Truss & Panel Design & Estimating Director

Black Tie Components; Hartford (SD); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k)

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Paid Time Off

Job summary

Black Tie Components in Hartford, SD is seeking an experienced Design & Estimating Manager to lead our design and estimating functions for roof truss, floor truss, and wall panel projects.

You will manage in-office and remote designers and estimators, ensure design accuracy, improve turnaround times, and partner with sales, engineering, and operations to drive profitable growth through engineered components and automated production.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in wood component design including roof trusses, floor trusses, and wall panels.
• Advanced proficiency with MiTek Structure and MiTek Management.
• Minimum 5 years of leadership within a truss and/or wall panel design department.
• Experience leading teams of 10+ designers, estimators, or related professionals.
• Strong understanding of wood-frame construction, structural loading, and building codes.
• Proven ability to manage multiple projects in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to build relationships with customers, builders, engineers, and production teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead, develop, and mentor a team of designers and estimators in both office-based and remote environments.
• Establish performance expectations, training plans, and career development opportunities.
• Conduct performance evaluations and provide coaching and feedback.
• Support recruitment, onboarding, and retention of design and estimating personnel.
• Foster a culture of accountability, collaboration, continuous improvement, and customer service.
• Oversee design of roof trusses, floor trusses, and wall panel systems using MiTek software.
• Ensure designs meet building codes, engineering requirements, customer specs, and company standards.
• Review and approve complex designs and resolve design challenges.
• Ensure designs are optimized for manufacturing efficiency and material utilization.
• Maintain design standards, libraries, and best practices within MiTek.
• Lead the estimating team in preparing accurate quotations and review estimates for completeness, risk, pricing, and profitability.
• Monitor estimate turnaround times and departmental performance metrics.
• Collaborate with sales teams to ensure project scope and customer expectations are clearly defined.
• Manage departmental resources and workloads to meet deadlines.
• Coordinate priorities across sales, operations, production, and engineering.
• Develop KPIs related to productivity, quality, turnaround time, and customer satisfaction.
• Identify workflow bottlenecks and implement process improvements.
• Establish and maintain quality control processes for design and estimating functions.
• Audit completed work for accuracy and compliance.
• Monitor rework and revisions and implement corrective actions.
• Ensure projects are delivered on time and with high accuracy.

Skills

Leadership

Team management

Design management

Estimating management

Project management

Quality control

Process improvement

Customer focus

Communication

Strategic planning

Education

Bachelor's degree in Construction Management

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

PMP certification

Tools

MiTek Structure

MiTek Management

Job description

Black Tie Components in Hartford, SD is seeking an experienced Design & Estimating Manager to lead our design and estimating functions for roof truss, floor truss, and wall panel projects.

You will manage in-office and remote designers and estimators, ensure design accuracy, improve turnaround times, and partner with sales, engineering, and operations to drive profitable growth through engineered components and automated production.