Designer jobs in Colorado Springs, CO

Grow your career and financial future with us! Alpine Lumber is 100% employee owned with excellent benefits and opportunities for advancement. Benefits include employer-paid Medical, Dental, Group Life and Long-Term Disability Insurance, matching 401k, Paid Time Off (PTO), and an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP).

We are looking for an experienced designer to join our successful team!

Roof / Floor Truss Designer

Position Summary: The successful candidate for this position will design & estimate roof and floor trusses using MiTek and other supporting software, and will ensure truss designs meet customer requirements and specifications that are expressed on architectural & structural project plans.

Job Responsibilities:

· Assists new and existing customers by developing & designing roof and floor truss designs.

· Supports company staff and management in fostering long-term, profitable sales relationships.

· Communicates with architects, engineers, contractors and homeowners in relation to truss design.

· Collaborates with company sales staff and management personnel in all facets of truss business.

· Provides business and design assistance to customers/co-workers via phone, e-mail and in person.

· Surveys and interprets architectural and structural drawings, for input into design model software.

· Translates interpretation of architectural and structural drawings into workable truss designs.

· Articulates interpretation of project plans and how designs fit correctly within the project plan.

· Utilizes charts, graphs, equations, and software to procure business and design conclusions.

· Conducts project site visits as needed for troubleshooting, measuring, and error resolution.

· Consults with architects & engineers to incorporate viable truss designs into project plans.

· Generates 2D truss placement models that will parallel roof designs within project plans.

· Fashions truss design components that comply with parenting truss placement models.

· Employs measuring software and 3D visualization to substantiate the accuracy of truss design.

· Calculates construction loads and other mathematical data to be applied to truss components.

· Optimizes truss components to reduce waste, to correlate designs, and to increase profitability.

· Establishes and maintains truss design pricing within management guidelines & supervision.

· Resolves design errors and cost discrepancies in cooperation with customers and management.

· Tabulates data and specifies hardware to be associated and sold with project truss designs.

· Participates in company inventory functions, and all other duties as required by management.

Job Requirements:

· Excellent communication skills.

· Excellent ability to learn.

· Good to excellent interpersonal skills.

· Good mathematical skills.

· Excellent visualization skills.

· Excellent attention to detail.

· General knowledge of framing / construction industry.

Physical & Environmental Requirements:

· Infrequent lifting, pushing, pulling up to 50 lbs.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $40,000.00 - $75,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• AD&D insurance
• Dental insurance
• Employee stock ownership plan
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• Day shift
• Monday to Friday

Work setting:

• In-person
• Office

Work Location: In person