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Location: Washington, North East
Hours of Work: 40 hours per week
Salary: Competitive + Bonus Scheme
The Role
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an Roof Truss Estimator/Designer to join the Crendon Timber Engineering team. You will be responsible for producing detailed, accurate designs for our products to meet customer/business requirements. We are looking for an individual with a natural ability to build rapport with customers and technical knowledge and experience in Truss and/or Posi-Joist floor design.
Your responsibilities will include:
Interpret customer requirements and estimator quotations to provide efficient and professional designs, ensuring targets are achieved and contractual obligations are fulfilled.
Prepare formal RFIs as required.
Liaise with customers and provide a knowledgeable service.
Liaise with colleagues to ensure designs takes into consideration costs, targets and manufacturing capacity & capability.
Generate enquiries from new and existing customers, follow up quotations and obtain orders.
Skills Required
Good understanding of I.T (use of Microsoft Office 365 suite).
Minimum 2 years experience in roof truss design, with experience in Posi-joists designing projects utilising Mitek and / or other design software.
Basic CAD and drafting knowledge.
General knowledge of the construction industry.
Familiarity with UK Building Regulations
Confident written and verbal communication skills required to liaise with colleagues and customers.
Able to work as part of a small team but have self-motivation to work alone to meet deadlines and customer expectations.
Passionate about exceeding customer expectations and providing excellent customer service.
Full UK driving licence is preferable.
What do we offer?
We work hard to continuously improve our reward package, taking into consideration the view of every single employee to make sure we remain an industry leader. Some of the highlights of the fantastic benefits and rewards you can expect include:
Generous holiday allowance
Bonus scheme
Health and wellbeing mental, physical, and financial wellbeing portal
Employee referral scheme
