Reviewing technical plans drawn by architects and engineers

Planning project assembly

Cutting and shaping steel

Operating hand and power tools

Installing and fixing together steel girders, pipework and beam sections to make a steel framework

Using elevated work platforms and scissor lifts

Laying metal decking

Fixing safety netting and edge rails

Lifting and guiding components into position with tower cranes

Lining up and levelling steelwork before bolting it in place

Working on-site, often at height