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- Employment type
- Full-time
- Experience level
- 1+ years
- Minimum education
- College diploma
- Posting language
- English
Job summary
The designer/estimator will generate tapered insulation designs, piece counts, and price quotes while providing technical support to architects and roofing contractors. They are also responsible for creating shop drawings and assisting with onsite job startups and installation expertise.
Job details
Company Description Carlisle Companies is a leading manufacturer of building envelope products and solutions that make buildings more energy efficient, durable, and sustainable. We deliver roofing, insulation, waterproofing, and architectural systems for commercial and residential projects using a focus on innovation and continuous improvement to solve today’s challenges. We’re equally committed to our people, prioritizing safety, inclusion, career growth, development, tuition assistance, and excellent benefits. With manufacturing, engineering, operations, and corporate functions across North America and globally, Carlisle offers stability, agility, and opportunity in a performance-driven culture. Do meaningful work and shape the future of building solutions; apply today and come grow with us. Job Description Job Summary The Tapered Insulation Designer/Estimator duties will include the generation of tapered designs, piece counts, & price quotes for Tapered Expanded Polystyrene Insulation projects from various media sources. The individual will advise and assist architects to help secure the specification of Expanded Polystyrene Insulation products while working with roofing contractors to consult on Tapered designs, troubleshoot onsite issues and provide general customer support. Duties and Responsibilities: Interpret, Design, Estimate and communicate daily quotations on projects with Tapered Roof Insulation in the specification. Work daily with Architects, General Contractors, Roofing Contractors on design and budgetary constraints. Communicate with contractors on revisions to projects to close the sale. Generate working shop drawings for submittals. Provide onsite customer support, job startups, installation expertise and field verification where needed. Qualifications Knowledge, Skills & Abilities: Essential Full Performance Knowledge: TaperPlus preferred, but not required AutoCAD Excel Mathematic ability Basic Roofing industry knowledge Essential Full Performance Skills: Ability to read Architectural plans and drawings Verbal communication skills Customer Service skill set Essential Full Performance Abilities: Oral Comprehension and Expression Written Comprehension and Expression Inductive and Deductive Reasoning Problem Sensitivity Equipment/Data: Equipment Operated: Notebook Computers Data Used: Microsoft Office Programs AutoCAD Tapered Plus CRM Materials Used: Computer, plotters Education & Experience Requirements: Education: Associate’s or Technical Degree in Drafting, Construction Design, Construction Technology, Mechanical Drafting or similar. Experience: 1-2 years’ experience in a related field. Work Environment/Time Worked: Office setting with occasional travel Monday-Friday; 8:00 am-5:00 pm Physical Requirements: Sitting Standing Walking Sight Hearing Supervisory Responsibilities: None Additional Information Our Culture & Values At Carlisle, our culture is grounded in a shared commitment to our core values: Start with Safety, Focus on Customers, Act with Integrity, Pursue Excellence, Better Every Day, Drive Innovation, and Deliver Results. These values are not just words—they guide our behaviors, decisions, and actions every day. They are the foundation of our business and the reason for our continued success. We endeavor to make this site accessible to any and all users. If you would like to contact us regarding the accessibility of our website or need assistance completing the application process, please contact [email protected]. INFORMATION SECURITY ALERT All applicants for careers with Carlisle will be submitted through this site. Carlisle will not extend job offers without prior in-person or visual correspondence and we will not ask you to provide private personal information for a background check prior to extending a job offer. For more information, please review our Privacy policy. Job Code - Job Title: SATS65 - Taper Design/Estr. I (CAN)
What you’ll do
The designer/estimator will generate tapered insulation designs, piece counts, and price quotes while providing technical support to architects and roofing contractors. They are also responsible for creating shop drawings and assisting with onsite job startups and installation expertise.
Requirements
Candidates must possess an associate’s or technical degree in drafting, construction design, or a related field. At least 1-2 years of experience in a related field and proficiency in AutoCAD and Excel are required.
Benefits
- Tuition assistance
- Excellent benefits
Listed skills
- AutoCAD · Preferred
- Microsoft Excel · Preferred
- Customer service · Preferred
- Problem solving · Preferred
Other relevant skills
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- Tapered insulation design
- Estimating
- AutoCAD
- TaperPlus
- Excel
- Mathematical ability
- Roofing industry knowledge
- Architectural plan reading
- Verbal communication
- Customer service
- Shop drawings
- Project estimation
- Technical drafting
- Construction design
- Problem solving
- Field verification
- Building Envelope
- Mechanical Drafting
- Oral Comprehension
- Microsoft Excel
- Customer Support
- Customer Relationship Management
- Construction
- Customer Service
- Continuous Improvement Process
- Deductive Reasoning
- Sales
- Innovation
- Manufacturing Engineering
- Mathematics
- Microsoft Office
- Operations
- Roofing
- Shop Drawing
- Submittals (Construction)
- Troubleshooting (Problem Solving)
- Verbal Communication Skills
- Waterproofing
- Plotters
Job areas
- Construction
- Engineering
- Manufacturing
- Customer Service & Support
- Administrative
- Estimator/Designer
- Estimator
- Valuers and Loss Assessors
- Cost Estimators
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