Travelling Carpenter

Green Leaf Construction

$62K — $104K *
Real Estate & Construction
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 10+ years of commercial carpentry experience required
  • Ability to work independently and lead crews
  • Strong layout and measurement skills
  • Focus on quality, safety, and schedule adherence
  • OSHA 30 certification (or willingness to obtain) and clean driver's record are mandatory

Responsibilities

  • Lead complex carpentry tasks including framing, blocking, and finish work
  • Interpret blueprints and verify dimensions using advanced tools
  • Collaborate daily with superintendents and trades for seamless production
  • Ensure safe operation of tools and compliance with OSHA regulations
  • Identify and propose solutions for constructability issues
  • Mentor and train lesser experienced carpenters and apprentices

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance
  • 401(k) plan
  • Life insurance options
  • Health Savings Account (HSA)
  • AFLAC coverage for cancer, critical illness, and accidents
  • Paid time off
  • Employee discounts
  • Pet insurance
Full Job Description
As a travelling Carpenter, you'll take senior-level ownership of high-visibility commercial builds-driving outcomes, protecting schedule, and setting the craftsmanship bar on jobs that move.

Key responsibilities
- Lead and shape complex framing, blocking/backing, doors/hardware, finish work, and temporary works as projects evolve
- Interpret blueprints/specs, execute precise layout, and verify dimensions with lasers/transits (total station preferred)
- Coordinate daily with the superintendent and trades to keep production flowing and conflicts down
- Run tools/equipment safely and efficiently; uphold OSHA and site safety expectations
- Spot constructability issues early and propose practical field solutions
- Mentor carpenters/apprentices and uphold professional jobsite standards

Required qualifications
- 10+ years commercial carpentry experience; able to work independently and lead crews
- Strong layout/measurement skills; high quality, safety, and schedule focus
- OSHA 30 (or obtain immediately), valid driver's license/clean record; able to travel/overnight

If you're ready for strategic impact in Commercial Construction and Design Build, apply now.
On the Road, On Point

You roll into a new site ready to make an immediate mark-checking the plan set, aligning with the Foreman/superintendent on priorities, and setting a crisp pace for the crew. Travel and overnights are part of the rhythm, and each stop brings a fresh puzzle: tight tolerances, shifting site conditions, and coordination moments where your judgment keeps momentum alive. Between lifts, layout checks, and punch-list pushes, you're the steady hand that keeps quality sharp and clients confident. By day's end, you've advanced the build, cleared tomorrow's constraints, and left the site cleaner, safer, and closer to turnover-classic Commercial Construction, delivered with Design Build intensity.
Total Rewards

Medical, dental, and vision insurance; 401(k); life insurance and voluntary life insurance; Health Savings Account (HSA); AFLAC cancer, critical illness, and accident coverage; paid time off; employee discounts; pet insurance; competitive total compensation ($30-$50/hour).

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