineering tools (desirable).
- Knowledge of water, utilities, or major infrastructure projects (beneficial).
We recognise that skills and experience can be gained in different ways. If you meet some, but not all, of the criteria and are excited about the opportunity, we encourage you to apply.
We’re particularly interested in people who can:
- Produce accurate, high-quality work with strong attention to detail.
- Manage multiple deadlines and competing priorities effectively.
- Collaborate with engineers, designers, project managers, and supply chain partners.
- Communicate technical information clearly and professionally.
- Take ownership of their work and proactively identify solutions to challenges.
- Adapt to changing project requirements and evolving digital technologies.
- Contribute to innovation and continuous improvement across the business.
What We Can Offer in Return:
With an impressive order book of over £4.3 billion, we are one of the industry’s leading principal contractors, affording you the opportunity to work on some of the UK’s most exciting projects, offering you stability as well as the chance to stretch your capabilities and realise long-held career goals. You will be joining diverse teams working at a high professional level with exceptional levels of commitment. With an ambitious strategy, we’re poised for further growth and success, so if you’re committed, talented, and enthusiastic, Galliford Try is the right place for you.
We are committed to maintaining the physical and mental wellbeing of all our people, through our ‘Be Well’ programme, which offers discounts on certain products, advice, and support for a range of issues.
We invest in high-quality training for employees of all levels, from our leadership development framework to our apprenticeship programmes. Through our Career Paths initiative, individuals receive tailored training and support to fulfil their potential.
Our industry is all about creating talented teams that excel in their areas of expertise. As an employer, we know you are most motivated to give your best when you feel valued and engaged.
Our Agile Working programme empowers you with flexibility in when, where, and how you work. Where appropriate, site and office-based employees can take advantage of a wide variety of working practices, offering different amounts of structure, regularity, and flexibility to suit your needs as well as those of your wider team.
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Our Benefits:
We put our people first, and our benefits package reflects that by offering a comprehensive range of attractive options to help support your career on top of a competitive salary.
- Generous holiday entitlement, increasing with years of service, plus the opportunity to purchase further holidays
- A wide range of corporate discounts
- Cycle to Work schemes
- Comprehensive pension plan
- Regular Save as You Earn share purchase scheme
- Private medical scheme options are available for all salaried employees, and our employee assistance programme also provides free 24/7 support to those who need it
- Paid for yearly membership to one recognised professional association relevant to your role
About us:
Our purpose is to improve people’s lives through building the facilities and infrastructure that communities need, providing opportunities for our people to learn, grow, and progress, working with our supply chain to promote the very best working practice and caring for the environment in which we work.
We do this by holding true to our values, delivering excellence for our clients and the community, being passionate about our role in providing vital services, putting integrity at the heart of our business by doing the right thing, and collaborating with our clients, supply chain, and stakeholders to deliver lasting change and long-term value.
For more information on this role or to enquire about other positions available within our business, please contact charlotte.gornall@gallifordtry.co.uk.
Additional Information:
Galliford Try welcomes applications from candidates who would like to work full-time, reduced hours, or flexibly, and this will be discussed in more detail as part of the recruitment process.
We encourage, and would be grateful if, you could confirm any requirements we can reasonably fulfil to make this application a positive experience for you.
Don’t meet every requirement of the role? Studies have shown that some people are less likely to apply for jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At Galliford Try, we are committed to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every requirement of the role, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.
As a Disability Confident employer, we have committed to offer an interview to any candidate with a long-term health condition or disability that meets the essential criteria for the advertised position. Please contact the Resourcing Partner listed within the job advert if you believe this applies to you. We will also take the opportunity to discuss any adjustments required for your interview.
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