Senior Structural Designer
Company: Builders FirstSource
Location: Arlington
Posted on: June 1, 2025
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Job Description:
We are Builders FirstSource, America's largest supplier of
building materials, value-added components and building services to
the professional market. You'll feel proud of the work you do here
every day to transform the future of home building and help make
the dream of home ownership more achievable. At BFS, we believe
building a successful career is not solely defined by a degree.
Your experience, skills, and passion are just as important, if not
more so. As such, we are committed to creating a diverse and
inclusive workplace that welcomes candidates from all backgrounds
and experience levels.
At BFS, the Senior Structural Designer independently coordinates
the design and completion of layouts of residential roof and floor
systems for pricing and manufacturing, while performing simple and
complex analyses to meet technical requirements and achieve
customer goals and preferences. This dedicated senior team member
regularly interacts with and provides expert recommendations to
Company customers while also serving as Company's representative to
customers and other third parties in the design, purchase, and
construction of residential roof and floor systems. This position
requires proactive analysis and deduction skills and the exercise
of discretion and independent judgement.
What You'll Do:
Serves as Company's representative to customer and other third
parties in the design, purchase, and construction of residential
roof and floor systems.
Independently performs simple and complex analyses while designing
residential roof and floor systems and producing layouts.
Interacts daily with customers while evaluating customer's needs
and the technical requirements for each job. Reviews layouts with
customers, analyzes relevant information, and uses independent
judgment to provide expert advice and recommendations.
Develops and completes design details from customer concept
drawings.
Uses independent judgment and discretion in selecting design
materials to be used and produce materials list per customer needs
and technical requirements for each job. Performs structural
alterations of buildings as needed or per customer requests and as
technical requirements dictate.
Researches and uses independent judgment and discretion while
overseeing all construction design documents, construction
management, and construction contracts. Determines special notes to
append to contracts.
Independently presents, coordinates, sells and follows-up on all
new jobs.
Proactively discusses changes and corrections with engineers,
architects and contractors prior to and during construction
base.
Ensures conformance to all relevant building requirements and
municipality building codes, if applicable.
Independently develops solutions to challenges presented by
customers within budget, schedule and project constraints.
Designs residential roof and floor systems and produces layouts.
Review layouts with customer.
Performs job site inspections as needed.
Independently resolves architectural and design discrepancies.
Proactively develops and recommends implementation of new or
adaptation of existing policies, practices, procedures, and
techniques.
Aids in training of new associates when required.
Minimum Requirements:
Bachelor's degree. Applicable work experience may be substituted
for education requirement.
4+ years drafting experience in a construction or building
materials-related industry.
What You Can Bring to the Team:
Proficient technical writing skills.
Excellent communication skills.
Reading and interpreting blueprints in an architectural related
industry.
Tech-savvy with Microsoft Office products, AUTO CAD, and other
design programs that facilitate learning in-house program with
ease.
MITEK software knowledge a plus.
Work Environment / Physical Activity:
Subject to both typical office environment and outside locations
with temperature and weather variations.
Must be able to lift and carry up to 25 pounds frequently and on
occasion up to 80 pounds.
Successful, innovative, and fulfilling careers are built here, and
your professional development is a high priority. We invest in your
future through the latest training, tools, and technologies. Highly
collaborative, we work together to solve problems and find better
ways to continually grow our business and careers every day. You'll
be empowered to try new things, gain new experiences, and build a
career with unlimited horizons. The scale and depth of resources
that being the #1 building materials distributor in the nation
provides a variety of opportunities for you to explore - all in a
friendly, people-first environment. Join us to be more, do more,
and build more, together at BFS.
In addition to the base wage listed, team members are also eligible
to earn an additional incentive subject to changes in plan design
and documents and in accordance with applicable law. Eligibility
and the amount of the incentive varies based on the terms and
conditions of the locations' active incentive plan for the
respective year.
At Builders FirstSource, we offer competitive, affordable benefits
designed to make life better for you and the people you love. Our
goal is simple - provide great plans that help you and your family
to live happier, healthier and more secure lives. To view all our
benefit offerings click here www.bldrbenefits.com.
Builders FirstSource is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action
Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for
employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national
origin, protected veteran status or status as an individual with a
disability.
In compliance with the ADA Amendments Act (ADAAA), if you have a
disability and would like to request an accommodation in order to
apply for a position with Builders FirstSource, please call (214)
765-3990 or email: ADA.Accommodation@bldr.com. Please do not send
resumes to this email address - it is intended only to be used to
request an accommodation in submitting an application for a job
opening.
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