Senior Truss Designer OR Design Manager

Senior Truss Designer / Design Manager

(On-Site in Tennessee – 1 Remote Day/Week) Submit resumes to Matt Schmidt at matt.schmidt@gogpac.com

Looking to add a Senior Truss Designer or a rockstar Design Manager to the team. This is a great spot for someone who loves complex residential and custom home design, values strong customer relationships, and takes pride in delivering high-quality, accurate work.

What This Role Looks Like

You’ll be the go-to expert for structural truss design - supporting builders, homeowners, and internal teams while turning out efficient, clean, highly detailed work. This company is customer-centric, and you’ll be a visible, trusted resource who knows clients by name, communicates directly, and follows projects all the way through.

For candidates ready to step into (or continue in) a Design Manager role, you’ll also lead the department, troubleshoot the toughest design challenges, mentor others, and help enforce process and standards.

What You’ll Do

• Produce high-quality structural truss designs for residential and custom homes

• Work directly with customers - answer questions, provide guidance, and stay engaged throughout the project

• Collaborate with internal teams to ensure accuracy, efficiency, and on-time delivery

• Tackle complex custom designs with confidence

• Ensure designs meet building codes, engineering requirements, and company standards

• For Design Manager track: lead the design team, enforce policies, troubleshoot escalated issues, and support continuous improvement

What You Bring

• 7+ years of truss design experience

• Strong background in complex residential and custom home design

• Alpine software experience strongly preferred (MiTek considered)

• High attention to detail with a passion for quality

• Strong communication skills - friendly, approachable, and customer-focused

• Ability to work on-site full-time (with one remote day per week)

• Leadership experience for those targeting the Design Manager seat