Design Technician II Design - Indirect

Builders FirstSource•Pine Grove Township, PA

About The Position

Ignite your career at Builders FirstSource, America’s largest supplier of building materials, value-added components and building services to the professional market. The #1 name in our industry, we help make the dream of home ownership more achievable every day. At BFS, you’ll be equipped with all the tools, training, and resources you need, and you’ll be empowered to try new things, gain new experiences, and build a career with unlimited horizons. PURPOSE This is a second-level position, the primary responsibilities of which include using computer-aided design and drafting software (VectorWorks) to create designs from rough sketches, drawings, specifications and other engineering data in accordance with state and local building codes in order to facilitate the sale process.

Requirements

Associate’s degree (A. A.) or equivalent from two-year college or technical school; or six months to one-year related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
All qualifications of CAD Designer I
A minimum of six (6) months experience as CAD Designer I, as well as an overall mastery of each of its job responsibilities.

Responsibilities

Minimum of six (6) months experience as CAD Designer I, as well as overall mastery of each of its job responsibilities
Achieve an overall mastery and understanding of HVAC system design as used by Pleasant Valley Homes
Complete detailed and accurate pre-construction drawings necessary to achieve a stamp of approval with minimum errors, including, but not limited to:
Completing individual detailed, dimensioned floor plan drawings, complete with header sizing featuring ultimate gravity and uplift calculations
In cooperation with third-party HVAC designers, complete HVAC system design
Utilize basic roof truss profiles to accurately layout trusses necessary to achieve designs
Complete full electrical prints, with completed circuits, electrical loading diagrams, etc.
In cooperation with third-party engineering firms, produce braced wall, seismic zone, and high wind calculations, as well as out-sourced structural calculations that require the stamp of a registered professional engineer
Order state and HUD labels, as required
Have mastery of applicable building codes (IRC, NEC, HUD/Mfg.)
Begin to complete first-stage production details (window bucks, miscellaneous .dwg’s, etc.)
Become familiar with modular state-approved systems manuals and/or HUD DAPIA manual
Begin to develop experience with Cabinet Vision cabinet design software and cross-train on same.