Metal Building Design Estimator I

Nucor•El Paso, IL

About The Position

Are you a talented designer/estimator ready to join North America’s largest steel and steel products manufacturing team? Nucor Buildings Group is searching for individuals who can contribute to our sales growth and profitability by creating safe, accurate, and cost-effective metal building systems. As a design estimator, you'll play a crucial role in the assessing processes, creating design solutions and ensuring each project gets to our customer in an appropriate time frame that meets our high standards of quality and performance.Why Nucor?Joining Nucor means being offered unmatched career opportunities and stability. We are known for our innovative sustainability practices and are the continent's largest recycler. Our vibrant culture, built on personal connections and teamwork, empowers every team member with the freedom to innovate and contribute to our collective success. Experience a workplace where safety, efficiency, and meaningful personal connections define every day, enriching both our teammates and the communities we serve. Nucor supports its teammates with top-tier benefits like Medical, Dental, Vision, and Disability Insurance, 401K and Roth accounts, Profit sharing, Pay-for-performance bonuses, Paid parental leave, Tuition reimbursement, Stock program, Scholarships and more. Nucor Buildings Group (NBG), a proud Nucor product group, is one of North America’s largest and most experienced manufacturers of metal building systems. With multiple locations throughout the United States, NBG is proud to design world-class building solutions tailored to meet the needs of any market including commercial, industrial, agricultural, and institutional. Our brands include American Buildings, CBC Steel Buildings, Kirby Building Systems, and Nucor Building Systems. NBG offers work/life balance and a variety of benefits and performance incentives. We take pride in connecting teammates to meaningful work and focus heavily on both personal and professional development. Whether your background is in engineering and design, information technology and software development, marketing, or sales, with Nucor Buildings Group you can go as far as your drive and ambition will take you.Join Nucor Today!When you join Nucor, America’s largest steel manufacturer and recycler, you’ll help create a variety of steel products that become so much more, for so many people. And you won’t do it alone. Our supportive culture builds each other up, values family, relationships, and puts safety above anything else. With the freedom to take your ideas to the next level, there’s no end to what you can achieve. This is your chance to build a lifelong career, give back to your community, make the world a better place – and BE PART OF SOMETHING BIGGER. Job Security – Benefits – Bonus Programs - No Layoff Practice – WFH Opportunities With performance-based compensation, profit sharing, and a no-layoff practice, we take care of our teammates who design, engineer, fabricate, and support the products that define our company. Join us in driving success and shaping the future of our division. Apply now and become an integral part of our team!

Requirements

High School Diploma or GED equivalent & 2+ years of Pre-Engineered Metal Building experience, or a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Construction, Architecture, or other related field.
Can currently read, understand and comprehend Architectural, Structural, and Mechanical project drawings.
Proficient with MS Word, Excel, Access, and 2-dimensional drawing software.

Nice To Haves

2+ years Pre-Engineered Metal Building Design, Detailing, or Estimating experience.
Working knowledge of pre-engineered metal building systems.
Functional knowledge of EQuote, NBG Design Tools, Access, Tekla, or ProgeCAD.
College Degree in Construction related field.

Responsibilities

Design & Estimating: Create accurate, thorough, and competitive pre-sale designs and estimates for building systems in compliance with established company processes and industry standards.
Customer Communication: Provide clear and professional verbal and written communication with customers and internal teammates to ensure project requirements are fully understood and addressed.
Proposal Development: Receive and clarify quote requests, ensuring all assumed and provided project details are incorporated into well-qualified proposals.
Customer Service & Division Goals: Support American Buildings service practices, customer needs, and division objectives by delivering proposals that influence positive results for both AB-IL and its customers.
Code & Product Knowledge: Apply knowledge of current building codes to design building elements and maintain a strong understanding of AB-IL products and their applications.
Drawing Interpretation: Review and effectively interpret architectural, structural, and mechanical project drawings to ensure design accuracy and alignment with project requirements.
Value Engineering: Assist customers in identifying opportunities for “value engineering” to optimize design efficiency and cost-effectiveness.
Time & Quality Management: Deliver high-quality work in a fast-paced environment while consistently meeting deadlines and project schedules.
Travel: Travel as necessary to support customers and project requirements.
Safety is the most important part of all jobs within Nucor; therefore, candidates must be able to demonstrate the ability to initiate, lead, and uphold safety policies, practices, procedures, and housekeeping standards at all times.