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Remote Truss Designer

84 Lumber Company, Mayfield Acres, SC, United States


Overview ️ NOW HIRING: REMOTE TRUSS DESIGNER — 84 LUMBER (COMPONENTS)

We are seeking an experienced

Remote Truss Designer

to join our Components team. This is a

fully remote opportunity

for a detail-oriented professional with strong technical design skills and a background in structural components.

What You’ll Do

Design roof and floor trusses using

MiTek software (required)

Interpret blueprints, layouts, and construction documents

Ensure designs meet all engineering standards and local codes

Collaborate with sales, production, and field teams

Optimize designs for efficiency, cost, and manufacturability

What You Bring

Required: Experience using MiTek design software

Background in truss design, construction, or structural components

Strong understanding of building materials and framing methods

Ability to read and interpret construction drawings

High attention to detail and accuracy

Why Join Us

Fully remote flexibility

Work with a strong, established Components team

Opportunity to grow within a leading building materials company

Competitive pay based on experience

Responsibilities

Read architectural prints to create roof and floor truss placement layouts conforming to current 84 Components design practices.

Design of roof and floor trusses in engineering software ensuring designs are accurate, optimized, and conforms to the current P&P.

Specify all necessary supplied hardware.

Maintain complete and update Job Tracking Sheet.

Send approval letter to customers according to P&P procedures when necessary.

Provide sales and customer support when necessary.

Ensure office and plan are maintained in a neat and orderly fashion and all plans are logged properly.

Attend required meetings and participates in committees as requested by supervisor(s).

Qualifications

General knowledge of construction industry. Knowledge of floor and roof truss design process

Ability to read and interpret architectural and structural blueprints

Ability to calculate tributary loads, concentrated loads, and load transfer through a building.

Ability to operate a computer and current software used by company. Knowledge of current local codes associated with truss design (i.e. TPI, UBC).

Good written and oral communication skills are required.

Ability to read, understand, and follow oral and written instructions.

Ability to deal courteously with customers, co-workers, and construction personnel

Good math skills including, but not limited to architectural units, fractions, geometry, and basic trigonometry.

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