Summary
Cornerstone Building Brands manufactures exterior building products, including metal roof, wall, and pre-engineered building systems. The Sales Engineer provides pricing, design, engineering, and technical support for projects, advises builders and sales teams, reviews estimates, and supports code-compliant and cost-effective solutions for pre-engineered metal buildings.
Responsibilities
- Prepares calculations and engineering details from information received such as contract drawings, specifications, and addendums using in-house pricing programs and supplemental design programs
- Provide accurate and easy-to-follow designs that meet code requirements and manufacturing restraints
- Provides detailed consultation to Builders, Field Sales and Estimators regarding building codes, complex framing scenarios and non-standard geometries
- Identify exclusions, discrepancies, missing information and obtain clarification and qualify the quotation based on that information
- Evaluates customer provided information for cost effective solutions (value engineering)
- Ensure the use of the most current pricing information when preparing the estimate
- Builds and maintains Builder/Vendor relationships
- Provides training to Builder Network and Field Sales on proper use of inhouse pricing tool
- Communicate with Builders, Sales, Customer Service and Engineering regarding any clarification of scope/design intent that the Sales Engineer was involved in
- Self performs and/or check complex estimates
- Continually improve productivity, accuracy and ability
- Continually expand engineering knowledge so that a Professional Engineering License can be obtained and maintained
- Understand the role in the overall system and be willing to step outside that role when required
- Check design work done by Estimators
- Train and mentor less experienced Sales Engineers and Estimators
- Provides preliminary design for estimation of Requests for Building Modifications (RBMs)
- Represents the company as an engineering advisor in sales meetings
- Reports to Estimating Manager
- Work related travel would typically be less than 2 times per year
Skills
- Ability to manage and prioritize multiple workflows simultaneously
- Ability to communicate effectively through written and verbal methods
- Ability to read and interpret blueprints and project specifications
- Must be comfortable on the phone with customers and Field Sales
- Exhibit competency of in-house design programs and procedures
- PEMB knowledge in both product offerings and design considerations
- This role will require performance with minimal supervision and manage his/her own projects to assure on-time completion
- Minimum of 2-years metal building design experience or related field
- This role is a senior engineer that has mastered PEMB design concepts and application as it applies to Estimating
- Bachelor's degree in civil or architectural engineering from an ABET accredited curriculum with a major field of study in structural design is required or equivalent work experience
- Passed Fundamentals of Engineering exam
- Licensed Professional Engineer required
- Minimum of 10-years metal building design experience or related field
- Advanced PEMB knowledge in both product offerings and design considerations
- Minimum of 4-years metal building design experience or related field
- AutoCAD experience preferred
- Licensed Professional Engineer preferred
Qualifications
Must Haves
- Ability to manage and prioritize multiple workflows simultaneously
- Ability to communicate effectively through written and verbal methods
- Ability to read and interpret blueprints and project specifications
- Must be comfortable on the phone with customers and Field Sales
- Exhibit competency of in-house design programs and procedures
- PEMB knowledge in both product offerings and design considerations
- This role will require performance with minimal supervision and manage his/her own projects to assure on-time completion
- Minimum of 2-years metal building design experience or related field
- This role is a senior engineer that has mastered PEMB design concepts and application as it applies to Estimating
- Bachelor's degree in civil or architectural engineering from an ABET accredited curriculum with a major field of study in structural design is required or equivalent work experience
- Passed Fundamentals of Engineering exam
- Licensed Professional Engineer required
- Minimum of 10-years metal building design experience or related field
- Advanced PEMB knowledge in both product offerings and design considerations
- Minimum of 4-years metal building design experience or related field
Nice to Haves
- AutoCAD experience preferred
- Licensed Professional Engineer preferred
Benefits
- Bonus
- Medical, dental and vision benefits starting day 1
- 401k
- PTO
- Paid holidays
- FSA
- Life insurance
- LTD
- STD
- EAP
- Discount programs
- Tuition reimbursement
- Training
- Professional development