Summary
US LBM is a company that supplies specialty building materials and is seeking a Truss Designer. The role involves designing residential roof and floor systems, preparing layouts, and ensuring compliance with building codes and customer requirements.
Responsibilities
- Designs residential roof and floor systems and produces layouts
- Discusses changes and corrections with engineers, architects and contractors prior to and during construction
- Presents, sells and follows-up on new jobs
- Prepares roof truss and truss joist floor layouts
- Performs job site inspections
- Produces materials list
- Determines special notes to append contracts
- Resolves architectural and design discrepancies
- Assists in the shipping department
- Read and understand blueprints and detailed technical drawings
- Use computer or other technical equipment to provide a technically accurate layout (takeoff) of customer order
- Adhere to local building codes and material constraints when developing material list and design layout
- Produce final copies for contractor use for bathrooms, kitchens, decks, patios and others as assigned
- Assist customers as required, providing accurate, timely and thorough customer service
- Measure and scale projects on-site
- Invoice project, schedule installation and delivery of products and materials
- Perform other duties as assigned
- Comply with all policies and standards
- Adhere to Company’s commitment to workplace safety
- Participate in and complete assigned trainings
Skills
- High School or GED required
- 1 year of drafting experience in a construction or building materials-related industry required
- Proficient technical writing skills
- Excellent salesmanship and communication skills
- Proprietary software, AUTOCAD, computer literate, ability to read technical drawings
- Reading and interpreting blueprints in an architectural related industry
- PC Literate with Microsoft Office products, AUTO CAD, and other design programs that facilitate learning in-house program with ease
- Associate's degree in civil, architectural or design related field may be required
- Bachelor's Degree preferred
- Applicable work experience may be substituted for education requirement
Qualifications
Must Haves
- High School or GED required
- 1 year of drafting experience in a construction or building materials-related industry required
- Proficient technical writing skills
- Excellent salesmanship and communication skills
- Proprietary software, AUTOCAD, computer literate, ability to read technical drawings
- Reading and interpreting blueprints in an architectural related industry
- PC Literate with Microsoft Office products, AUTO CAD, and other design programs that facilitate learning in-house program with ease
Nice to Haves
- Associate's degree in civil, architectural or design related field may be required
- Bachelor's Degree preferred
- Applicable work experience may be substituted for education requirement