Design Group Leader

Welcome to Nucor, where our unique culture sets us apart. Joining Nucor means becoming part of North America's largest steel and steel products manufacturer, offering unmatched career opportunities and stability. We are known for our innovative sustainability practices and are the continent's largest recycler. Our vibrant culture, built on personal connections and teamwork, empowers every team member with the freedom to innovate and contribute to our collective success.

Experience a workplace where safety, efficiency, and meaningful personal connections define every day, enriching both our teammates and the communities we serve.

Division: Kirby Building Systems LLC

Location: Portland, TN, United States

Nucor supports its teammates with top-tier benefits like Medical, Dental, Vision, and Disability Insurance, 401K and Roth accounts, Profit sharing, Pay-for-performance bonuses, Paid parental leave, Tuition reimbursement, Stock program, Scholarships and more.

• Support Sales and Profit Objectives:
  Lead and oversee the activities of the Design Group to contribute to the company’s sales and profitability goals.
• Ensure Effective Communication with Customers:
  Work closely with internal and external customers to maintain clear communication, define project scope, and meet challenging schedules.
• Deliver High-Quality Designs:
  Collaborate with the design team to produce safe, thorough, accurate, and timely designs.
• Enhance Department Effectiveness:
  Mentor, coach, and lead team members to help them achieve and leverage their full potential.
• Assist in Talent Acquisition and Development:
  Participate in the recruitment, interviewing, and training of new team members.
• Develop and Maintain Design Standards:
  Create and uphold current design policies, procedures, and practices.
• Contribute to Strategic Planning:
  Work with the Engineering Leadership Team to plan strategically for the future needs of the Design Group and Engineering Department.
• Manage Design Programs:
  Ensure that the correct versions of design programs are consistently in use.
• Lead Problem-Solving Initiatives:
  Coordinate root cause analysis and action plans for issues such as IQRs, QSRs, Ton and Hour Variances, etc.
• Perform Design and Design Checks:
  Occasionally complete designs or conduct design checks as needed.
• Provide Backup Support:
  Step in to support the Design Supervisor function as necessary.

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.

• A minimum of two (2) years of metal building experience or equivalent structural engineering experience.
• Willingness to travel to project meetings with customers.

• Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering.
• PE registration or ability to obtain such within two (2) years of accepting this position.

Nucor Buildings Group (NBG), a proud Nucor product group, is one of North America’s 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.

When you join Nucor, America’s largest steel manufacturer and recycler, you’ll help create a variety of steel products that become so much more, for so many people. And you won’t 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, there’s 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 – and BE PART OF SOMETHING BIGGER.

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 Employer and a drug‑free workplace