Plan Designer Job at Mead Lumber Company Inc in Sheridan

Company Overview: Mead Lumber Company, is a leading provider of products for professional contractors, builders, and remodelers. With 50+ operating locations across nine Midwestern states, we are proud to be 100% employee-owned and ranked as the 12th largest building material supplier to professional builders in the U.S. At Mead Lumber, we strive to create a team that works and succeeds together every day in an authentic, team-oriented setting.

• Employee Ownership: As a 100% employee-owned company, you will have a stake in our shared success.
• Work-Life Balance: Enjoy flexible scheduling options that support your lifestyle.
• Career Growth: We are committed to your professional development, providing ongoing learning and advancement opportunities.

Job Summary: The Plan Designer is primarily responsible for working with developers, builders, and homeowners to design buildable, attractive, and code compliant construction plans to request.

Pay for this Role: Based on experience.

• Work in 3D program SoftPlan or Revit to produce buildable plans for design, estimating, and final technical construction documents with efficiency and accuracy.
• Travel to job sites to measure in order to design additions or remodels when necessary.
• Size and plan for structural members.
• Collaborate with custom homebuilders and multiple developers to design new construction and addition plans.
• Meet with homeowners for custom home design to produce working and final construction blueprints.
• Ability to share vast product knowledge of building material options.
• Work closely with building material and cabinetry sales on projects.
• Create connections between prospective clients and contractors.

• High School diploma or GED required.
• Trade or technical school certificate or Bachelor’s Degree is desired.
• Three to five or more years of design or related experience is preferred.
• Ability to analyze technical problems, determine root causes and develop remediation strategies for permanent resolutions.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to recommend changes to drive business objectives.
• Ability to assess situations to determine the importance, urgency, and risks, making clear decisions which are timely and in the best interests of the organization.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality of proprietary information.
• Have a basic knowledge of computers, hardware and software, and have a proficiency in design software.
• Have a working knowledge of building codes, structural loads, and local building practices.
• Knowledge of building material options.
• Ability to demonstrate efficiency and detail orientation as well as initiative and self-motivation.
• Ability to scan, copy, print, and troubleshoot with a large-scale plotter.
• Experience with 3D drafting software.

Once eligible, you will participate in our ESOP (Employee Stock Ownership Plan), a unique benefit that can provide a financial source for your future/retirement that very few companies offer. We also offer our employees competitive pay as well as the benefits listed below:

• Medical, Dental, and Vision Plans
• 100% Employer Paid Group Term Life, AD&D, and STD
• Additional Voluntary Life, AD&D, and LTD
• Paid Time Off & Holiday Pay
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• 401(k) Plan
• Scholarship & Tuition Assistance Programs
• Employee Assistance Program

Equal Employment Opportunity: Mead Lumber Company is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. We consider applicants for all positions without regard to race, color, sex, ethnicity, national origin, religion, gender, age, pregnancy, marital status, veteran’s status, sexual orientation, genetic information, disability, or any other protected basis prohibited by law.