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Hayward Lumber

Associate Truss Designer

Santa Maria, CA · On-site

$23 - $25/hr

The Associate Truss Designer plays a key support role within our Design & Estimating team by assisting in the preparation of accurate and optimized layouts for residential roof and floor truss ...

Hayward Lumber

Associate Truss Designer

Santa Maria, CA · On-site

$23 - $25/hr

The Associate Truss Designer plays a key support role within our Design & Estimating team by assisting in the preparation of accurate and optimized layouts for residential roof and floor truss ...

Hayward Lumber

Outside Sales Truss Designer

Santa Maria, CA · On-site

$50K - $150K/yr

The Truss Designer is a key contributor within our Design & Estimating team, responsible for the preparation of accurate and optimized layouts for residential roof and floor truss systems. This role ...

Hayward Lumber

Outside Sales Truss Designer

Santa Maria, CA · On-site

$50K - $150K/yr

The Truss Designer is a key contributor within our Design & Estimating team, responsible for the preparation of accurate and optimized layouts for residential roof and floor truss systems. This role ...

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As of Sep 12, 2026, the average yearly pay for truss design estimator in the United States is $83,002.00, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $62,000.00 and $99,000.00 per year, depending on experience, location, and employer.

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Wood Truss Designer and Estimator

Cullman, AL • On-site

Agcor Steel Llc
51 - 200 employees
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Re-posted 29 days ago

Job description

About Us

AGCOR has been constructing dreams throughout North Alabama and surrounding for many years. At AGCOR, we design and provide material for a wide array of building types from residential houses, to post-frame buildings, to commercial buildings, and much more, ensuring our ability to provide the best products tailored to our customers' needs.

Job Description

Our ideal candidate can oversee multiple projects from all aspects: design, estimating, and execution. We're looking for a hard-working and passionate team member to own this role!

Our team is dedicated to approaching each project individually and ensuring the best experience for our customers with transparency excellence and integrity at the core.

This position is responsible for developing wood truss design, cost estimates, development, and construction schedules ranging from rough-order-of-magnitude level to detailed working cost estimates/designs, guiding owner selections and presenting the results in a format suitable for use by the client and design team. We are looking for someone who has excellent people and communication skills and can think outside of the box for creative problem-solving.

Responsibilities
  • Proactive, flexible, team player who is comfortable working in a mid-sized but growing company environment with an interest in taking on a leadership role.
  • Prepare quality designs, develop construction capital cost estimates, general cost estimates, deep review of job specifications, understand construction schedules, design projects, and meet bid date requirements.
  • Participate in project evaluations and offer insightful ideas.
  • Assist in other areas required to deliver a quality product on schedule and on budget.
  • Manage documentation and cost/ profit analysis.
  • Highly motivated, self-starter.
  • Organized, with excellent time management skills.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
  • Able to work on multiple jobs simultaneously.
  • Able to take coaching and feedback.
  • Forward-looking, able to see the problem well in advance, having a solution in place before a crisis.
  • Responsible for accurate and timely design, estimating, and management of assigned projects. Projects are designed with accurate pricing, scope, specification, and production rates.
  • Manages jobs according to schedule, on budget, and at or above target gross profit margin.
  • Scope of Work is completed to the AGCOR standard of quality and professionalism.
Qualifications
  • Relevant training and/or certification with a design/project cost estimating department or organization and with at least 1 year of experience working in a similar capacity is preferred.
  • Experience with preparing construction design and cost estimates is preferred.
  • Experience with wood truss design and estimating is a plus.
  • The position must have competence with analysis, numeration, research, the use of spreadsheet and scheduling software (the minimum requirement is proficiency in Excel and experience with database cost estimating software (Smart Build, Eagle, or similar software experience is highly desirable).
  • Proven experience with organization, critical thinking, and problem-solving in time-sensitive situations.
  • This position must be able to demonstrate leadership abilities and possess above-average written and oral communication skills.
  • The ability to work well in a team environment is also essential for this position.
  • Comprehension of all units of measure, able to convert between various units of measure.
  • Strong mathematical skills, grounded in algebra, geometry, and simple math.
  • Computer literacy, computer estimating, complete competency in Microsoft Office, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Project, and estimating software.
Salary
  • Full-time
  • Negotiable, Depending on Education and Experience
Available Benefits
  • Dental insurance
  • Health insurance
  • Vision insurance
  • Life insurance
  • Paid time off
  • Retirement plan
Schedule
  • Monday - Friday 7:00AM-4:00PM
Experience
  • Construction Estimating or Design: 1 year (Preferred)
Education
  • College Degree Required, Bachelor's (Preferred)
Location
  • Cullman, Al.
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