Job Description

** This is NOT a remote position and the work will be completed from Wrightstown, Wisconsin.

Description

The Structural Designer will work with the structural coordinators and sales team on the supply side of the company to create structural floor layouts, tall wall engineering, and wind-bracing documents for residential construction projects. Additionally, will tackle various troubleshooting-type engineering tasks.

ABOUT DREXEL

Drexel Building Supply is a leading provider of quality building materials and services to professional contractors and homeowners throughout Wisconsin. Team Member owned and community-driven, we proudly operate six Drexel retail locations and three Drexel manufacturing locations across Wisconsin. We align our entire team around one mission: Supply. Happiness.

We live and operate around our 11 core values, and these values are the backbone of what drives our team to success. Our core values exemplify the DNA of Team Blue! Join us in our mission and see for yourself why Drexel has been named a Wisconsin Top Workplace every year since 2011 and a USA Top Workplace in 2023!

Duties and responsibilities:

• Use software to create Floor Layouts & Tall Wall drawings.
• Use engineering software to size out headers and various structural components.
• Develop wall-bracing markups for prescriptive wall-bracing method on residential projects.
• Troubleshoot various structural related issues and develop solutions.
• Review and assist builders occasionally with red-tag inspection issues.
• Visit job-sites occasionally when warranted to further assess an issue.
• As you grow in your role you will assist in training and motivating new team members

Required Skills or Abilities

• Strong communication skills to ensure high customer satisfaction.
• Attention to detail and extreme accuracy with work.
• Knowledge of basic construction practices and building components
• Proficient on a computer, ideally experience with cad or similar design software.
• Patient and organized with the ability to multitask.

Physical Requirements

• Physical ability to perform tasks that may require prolonged standing, sitting, and other activities necessary to perform job duties.

About the Role:

• Positive enthusiastic winning attitude
• Understand construction practices and building components.
• Become familiar with residential building codes and how to navigate the code book.
• Work with house plans and structural layouts to verify critical structural components of a project.
• Work with sales staff and structural team, and manage a log of projects that need to be done by a specified due date.
• Troubleshoot unexpected challenges that may arise for the contractor through the construction of a structure, and provide building inspectors with related documentation when requested.
• Ensure that issues are addressed within 48 hours per the Team Blue 48 hour solution resolution policy.
• Answer calls from customers and keep communication high involving ongoing projects.

Your Prior Work Experience: It would be great if your experience encompasses these things:

• Your background involves putting customers First.
• You have been a HUGE contributor to the success of a team.
• You are known for your accuracy and attention to detail.
• You have used design software in a previous role
• You are uniquely you and bring something to the table that no one else can. You have done some great things that don't necessarily fall into the career path above, but that's what makes you cool. Tell us why you would be great for the job anyway!
• Are you able to fulfill all the requirements? We are sure you don't. You should apply anyway! We have great training and great mentors! We can train you if you have the right personality.

FULL-TIME TEAM MEMBER BENEFITS

• Insurance - Medical, Dental, Vision
• Employee Assistance Program
• 401k
• ESOP Shares
• Profit Sharing
• Immediate Holiday and Vacation Pay
• Team Member Product Discount
• Scholarship Program for the kids of Drexel team members
• Annual Charity Match Donation
• Annual reimbursements to spend on family and fitness
• Birthday PTO and many more fun little perks!

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