Job Details

Title: Lead Carpenter

Reports To: Construction Manager

Job Goal: The Lead Carpenter will lead and supervise all field carpenter, unskilled and semi-skilled workers, as well as subcontractors that are involved in our construction projects. The Lead Carpenter ensures that construction projects are on budget and completed on schedule.

Responsibilities:

• Assign and explain tasks to the project team
• Calculate the amount of labor, time, and materials needed for each project
• Verify construction materials needed for the project
• Supervise filed carpenters, unskilled and semi-skilled workers, and subcontractors
• Perform all carpentry duties required, including both rough and finish work
• Maintain accurate records of all work done by the project team
• Provide regular project updates to the Construction Manager
• Inspect materials upon arrival to ensure quality and quantity
• Ensure cleanliness or work area and truck

Character Traits:

• Ability to communicate with clarity and respect with clients, subcontractors, vendors and colleagues
• Attention to details ensuring that all projects meet quality standards
• Effective at solving problems in a manner that balances clients needs, current schedules and awareness of financial impact
• Ability to work independently, accurately representing the values and goals of the company
• Well organized with multi-tasking abilities

Education/Experience:

• Ability to lead, manage and hold employees to schedules and performance standards
• Proven experience in residential remodeling or construction
• Sound knowledge of safety standards and procedures
• The ability to safely operate power tools

Work Context:

• Regularly works near moving mechanical parts and outside conditions that could/ may include inclement weather, heat, humidity along with exposure to dust and concrete
• Must be able to lift, push, pull or carry objects, use abdominal and lower back muscles to provide support overtime without fatigue
• Requires good manual dexterity (hand, hand with arm, two hands) and multi-limb coordination
• Loud or noisy work conditions
• Excellent stamina is needed/ required

Requirements:

• Reliable transportation or the ability to get to the job
• Valid driver’s license is desirable but not required (pay could be increased based on a valid driver's license and pay can be decreased if driver's license is suspended for any reason)
• Job duties and requirements may change based on needs of the scope of work or the season the work will be done/ completed

Company Benefits:

• Normal working hours 7:30am - 5:30 pm, Monday-Friday (occasional Saturdays), with potential for early morning or late evenings
• Health Insurance, Dental, Vision
• Paid personal time off (PTO) and paid holidays
• Retirement 3% match
• Discounted uniform allowance
• Paid safety equipment for jobs that require earplugs, safety glasses and gloves