Senior Tekla Detailer - Structural Steel Leader

AlphaX; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Retirement plan

Job summary

AlphaX is seeking a Senior Tekla Detailer to lead structural steel detailing in a fabrication environment, owning Tekla modeling, detailing standards, and drafting team leadership.

The role combines technical execution with process improvement, ensuring accurate and on-schedule fabrication drawings. The candidate will mentor detailers and establish best practices to improve quality and efficiency across the department.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of structural steel detailing experience with Tekla Structures.
• Experience developing or improving Tekla standards, workflows, or drafting procedures.
• Experience leading, mentoring, or supervising detailers in fabrication environments.
• Strong understanding of structural steel fabrication, erection sequencing, connection details, and shop drawing requirements.
• Ability to interpret structural and architectural drawings, specifications, and engineering documents.
• Excellent communication, organizational, and problem-solving skills with strong attention to detail.
• Experience collaborating with engineering, fabrication, and project management teams.
• Candidates without advanced Tekla experience or structural steel detailing expertise will not be considered.

Responsibilities

• Produce and review complex Tekla models, shop drawings, erection drawings, and fabrication packages for structural steel projects.
• Develop, implement, and maintain company-wide Tekla modeling and drafting standards to improve consistency and efficiency.
• Lead and mentor the drafting team by providing technical guidance, training, and quality reviews.
• Coordinate with engineers, project managers, fabricators, and production teams to resolve detailing challenges before fabrication.
• Review structural drawings and specifications to ensure models and fabrication documents accurately reflect project requirements.
• Perform quality control reviews of drawings and models prior to release for fabrication.
• Identify opportunities to improve drafting workflows, automation, and modeling efficiency using Tekla.
• Assist with scheduling drafting workloads and prioritizing deliverables to meet project deadlines.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives that strengthen department processes and technical capabilities.

Skills

Leadership

Mentoring

Communication

Tools

Tekla Structures

Job description

AlphaX is seeking a Senior Tekla Detailer to lead structural steel detailing in a fabrication environment, owning Tekla modeling, detailing standards, and drafting team leadership.

The role combines technical execution with process improvement, ensuring accurate and on-schedule fabrication drawings. The candidate will mentor detailers and establish best practices to improve quality and efficiency across the department.