As a Design Engineering Manager, you will be responsible for overseeing our engineering team, coordinating with our sales and marketing team, operations team, and external resources to provide complete and accurate building engineering calculations, plans, charts, scaled drawings/blueprints and estimates for prefabricated modular buildings for multiple applications including dwellings and workspaces, and coordinating projects according to customer requests and building specifications while driving innovation for new products and product improvements.

The ideal candidate is someone who has a passion for design engineering, a desire to make a meaningful impact, is driven to innovate and grow, and who aligns with the company values to be driven by Customer Focus, Innovative Continuous Improvement, Empowered Accountability, Fiscal Responsibility, Concrete Results, and Team Collaboration.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Act as post-sale technical liaison to customer’s architects, engineers, and project managers
• Work with supplier’s technical support on the identification of materials and components that meet required specifications
• Oversee and direct drafters in producing drawings that meet project specifications, building code requirements, and modular methods of construction
• Responsible for securing stamped drawings and state certifications working with external and internal resources
• Oversee and direct the creation of production BOMs, Material Lists and Assembly Instruction Sheets for manufacturing based on project drawings
• Manage project schedules to meet deadlines and ensure timely completion of projects
• Provide project updates on a consistent basis to various stakeholders about strategy, adjustments, and progress
• Drive innovation initiatives that lead to better products and lower manufacturing costs
• Support marketing initiatives that require technical guidance
• Collaborate with the sales team to interpret customer designs, specifications and requests; coordinate its translation to construction industry generally accepted graphical format using computer aided design tools; ensure that it meets building codes; and assure accuracy of quotations
• Support the sales team as needed on the review of bids submittals and proposals
• Support the operations team to assure compliance with the provided specifications during manufacturing
• Stay updated on applicable building material specifications
• Hiring and supervising internal and/or external engineering staff as needed
• Leading research and development projects that produce new designs, products, and processes.
• Ensuring the validity of methods used in manufacturing and installation to match design
• Develop and lead the Product Innovation Initiative - a company-wide idea-generating program aimed at developing improved yet simple products and processes
• Participate on the selection of technically capable suppliers
• Ability to handle multiple customers, tasks, and projects simultaneously

The ideal candidate will have:

• Degree in Architect, Engineering, Building Construction, or related field
• Minimum 5 years of recent experience in design engineering of residential and commercial construction
• Minimum 2 years experience in a relevant project management leadership position
• PE license NOT required
• Experience in modular construction and prefabrication a plus
• Knowledge of IBC, NFPA, IRC, IPC, and all other relevant construction codes
• Strong familiarity with project management software tools, methodologies, and best practices
• Highly proficient with structural framing and MEP drawings and specifications
• Proven ability to complete projects according to outlined scope, budget, and timeline
• Excellent analytical skills
• Detail and precision oriented
• Motivated, personally accountable, and a positive work attitude
• Excellent communication and presentation skills
• Team Player
• Must align with all of Guardian Booth company values