BLB Design/Build

Lead Carpenter

BLB Design/Build is a Design-Build firm located in historic Amesbury, Massachusetts. Our office is in a renovated automobile and textile mill in Amesburys central business district. Our projects include high-end, luxury residential remodels and new builds in the Greater Newburyport area and north of Boston suburbs. The BLB Team takes pride in going beyond the build and we highly value care, communication, and collaboration with all our clients.

 We are a tight-knit, hardworking, and dynamic team that is dedicated to a common end goal vibrant, contemporary living spaces beyond expectations.

For more information, please visit: https://blbdesignbuild.com/ 

The ideal Lead Carpenter would lead projects onsite from mobilization to completion. Ideal candidates are dynamic, flexible, hardworking, knowledgeable of the construction field, and have successfully led a 2-3-person crew in the past. Additionally, the lead carpenter should maintain an inventory of power tools and equipment and must understand how to properly use them.

Responsibilities:

• PROJECT HAND-OFF + PRE-CONSTRUCTION
• Review the project with the sales, estimating, and project management team following the contract signing.
• Delegate pre-construction tasks to carpenters and carpenter's apprentice.
• Mobilize and protect the job site, including floor, wall, and opening protection.
• CONSTRUCTION
• Ability to lead, direct, motivate, and collaborate with a 2-3 person crew as needed per project.
• Maintain an operational inventory of necessary tools, safety equipment, and vehicles.
• Ability to accurately read architectural drawings and plans.
• Ability to lift heavy objects and complete manual labor as needed per project.
• Ability to properly install construction materials including, but not limited to, framing lumber, doors, and windows, siding (cedar claps, vinyl siding, hardie board, cedar shingles, etc.), hardwood flooring, laminate, interior trim and millwork, sheetrock walls and skim coating, cabinetry, etc.
• Meet with clients and the project manager regularly onsite and provide relevant project updates.
• Properly demobilize and clean up at the end of each project.

Qualification:

• Minimum of 6 years of carpentry or related field experience.
• Minimum of 2 years in a carpentry supervisory role.
• Minimum of 2 years with relevant construction knowledge.
• Rough and finish carpentry skills are strongly recommended.
• Preferred degree in construction management or a similar field.
• Knowledge of the North Shore house market and current industry costs.
• Professionalism, including appearance, expert workmanship, and polite communication when interacting with clients.
• Ability to communicate clearly and professionally to clients, vendors, subcontractors, architects, and teammates.
• Ability to stay self-motivated and organized to push the project along schedule.
• Ability to work well with different personalities.
• Ability to adapt and be flexible while working onsite.
• Strong critical thinking skills are required.
• Ability to complete manual labor, lift heavy objects, and read architectural plans are required.

Salary and Benefits:

• Full time
• Salary at $30 - $40 per hour, commensurate with experience.
• Vacation, Holidays & PTO
• 401(k) matching
• Health insurance.