Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
erectorista de túneles
English translation:
erector operator
Added to glossary by
Charles Davis
Dec 19, 2016 10:40
7 yrs ago
Spanish term
United States
Computer/IT and Corporate Communications
Native in: English (Variant: US) 
, Spanish 
Works in: German to English, Spanish to English, Italian to English
Erectorista de túneles
Spanish to English
Other
Construction / Civil Engineering
Job description related to tunnel excavation/drilling. I cannot find an equivalent UK English term for it. Thank you for your help.
Proposed translations
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| 4 +3 | erector operator |
Charles Davis
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| 3 +1 | Erector operator |
Toby Wakely
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| 3 +1 | tunnel builders |
Wendy Streitparth
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| 3 | tunnelling experts |
Ellen Kraus
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Change log
Jan 2, 2017 09:00: Charles Davis Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
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Selected
erector operator
Precious few references on the Internet, and I can only find one that explains what it means:
"Jose Antonio bautista Moreno
montador de anillos en tuneles(erectorista)"
https://www.xing.com/profile/JoseAntonio_bautistaMoreno
There is a figure in tunnel construction known as a ring builder, but there's also an erector operator, and I think it must be the latter. It seems that ring building comes into the purview of an erector operator anyway; they seem to be the same job:
Here are a couple of UK examples:
"MAHENDRA ALEX GC (DILIP)
TUNNEL TBM JOBS TUNNEL EXPERIENCES
Southampton, United Kingdom
Construction
[...]
Erector operator
Working as a senior Erector Operator,helping TBM operator ,Grouting,TBM maintenance,dismantling work progress system,utter safety look forward ring builder and build 7.2 diagram tunneling segment ring build 10 minutes on safely all worker and hazard prevention TBM job"
https://www.linkedin.com/in/mahendra-alex-gc-dilip-484b7b52
"Ring builder/Erector operator
Ferrovial Heathrow T5c
January 2010 – November 2010 (11 months)Heathrow baggage tunnel T5c-T3
Erector driver on Dosco tunneling machine,5.5 diameter tunnel,Stripout of tunnel,"
https://www.linkedin.com/in/martin-pritchard-83475659
"Jose Antonio bautista Moreno
montador de anillos en tuneles(erectorista)"
https://www.xing.com/profile/JoseAntonio_bautistaMoreno
There is a figure in tunnel construction known as a ring builder, but there's also an erector operator, and I think it must be the latter. It seems that ring building comes into the purview of an erector operator anyway; they seem to be the same job:
Here are a couple of UK examples:
"MAHENDRA ALEX GC (DILIP)
TUNNEL TBM JOBS TUNNEL EXPERIENCES
Southampton, United Kingdom
Construction
[...]
Erector operator
Working as a senior Erector Operator,helping TBM operator ,Grouting,TBM maintenance,dismantling work progress system,utter safety look forward ring builder and build 7.2 diagram tunneling segment ring build 10 minutes on safely all worker and hazard prevention TBM job"
https://www.linkedin.com/in/mahendra-alex-gc-dilip-484b7b52
"Ring builder/Erector operator
Ferrovial Heathrow T5c
January 2010 – November 2010 (11 months)Heathrow baggage tunnel T5c-T3
Erector driver on Dosco tunneling machine,5.5 diameter tunnel,Stripout of tunnel,"
https://www.linkedin.com/in/martin-pritchard-83475659
Peer comment(s):
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Kenny Barclay
40 mins
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Thanks, Kenny!
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philgoddard
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Thanks, Phil
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Thomas Walker
: I think "erectorista" = operador de erector de segmento
1 day 6 hrs
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I think that's right. Thanks, Tom :)
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Selected automatically based on peer agreement."
10 mins
Ellen Kraus
Austria
Austria
Austria
more than thirty years of experience
Native in: German
Works in: Greek to German, English to German, Greek to English, and 5 more.
tunnelling experts
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35 mins
Toby Wakely
Spain
Spain
Native in English
Spain
Natural sounding Translations
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, English to Spanish
Related KudoZ points
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4
Erector operator
According to my research there is a piece of equipment used for boring tunnels called an "erector" in the link they speak of operators for the erector.
Peer comment(s):
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Thomas Walker
: I think "erectorista" = operador de erector de segmento
1 day 6 hrs
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+1
38 mins
Wendy Streitparth
Germany
Germany
Native in English
Germany
45 years experience
Native in: English (Variant: British)
Works in: German to English, French to English, Spanish to English, and 2 more.
Related KudoZ points
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20
tunnel builders
Depends whether you mean the people who actually do the dirty work or not.
Peer comment(s):
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psicutrinius
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Charles Davis
: There are many jobs in tunnel building; an erectorista doesn't do all of them. He/she is a specialist, operating a machine called an erector which installs the segments that form the tunnel rings.
4 mins
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Reference comments
1 day 7 hrs
Thomas Walker
United States
United States
Native in English
Specializes in field
United States
Related KudoZ points
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55
Reference:
Here's a link to a bilingual fact sheet on tunnel boring, from Los Angeles, which has a number of useful English terms & Spanish equivalents
Discussion
Also, what kind of a document - who is speaking to whom? Engineering report? Equipment manufacturer's materials? Specifications or bid documents? etc.