Sales Engineer

BlueScope Buildings North America, Inc.; Missouri; Hybrid; USD 95,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Paid time off

Retirement plan

Job summary

BlueScope Buildings North America, Inc. is seeking a Sales Engineer to bridge civil engineering know-how with design, estimating, and active collaboration across BCSS and brand sales teams.

The role emphasizes developing preliminary structural designs for conventional and PEMB buildings and delivering professional proposals. You will review drawings, coordinate with suppliers, prepare estimates, and support the sales organization to meet revenue and margin targets.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Civil, Structural, or Architectural Engineering with 5 years in construction.
• Professional Engineer (PE) license required.
• Experience with structural design of conventional and steel buildings (3+ years).
• Experience applying building codes into design and proposals (IBC, ASCE, AISC CFE2008, SJI, SDI, REP2014, NSR-10).
• Strong written and verbal communication; client presentations.

Responsibilities

• Develop preliminary structural designs for conventional and PEMB buildings.
• Coordinate with internal/external suppliers and prepare proposals.
• Review drawings and specs to define scope and estimate costs.
• Support sales teams to achieve revenue targets and margin plans; travel up to 5%.

Skills

Civil engineering

Structural design

Proposal & estimating

Client presentations

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Civil/Structural/Architectural Engineering

Tools

CAD software

Excel

Building design programs

Job description

Company Description

For over 100 years, BlueScope continues to build on our reputation of quality brands and products, leading technology and a customer-first spirit. Through our global brands, we are one of the largest manufacturers of building solutions in the world. Our diverse, bright and inspired workforce is committed to bettering the communities we serve through breakthrough thinking and innovations. Your goals, ideas and perspective can help shape our future – we look forward to hearing them!

Duties

BlueScope Conventional Steel Services (BCSS) supports Butler Manufacturing and Varco Pruden Buildings as divisions of BlueScope Buildings North America (BBNA). The Sales Engineer will be required to utilize knowledge of the principles and practices of civil engineering to provide the design, estimating, and communication link between BCSS and the builders, and between BCSS and the brands. The Sales Engineer will develop preliminary structural designs, coordinate with internal and external suppliers, and complete professional proposals for both conventional and hybrid buildings. The required responsibilities will be as follows: review building drawings and specifications to identify scope of work required for proposal; develop plan for obtaining outside engineering resources if required, requesting/receiving outside supplier quotes, developing estimate and delivering proposal; communicate with BCSS management and brand sales organization to develop sales strategy, define margin levels, promote BCSS, etc.-includes travel as required; communicate with customer to clarify their building requirements, and confirm proposal delivery schedule; and develop or manage preliminary structural design using both conventional steel and PEMB design tools, and include proposal drawings and reactions as needed. The Sales Engineer must provide sales revenue as part of BCSS Sales and Estimating team to meet annual planned sales revenue and meet or exceed planned margin revenue. The position will support Butler and Varco Pruden sales team with sales and project specific initiatives, including any necessary in-person or virtual coordination meetings. The position requires strong analytical and problem-solving skills, and the ability to set and achieve goals and deadlines. Success in the role requires strong organization skills, attention to detail, and ability to multi-task. No formal hire / fire authority.

Requirements

Requirements: Bachelor's degree in Civil, Structural, or Architectural Engineering, or a related field, plus five years of experience in the construction industry. PE Required. Position requires a minimum of three years of experience with the structural design of conventional and steel buildings, and two years of proposal, estimating, or sales experience. Experience must include the implementation of building codes and steel product codes into design and proposals including IBC, ASCE, AISC CFE2008, SJI, SDI, REP2014, NSR-10. Must have experience utilizing estimating and design spreadsheets and drafting proposal letters. Must have experience with building design and building design programs. Must have experience utilizing the principles and theories of civil/structural engineering in order to perform the requisite design and assure the structural safety of steel building projects. Must have experience practically applying engineering science and technology including applying principles, techniques, procedures, and equipment to the design and production of steel building projects. Must have experience interpreting information provided by other engineers and apply this information to technical drawings. Must have good written and verbal communication skills, and experience providing client presentations.

Location

The position permits remote work from one of the following states: Alabama, Arkansas, California, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Kansas, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Nevada, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Washington, or Wisconsin. Position requires national travel up to 5% of the time.

Additional Information

The preceding job responsibilities and tasks were designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by associates in this job. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all job duties and responsibilities required of associates assigned to this job. Associates may be required to perform other duties as assigned. Additional job competencies, individual goals, and performance measurements are set at the department level.

Benefits

The benefits are just as rewarding as the work at BlueScope. To support our goal, we offer a total compensation plan and an outstanding benefits package that includes health insurance, life insurance, short and long term disability, paid time off, and retirement.

EEO

EEO: Employer/M/F/Disabled/Protected Veteran BlueScope is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, status, as a protected veteran, among other things, or status as a qualified individual with disability.

Company Overview

We are a global leader in metal coating and painting products for building and construction industries, providing vital components for houses, buildings, structures, vehicles and more. We have built a solid foundation for growth with a diverse portfolio of businesses in some of the largest and fastest growing economies of the world. We are headquartered in Australia, with our people and operations spread across North America, Australia, New Zealand, Pacific Islands and throughout Asia.