Design Technician Trainee Engineering

Overview

Trainee learns truss design, software, and construction basics over 16 weeks.

Key Responsibilities

• site support
• design software
• plan review
• truss layouts
• blueprint reading
• certification tests

Tasks

-Provide job site support, with the aid of sales associates or senior designers, when requested. -Under the supervision of a design manager, completes all phases of the Truss Designer training program. -Computes plan dimensions and enters design parameters and layouts per plan into specialized designing software. -Review plans with experienced designers to ensure they are accurate and conform to standards. -Produce truss placement layouts for final construction. -In partnership with more senior designers, prepares basic roof and/or floor truss designs by reading and interpreting blueprints and conferring with sales and/or customers regarding general details of the job requirement. -Prepare for and take a series of tests required for certification.

Requirements

• design
• structure
• pricing
• bid proposals

What You Bring

-Upon completion of the 16-week training, DIT is expected to be able to design an accurate, simple one-story structure. -Learn pricing methods and draft bid proposals.

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About Builders Firstsource

-Survived the Great Recession, then expanded rapidly through acquisitions like ProBuild (2015) and merger with BMC (2021). -Projects range from single-family homes to light commercial builds, including off-site prefabricated trusses, panels, and millwork. -Invests in digital tools (e.g., MyBLDR.com via acquisition of Paradigm) and factory-built components to streamline homebuilding. -Maintains its own fleet of trucks and in-house installation services, offering one-stop solutions that most competitors lack. -Stands out for integrating over 60 acquisitions while keeping local teams, and executing major share buybacks alongside growth.

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