Detailer

About the role

The Detailer plays a crucial role in ensuring that all projects executed by CBX Solutions adhere to codes, specifications, and client requirements. This position involves translating complex documents into precise schedules and ensuring that all materials meet stringent standards.

Responsibilities

• Review sales sheets, job requirements, and contract documents to establish accurate opening quantities and product requirements for each project.
• Accurately detail and schedule all door, frame, and hardware materials, verifying product costs against estimates and documenting variances throughout the scheduling process.
• Determine product selections based on specification requirements, project scope, cost targets, and applicable code standards.
• Verify that all products and assemblies meet applicable code requirements, including UL listings, fire and smoke ratings, ADA compliance, life safety standards, and local building code.
• Prepare shop drawings, schedules, and submittals using manufacturer catalog cuts and company-issued software.
• Prepare elevation drawings and corresponding sections as necessary using company-issued CAD or detailing software.
• Write clear technical notes identifying issues, required verifications, or items requiring instruction by the GC or architect during the submittal process.
• Review completed schedules and submittals for errors prior to release; update and resubmit as required upon return.

Requirements

• A minimum of an associate's or bachelor's degree in a technical, engineering, architecture, or construction-related field, or equivalent hands-on experience.
• 2 to 4 years of experience in detailing, estimating, project coordination, or specification work within the commercial construction or building materials industry.
• Applied knowledge of door, frame, and hardware types, manufacturer product lines, and how components interact in a complete opening assembly.
• Working knowledge of UL listings, fire and smoke ratings, ADA requirements, life safety standards, and commercial building code as applied to openings.
• Proficiency in company-issued detailing and scheduling software and Microsoft Office Suite, including Excel, Word, and Outlook; CAD experience a plus.
• Precise quantitative skills for cost entry, reconciliation, and quantity verification across project documents.

Qualifications

• A track record of producing accurate, detailed work products with low error rates and strong attention to specification compliance.
• The ability to manage multiple active projects simultaneously without sacrificing accuracy or missing documentation deadlines.
• A methodical approach to problem-solving: you check your work, follow the process, and flag issues before they escalate.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this role, the employee is regularly required to talk, hear, and see. The employee is frequently required to stand, walk, use hands to handle or feel objects, and reach with hands and arms. This role requires frequent lifting of items weighing 5–25 pounds and occasional lifting of up to 50 pounds. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position.