Roof Truss Designer

Job Details:

Job Location:

Nisbet Brower - Cincinnati, OH, Position Type:
Full Time, Salary Range: $23.00 - $33.00

Hourly, Roof Truss Designer – Building Components

Nisbet Brower Building Products is seeking a Roof Truss Designer to join our Components team. This position is focused on the design and layout of wood roof truss systems for residential and commercial construction, with the opportunity to cross-train and develop into Panel Design.

We are looking for someone with experience or a strong technical foundation in roof trusses, structural building components, wood framing, residential construction design, or a closely related construction-design field.

Please note:

This is a building-component design position focused on wood roof trusses. It is not a general mechanical, product, or graphic design position.

• Review architectural and construction plans, blueprints, specifications, and customer information.
• Develop accurate roof truss designs and layouts for residential and commercial projects.
• Prepare production-ready drawings and design information for truss manufacturing.
• Review plans for structural requirements, dimensions, loads, framing conditions, and potential design conflicts.
• Identify missing or conflicting information and work with the appropriate parties to resolve design questions.
• Coordinate with Sales, Estimating, Production, builders, and customers throughout the design process.
• Revise designs based on plan changes, field conditions, engineering requirements, or customer needs.
• Ensure designs comply with applicable building codes, engineering requirements and company standards.
• Maintain accurate project drawings, files, and design documentation.
• Provide technical support related to truss layouts and building-component design.
• Cross-train in Panel Design as knowledge of Nisbet Brower's products, systems, and processes develops.

• Roof truss design or structural building-component design.
• Residential or commercial wood-framing design.
• Experience working with a truss manufacturer, component manufacturer, lumber/building-material supplier, builder, or related construction organization.
• Experience reading and interpreting architectural plans, construction drawings, framing plans, and blueprints.
• Knowledge of residential construction methods and building materials.
• Experience with MiTek, Alpine, or similar component/truss design software is highly desirable.
• Understanding of roof systems, framing terminology, dimensions, loads, and structural components.

Candidates with CAD or drafting backgrounds may also be considered when their experience includes construction plans, structural components, architectural drawings, wood framing, or other directly related building-construction applications.

• Strong mathematical and spatial-reasoning abilities.
• Excellent attention to detail and accuracy.
• Ability to visualize three-dimensional structures from construction drawings.
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and changing priorities.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills.
• Comfortable working across Sales, Estimating, Production, and other departments.
• Ability and willingness to learn additional building-component design functions.
• Interest in developing into Panel Design and becoming a multi-skilled member of the Components team.

This position offers an opportunity to build broader expertise within Nisbet Brower's component-design operation. The successful candidate will initially focus on Roof Truss Design and may progressively cross-train in Panel Design, creating an opportunity to develop skills across multiple areas of building-component design.