Commercial Project Manager

Company Overview: Truss Craft of Nebraska, a Mead Lumber Company is a leading provider of products for professional contractors, builders, and remodelers. With 50+ operating locations across nine Midwestern states, we are proud to be 100% employee-owned and ranked as the 12th largest building material supplier to professional builders in the U.S. At Mead Lumber, we strive to create a team that works and succeeds together every day in an authentic, team-oriented setting.

• Employee Ownership: As a 100% employee-owned company, you will have a stake in our shared success.
• Work-Life Balance: Enjoy flexible scheduling options that support your lifestyle.
• Career Growth: We are committed to your professional development, providing ongoing learning and advancement opportunities.

Job Summary: The Commercial Project Manager serves a function within both the sales and engineering functions of the organization. They will primarily ensure that all jobs sold have all necessary materials and supplies necessary at the job site when needed. May performs some basic sales functions and communicates with both contractors, customers and engineering staff. Handles coordination and resolution of issues between customers, framers, general contractors and internal sales and engineering staff. Also, will assist engineering as necessary in performing estimates and take-offs. May work with purchasing staff to procure special items as necessary.

• Assists with the sales of lumber yard products to customers.
• Works with estimating staff to provide quotes. May presents bids to customers or internal staff.
• Proposes new products and acquisitions that will ensure attainment of long-range corporate goals.
• Assists in elimination of product when in the best interests of the company.
• Research potential market trends and competition.
• Reads quote sheets and verifies customer requirements for specific projects; designs preliminary truss drawings.
• Ensures all materials and supplies are at the job site during construction phase. Works with relevant internal and external staff to resolve issues during the construction phase.
• Delivers necessary materials and supplies to job site if not already delivered with the building package. May pick up and return excess materials and supplies from job sites as necessary.
• Use Microsoft Excel and CAD software to draw basic design layouts, elevations and package project estimates.
• Plans and paces own work efficiency in order to meet daily, weekly, project, or team related productivity goals.
• Obtains profitable orders to forecast.
• Other duties, as assigned.

• Must have ability to operate independently in a high-volume, faced paced environment.
• May be required to occasionally lift, carry, push, pull, or otherwise move objects up to 75 pounds.
• Occasionally may be required to walk throughout the yard, production environment or job sites to perform some aspects of assigned duties.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Knowledge/understanding of CAD software preferred.
• Minimum of an Associate’s degree in a related field or equivalent work experience in construction or framing.
• Solid understanding of construction methods.
• Computer literacy in Microsoft software.
• Proficient with mathematical computation in geometry methods.
• Ability to travel up to 80% of the time, primarily for day trips.

Once eligible, you will participate in our ESOP (Employee Stock Ownership Plan), a unique benefit that can provide a financial source for your future/retirement that very few companies offer.  We also offer our employees competitive pay as well as the benefits listed below:

• Medical, Dental, and Vision Plans
• 100% Employer Paid Group Term Life, AD&D, and STD
• Additional Voluntary Life, AD&D, and LTD
• Paid Time Off & Holiday Pay
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• 401(k) Plan
• Scholarship & Tuition Assistance Programs
• Employee Assistance Program

Equal Employment Opportunity: Mead Lumber Company is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. We consider applicants for all positions without regard to race, color, sex, ethnicity, national origin, religion, gender, age, pregnancy, marital status, veteran’s status, sexual orientation, genetic information, disability, or any other protected basis prohibited by law.