Description:

The Product Engineering Codes and Standards Director plays a critical leadership role in ensuring that the company’s products meet industry regulations, quality standards, and safety requirements. This role combines wood products engineering expertise with a deep understanding of compliance standards.

The key responsibilities of this position include:

• Ensuring Regulatory Compliance:

Overseeing compliance with national, regional, and international building codes, safety standards, environmental regulations, and industry-specific guidelines for wood products. Ensuring the company’s products meet the specifications outlined by bodies like ASTM, AWC, AWPA, CSA, ICC-ES, ICC, PFS, APA, and other relevant organizations.

• Development and Implementation of Standards:

Developing, updating, and enforcing internal engineering standards for wood product design, manufacturing, and testing. Defining product specifications based on existing codes and standards, ensuring they align with both customer requirements and regulatory guidelines. Working closely with product development teams to establish performance criteria, material requirements, and testing procedures that align with industry standards.

• Product Safety and Quality Assurance:

Monitoring product safety and quality by ensuring the design, manufacturing processes, and final products meet the highest standards. Addressing product recalls, safety issues, or quality control failures in collaboration with production teams and regulatory bodies. Conducting audits and assessments of both internal processes and third-party suppliers to ensure product integrity and compliance.

• Collaborating with Industry Bodies and Regulators:

Representing the company in industry associations, committees, and regulatory discussions concerning wood products. Staying up to date with changes to industry regulations, building codes, and safety standards. Advising senior management on the impact of new codes or regulations and how they affect product design and manufacturing processes.

• Leading Cross-Functional Teams:

Working closely with product engineers, designers, manufacturing teams, and R&D to ensure that new product designs align with required codes and standards. Leading and mentoring engineers and engineering teams to adopt best practices for product development and compliance. Training employees on the importance of regulatory compliance and how to meet required standards throughout the product lifecycle.

• Continuous Improvement:

Work closely with Sales and Marketing to develop solutions that fill market needs with products that have attractive margins and provide a competitive advantage. Work closely with manufacturing to develop pilot line manufacturing processes and full scale production lines to manufacture new or enhanced products. Implementing process improvements to enhance the product development and manufacturing processes, ensuring ongoing compliance and efficiency. Identifying and mitigating risks related to product safety, regulatory compliance, and product failure.

• Documentation and Reporting:

Overseeing the documentation of product designs, test results, and compliance reports. Managing the documentation required for certifications, audits, and product approvals. Reporting to senior management on the company’s compliance status and any emerging industry trends or regulatory changes.

• Customer and Market Understanding:

Ensuring that product codes and standards meet or exceed customer expectations for safety, quality, and sustainability. Helping the company maintain a competitive advantage by integrating innovative product designs with the required industry standards.

Overall, the Product Engineering Codes and Standards Director serves as a bridge between engineering, compliance, and market needs, ensuring the company’s wood products are safe, high-quality, and compliant with all relevant regulations and industry standards

Qualifications:

• BS in Civil Engineering degree

• 20+ years of experience in multi-disciplinary engineering within the Wood Products sector

• Preferred PE / P. Eng

• Expertise in codes, standards, and industry practices

• Deep experience leading product‑focused engineering teams

• Proven track record of bringing new products or enhancements to market.

• Strong multidiscipline team collaboration skills.

• Data‑driven decision‑making

• Ability to build a strong engineering culture

What We Offer:

Compensation: This role is eligible for our annual merit-increase program, and we are targeting a salary range of $173,741-$262,510 based on your level of skills, qualifications and experience. You will also be eligible for our Annual Incentive Program, which offers a cash bonus targeting 30% of base pay. Potential plan funding may range from zero to two times that target.

Benefits: When you join our team, you and your dependents will be offered coverage under our comprehensive employee benefits plan, which includes medical, dental, vision, short and long-term disability, and life insurance. We offer a pre-tax Health Savings Account option which includes a company contribution. Other benefit options are also available such as voluntary Long-Term Care and Employee Assistance Programs. We also support personal volunteerism, sponsor a host of diversity networks, promote mentoring, and provide training and development opportunities to help you chart your path to a fulfilling career.

Retirement: Employees are able to enroll in our company’s 401k plan, which includes a paid company match in addition to our contribution equal to 5% of your eligible pay.

Paid Time Off or Vacation: We provide eligible employees who are scheduled to work 25 hours or more per week with 3-weeks of paid vacation to use during your first year of employment. In addition, after being employed for six months, eligible employees begin to accrue vacation for future use. We also recognize eleven paid holidays per year, providing a total of 88 holiday hours and paid parental leave for all full-time employees.

About Weyerhaeuser

We sustainably manage forests and manufacture products that make the world a better place. We’re serious about safety, driven to achieve excellence, and proud of what we do. With multiple business lines in locations across North America, we offer a range of exciting career opportunities for smart, talented people who are passionate about making a difference.  We know you have a choice in your career. We want you to choose us. 

About Wood Products

We've been delivering quality building products and solutions to our customers for more than 100 years. From builders and dealers to specifiers and homeowners, we offer exceptional product performance and unparalleled support. For more than a century, we’ve been building our reputation as a leader in sustainable wood products.

Weyerhaeuser is an equal opportunity employer. Inclusion is one of our five core values and we strive to maintain a culture where all our people feel a sense of belonging, opportunity and shared purpose. We are committed to recruiting a diverse workforce and supporting an equitable and inclusive environment that inspires people of all backgrounds to join, stay and thrive with our team.