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Metal Building Design Estimator

Nucor


Job Location:

El Paso, TX - USA

Monthly Salary: $ 57449 - 76980
Posted: 6 June 2026 (30+ days ago)
Application Deadline: 3 September 2026
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy
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Job Summary

Job Details

Division:American Buildings Company - IL

Location:El Paso IL United States

Other Available Locations:N/A

Base Salary Range: $57449 - $76980

Bonus Type:This position is eligible for annual bonuses.

Annual Return On Assests Bonus Percentage (ROA) (5 Year Average) 20.7% of eligible earnings

Annual Profit Sharing Bonus Percentage (5 year average) 20% of eligible earning

Are you a talenteddesigner/estimatorready to join North Americas largest steel and steel products manufacturing team Nucor Buildings Group is searching for individuals who can contribute to our sales growth and profitability by creating safe accurate and cost-effective metal building systems. As adesign estimatoryoull play a crucial role in the assessing processes creating design solutions and ensuring each project gets to our customer in an appropriate time frame that meets our high standards of quality and performance.

Basic Job Functions:

Design & Estimating:Create accurate thorough and competitive pre-sale designs and estimates for building systems in compliance with established company processes and industry standards.

Customer Communication:Provide clear and professional verbal and written communication with customers and internal teammates to ensure project requirements are fully understood and addressed.

Proposal Development:Receive and clarify quote requests ensuring all assumed and provided project details are incorporated into well-qualified proposals.

Customer Service & Division Goals:Support American Buildings service practices customer needs and division objectives by delivering proposals that influence positive results for both AB-IL and its customers.

Code & Product Knowledge:Apply knowledge of current building codes to design building elements and maintain a strong understanding of AB-IL products and their applications.

Drawing Interpretation:Review and effectively interpret architectural structural and mechanical project drawings to ensure design accuracy and alignment with project requirements.

Value Engineering:Assist customers in identifying opportunities for value engineering to optimize design efficiency and cost-effectiveness.

Time & Quality Management:Deliver high-quality work in a fast-paced environment while consistently meeting deadlines and project schedules.

Travel:Travel as necessary to support customers and project requirements.

Safety is the most important part of all jobs within Nucor; therefore candidates must be able to demonstrate the ability to initiate lead and uphold safety policies practices procedures and housekeeping standards at all times.

Minimum Qualifications:
  • High School Diploma or GED equivalent & 2 years of Pre-Engineered Metal Building experience or a Bachelors degree in Engineering Construction Architecture or other related field.
  • Can currently read understand and comprehend Architectural Structural and Mechanical project drawings.
  • Proficient with MS Word Excel Access and 2-dimensional drawing software.
Preferred Qualifications:
  • 2 years Pre-Engineered Metal Building Design Detailing or Estimating experience.
  • Working knowledge of pre-engineered metal building systems.
  • Functional knowledge of EQuote NBG Design Tools Access Tekla or ProgeCAD.
  • College Degree in Construction related field.
About Us:

Nucor Buildings Group (NBG) a proud Nucor product group is one of North Americas largest and most experienced manufacturers of metal building systems. With multiple locations throughout the United States NBG is proud to design world-class building solutions tailored to meet the needs of any market including commercial industrial agricultural and institutional. Our brands include American Buildings CBC Steel Buildings Kirby Building Systems and Nucor Building Systems.

NBG offers work/life balance and a variety of benefits and performance incentives. We take pride in connecting teammates to meaningful work and focus heavily on both personal and professional development. Whether your background is in engineering and design information technology and software development marketing or sales with Nucor Buildings Group you can go as far as your drive and ambition will take you.

Join Nucor Today!

When you join Nucor Americas largest steel manufacturer and recycler youll help create a variety of steel products that become so much more for so many people. And you wont do it alone. Our supportive culture builds each other up values family relationships and puts safety above anything else. With the freedom to take your ideas to the next level theres no end to what you can achieve. This is your chance to build a lifelong career give back to your community make the world a better place andBE PART OF SOMETHING BIGGER.

Job Security Benefits Bonus Programs - No Layoff Practice WFH Opportunities

With performance-based compensation profit sharing and a no-layoff practice we take care of our teammates who design engineer fabricate and support the products that define our company.

Join us in driving success and shaping the future of our division. Apply now and become an integral part of our team!

Nucor is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer M/F/Disabled/Vets and a drug free workplace


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Nucor Corporation is the safest, highest quality, lowest cost, most productive and most profitable steel and steel products company in the world.

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