Design Technician II Design - Indirect

Builders FirstSource•Pine Grove Township, PA

167d•Onsite

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. 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

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.
Have mastery of applicable building codes (IRC, NEC, HUD/Mfg.).
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.
Ability to read, analyze, and interpret common scientific and technical journals, financial reports, and legal documents.
Ability to respond to common inquiries or complaints from customers, regulatory agencies, or members of the business community.
Ability to write speeches and articles for publication that conform to prescribed style and format.
Ability to effectively present information to top management, public groups, and/or boards of directors.
Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference, and fundamentals of plane and solid geometry and trigonometry.
Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.

Nice To Haves

Begin to develop experience with Cabinet Vision cabinet design software and cross-train on same.

Responsibilities

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.
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.
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.