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CAD Technician / Rebar Detailer (Civil/Structural)
2026-03-26T09:43:43+00:00
Africa Personnel Services
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FULL_TIME
Sinazeze
Lusaka
10101
Zambia
Professional Services
Science & Engineering, Construction, Installation, Maintenance & Repair
ZMW
MONTH
2026-04-09T17:00:00+00:00
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About the Role

The successful candidate will be responsible for producing accurate reinforcement drawings, Bar Bending Schedules (BBS), clash-free layouts, and construction‑ready documents that ensure safe, efficient, and high‑quality project execution.

This position is critical to ensuring constructability, compliance with engineering standards, and alignment with project quality and schedule requirements.

Key Responsibilities

  • Produce and interpret structural drawings, including accurate reinforcement shop drawings using structural and Chinese 11G101 standards
  • Produce detailed rebar shop drawings (layouts, sections, anchorage, laps, hooks, couplers).
  • Prepare detailed Bar Bending Schedules (BBS) with bar marks, shape codes, cutting lengths, and quantities
  • Interpret structural drawings and break complex elements into clear, buildable pour segments
  • Identify and resolve clashes involving rebar layers, anchor bolts, embedded plates, and service openings
  • Ensure compliance with concrete cover, vibration clearance, and practical site‑fixing requirements
  • Coordinate with site engineers, QA/QC teams, and steel fixers to issue clarifications and fix sequences
  • Support real‑time adjustments during construction to maintain buildability and quality
  • Extract rebar quantities for procurement and track steel usage on site
  • Produce reinforcement tonnage reports and maintain accurate documentation
  • Develop and update as‑built reinforcement drawings to reflect final construction conditions

Experience:

  • Minimum 5 years’ experience in reinforced concrete (RC) detailing
  • Demonstrated experience on industrial structures, power plants, or heavy foundations
  • Ability to interpret structural drawings even where BBS is not provided
  • Familiarity with Chinese 11G101 standard is a strong advantage
  • Strong RC detailing background, including mass concrete and multilayer reinforcement
  • Understanding of reinforcement standards (British/Eurocode or Chinese GB)
  • High attention to detail; errors in reinforcement are considered critical risks
  • Software Proficiency in AutoCAD (mandatory). Highly preferred, Tekla Structures (Rebar), Revit and Excel skills for BBS preparation and optimization
  • Produce and interpret structural drawings, including accurate reinforcement shop drawings using structural and Chinese 11G101 standards
  • Produce detailed rebar shop drawings (layouts, sections, anchorage, laps, hooks, couplers).
  • Prepare detailed Bar Bending Schedules (BBS) with bar marks, shape codes, cutting lengths, and quantities
  • Interpret structural drawings and break complex elements into clear, buildable pour segments
  • Identify and resolve clashes involving rebar layers, anchor bolts, embedded plates, and service openings
  • Ensure compliance with concrete cover, vibration clearance, and practical site‑fixing requirements
  • Coordinate with site engineers, QA/QC teams, and steel fixers to issue clarifications and fix sequences
  • Support real‑time adjustments during construction to maintain buildability and quality
  • Extract rebar quantities for procurement and track steel usage on site
  • Produce reinforcement tonnage reports and maintain accurate documentation
  • Develop and update as‑built reinforcement drawings to reflect final construction conditions
  • AutoCAD (mandatory)
  • Tekla Structures (Rebar) (highly preferred)
  • Revit (highly preferred)
  • Excel skills for BBS preparation and optimization
  • Ability to interpret structural drawings
  • Understanding of reinforcement standards (British/Eurocode or Chinese GB)
  • High attention to detail
  • Minimum 5 years’ experience in reinforced concrete (RC) detailing
  • Demonstrated experience on industrial structures, power plants, or heavy foundations
  • Familiarity with Chinese 11G101 standard is a strong advantage
  • Strong RC detailing background, including mass concrete and multilayer reinforcement
bachelor degree
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Vacancy title:
CAD Technician / Rebar Detailer (Civil/Structural)

[Type: FULL_TIME, Industry: Professional Services, Category: Science & Engineering, Construction, Installation, Maintenance & Repair]

Jobs at:
Africa Personnel Services

Deadline of this Job:
Thursday, April 9 2026

Duty Station:
Sinazeze | Lusaka

Summary
Date Posted: Thursday, March 26 2026, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

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JOB DETAILS:

About the Role

The successful candidate will be responsible for producing accurate reinforcement drawings, Bar Bending Schedules (BBS), clash-free layouts, and construction‑ready documents that ensure safe, efficient, and high‑quality project execution.

This position is critical to ensuring constructability, compliance with engineering standards, and alignment with project quality and schedule requirements.

Key Responsibilities

  • Produce and interpret structural drawings, including accurate reinforcement shop drawings using structural and Chinese 11G101 standards
  • Produce detailed rebar shop drawings (layouts, sections, anchorage, laps, hooks, couplers).
  • Prepare detailed Bar Bending Schedules (BBS) with bar marks, shape codes, cutting lengths, and quantities
  • Interpret structural drawings and break complex elements into clear, buildable pour segments
  • Identify and resolve clashes involving rebar layers, anchor bolts, embedded plates, and service openings
  • Ensure compliance with concrete cover, vibration clearance, and practical site‑fixing requirements
  • Coordinate with site engineers, QA/QC teams, and steel fixers to issue clarifications and fix sequences
  • Support real‑time adjustments during construction to maintain buildability and quality
  • Extract rebar quantities for procurement and track steel usage on site
  • Produce reinforcement tonnage reports and maintain accurate documentation
  • Develop and update as‑built reinforcement drawings to reflect final construction conditions

Experience:

  • Minimum 5 years’ experience in reinforced concrete (RC) detailing
  • Demonstrated experience on industrial structures, power plants, or heavy foundations
  • Ability to interpret structural drawings even where BBS is not provided
  • Familiarity with Chinese 11G101 standard is a strong advantage
  • Strong RC detailing background, including mass concrete and multilayer reinforcement
  • Understanding of reinforcement standards (British/Eurocode or Chinese GB)
  • High attention to detail; errors in reinforcement are considered critical risks
  • Software Proficiency in AutoCAD (mandatory). Highly preferred, Tekla Structures (Rebar), Revit and Excel skills for BBS preparation and optimization

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 12

Level of Education: bachelor degree

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Job Info
Job Category: Engineering jobs in Zambia
Job Type: Full-time
Deadline of this Job: Thursday, April 9 2026
Duty Station: Sinazeze | Lusaka
Posted: 26-03-2026
No of Jobs: 1
Start Publishing: 26-03-2026
Stop Publishing (Put date of 2030): 10-10-2076
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