About this position
Description:
Are you an experienced structural designer with a strong background in metal building systems? We are looking for a Sales Engineer to support our estimating and sales teams by performing preliminary structural designs, generating accurate material estimates, and serving as a technical resource for customers and architects. This role plays a key part in helping customers define project scopes early in the design process while ensuring timely and accurate pricing. If you have a deep understanding of metal building systems and enjoy collaborating across departments in a fast-paced environment, we want to hear from you.
Key Responsibilities:
- Perform preliminary structural design of metal building systems using Metal Building Software (MBS) and other tools.
- Generate structural framing material summaries for accurate cost estimating.
- Support the sales team by preparing preliminary drawings and column base reactions when needed.
- Serve as a subject matter expert in metal buildings, offering guidance and value-engineering suggestions to customers and architects.
- Meet with teams, including Sales, Estimating, and Pricing, to ensure estimates align with project scope and design requirements.
- Review architectural and structural drawings to confirm project parameters and identify optimization opportunities.
- Provide timely and professional communication with both internal stakeholders and external clients.
- Ensure that all designs comply with internal standards and project specifications.
Benefits:
- Competitive salary with performance-based incentives.
- Comprehensive health, dental, vision, and life insurance.
- 401(k) plan with company contributions.
- Generous paid time off (PTO).
- Professional development and leadership growth opportunities.
Skills and Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Civil, Structural, or Architectural Engineering.
- Minimum of 4 years’ experience designing and/or estimating pre-engineered metal building systems.
- Proficiency in designing complex framing like large clear spans, hips and valleys, cranes, mezzanines, jack beams, hangar doors, and skews.
- Strong knowledge of MBS and general office software, including Excel.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Highly organized, self-motivated, and capable of handling multiple tasks simultaneously.
- Detail-oriented with the ability to work efficiently under tight deadlines.
- Professional Engineer (PE) registration preferred.
- Prior experience in a customer-facing or sales engineering role is a plus.
- Accepting candidates for in-office or remote positions.