PEMB Sales Engineer

Summary

Cornerstone Building Brands manufactures exterior building products, including metal roof and wall systems and pre-engineered building systems. The Sales Engineer provides pricing, design, engineering, and consultation support for design/build and publicly bid projects, while supporting sales, estimators, builders, and engineering teams. The role also reviews estimates, develops preliminary designs, provides training, and mentors less experienced personnel.

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
• Check design work done by Estimators
• 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
• 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
• 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
• Minimum of 2-years metal building design experience or related field
• Minimum of 4-years metal building design experience or related field
• Advanced PEMB knowledge in both product offerings and design considerations
• 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
• Check design work done by Estimators
• 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
• AutoCAD experience preferred
• Licensed Professional Engineer preferred
• AutoCAD experience 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
• Check design work done by Estimators
• 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
• 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
• 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
• Minimum of 2-years metal building design experience or related field
• Minimum of 4-years metal building design experience or related field
• Advanced PEMB knowledge in both product offerings and design considerations
• 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
• Check design work done by Estimators
• 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

Nice to Haves

• AutoCAD experience preferred
• Licensed Professional Engineer preferred
• AutoCAD experience preferred

Benefits

• Bonus
• Medical benefits starting day 1
• Dental benefits starting day 1
• Vision benefits starting day 1
• 401k
• PTO
• Paid holidays
• FSA
• Life insurance
• LTD
• STD
• EAP
• Discount programs
• Tuition reimbursement
• Training
• Professional development