Sr. Designer

Exempt : No

Type : Full Time

Department : Design

Location : SC

Sr. Designer

Carman, MB

South Central Building Systems is hiring an experienced Sr. Design team member to join our team in Carman, MB. South Central Building Systems (an Atlas Engineered Products (AEP) Company), is one of Canada’s fastest growing, publicly traded, supplier of trusses, windows, and engineered wood products, with manufacturing and distribution facilities throughout the country.

The ideal candidate will be flexible, adaptable, detail-oriented and motivated, with a focus on providing a high degree of external and internal customer service as we grow our team and business!

Our Sr. Designer will be accountable for producing exceptional floor and roof truss systems. Wall system design not mandatory but considered an asset, including layout drawings, and quotes and able to independently release designs to production. Review and check designs to production for Intermediate and Jr, Designers.

What can we offer you?

• Potential to earn performance bonuses
• Extended Heath and Benefits
• Employee Assistance Program
• Competitive Pay
• DEI Focused Environment
• Professional Development Opportunities
• Career Opportunities Across Canada

Duties include, but are not limited to:

• Determining design specifications based on blueprints, structural designs needs, and client requests
• Communicating with sales and production staff
• Designing plans that equally balance effectiveness and minimal waste using MiTek or Alpine software
• Review project design and drive accurate releases to production and logistics

Qualifications and Experiences:

• 5+ years Designing floor, roof and wall trusses
• Expert blueprint reading skills (architecture, structural and mechanical)
• Experience and knowledge of rough framing and the construction process
• Lead complex projects and resolve design challenges
• Able to create lean and plant efficient designs to optimize plan/build and cost efficiency
• Exceptional command of local and national building codes, structural analysis, and structural engineering
• Extensive experience in the application of building components and connections of floor and roof systems, the application of floor (I-Joist and LVL), roof and floor (truss) systems and tall walls and other engineered wood products using MiTek or Alpine software.
• Ability to provide technical direction for the development of placement plans and quality control
• Familiarity with product costing
• Strong Microsoft Office skills including Word and Excel
• Ability to set realistic objectives
• Ability to learn, adopt, and apply new technologies, practices and solutions in an effective manner
• Strong problem solving skills to resolve incomplete, ambiguous project requirements, errors or omissions within blueprints
• Excellent communication skills (verbal and written)
• Experience with growing companies supporting builders, construction, or multi-site manufacturing organizations would be an asset.

Diversity, equity and inclusion is a core value of AEP that is supported and demonstrated across our entire organization. All applicants, regardless of ethnicity, race, sexual orientation, gender identity, culture, disability, nation of origin, age, or religion, will be given fair and equal treatment and consideration.

If you are interested in applying for this position, please submit an your up to date resume and cover letter, under the “Careers” tab on our website at https://www.atlasengineeredproducts.com/careers.

Please note: While we appreciate your interest in this exciting opportunity, however only applicants selected for an interview will be contacted.