Truss Designer

About the job Truss Designer

Lead Truss Designer

PURPOSE

Provide estimate, designs, and layout for our outside sales team and customers using Alpine and or Mitek, Software. Creating production drawing and files for our manufacturing plant.

SCOPE

The nature of this position is to have a residential construction background with an emphasis in architectural blueprints and AutoCAD knowledge. Desired experience includes the creation of truss designs from customer plans and specifications and the ability to maintain engineering schedules to support production.

BENEFITS AND COMPENSATION

Paid holidays / Vacation

401k plans

Medical / Eye / dental insurance

Full Time : Monday Friday (Hourly position with incentive bonuses)

Estimated : $100,000 70,000 a year (Base on experience)

ESSENTIALS JOB FUNCTIONS

General knowledge of construction industry

Knowledge of floor and roof truss design and layout

Alpine software experience required

Ability to read and interpret architectural and structural blueprints

Ability to calculate tributary loads, concentrated loads, and load transfer through a building

Ability to operate a computer and current software used by company

Good written and oral communication skills are required

Ability to read, understand, and follow oral and written instructions

Ability to deal courteously with customers, co-workers, sales representatives, and construction personnel

Good math skills including, but not limited to architectural units, fractions, geometry, and basic

trigonometry

Exposure to EWP software is a plus. Javelin and / or Forte

RESPONSIBILITIES

Completing design work assigned by the Design Manager.

Perform truss designs, layouts, placement plans and size beams with provided software.

Reading and interpreting blueprints, architectural and structural drawing

Ensure designs are accurate, optimized, and conforms to building standards

Generate Floor and Roof truss placement layouts for production and final construction

Provide accurate pricing for estimating purposes

Provide job-site support, with the aid of sales department, when requested

Request sealed engineering drawings and / or repair details and follow-up to ensure complete

Offer alternatives and solutions as problems arise in the field or as plan changes are made

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