WE’RE HIRING!

Are you looking to contribute your building skills and experience? Would you like to work alongside a crew that cares about creating beautiful and inspiring homes? Curious to learn more about how to build better buildings?  Join the Understory Design Build Team!

POSITIONS AVAILABLE:

CARPENTER

LEAD CARPENTER

SENIOR CARPENTER

What we offer

These are full time, year-round hourly positions at $22-35/hour based on experience. We offer tool reimbursement, generous paid time off, and employee retirement plans. We value providing a productive, safe work environment that welcomes diversity.

POSITION: CARPENTER

We are seeking a Carpenter with at least 3 years of residential construction experience. Our ideal candidate is positive, hard-working, has experience on a job-site,  is willing to learn new skills and can problem-solve. 

Required Skills and Attributes:

• Sets a positive example for the jobsite team by actively supporting everyone on the crew, regardless of skill level, and never openly criticizing other members of the project team 

• Submits accurate timesheets on a weekly basis 

• Consistently arrives at the jobsite on time, works within daily start and stop times, and takes break and lunch with crew 

• Takes initiative to solve project problems and maintain high standards, involving the Lead Carpenter only when needed 

• Supports the Lead Carpenter in maintaining a clean and well-organized jobsite and ensuring personal, jobsite, and crew safety always 

• Ensures good communication and prompt response to calls/texts/emails from others on the project team 

• Submits receipts to the Lead Carpenter in a reliable and timely fashion 

• Consistently demonstrates comprehension of the carpentry skills listed below and an ability to accomplish related tasks proficiently and with minimal supervision, backtracking, or re-work

Carpentry Skills:

• Operation of all required tools safely and efficiently

• Setup, usage, and safety monitoring of all ladder, scaffold, and harness equipment 

• Layout and execution of level, plumb, and square wall framing, floor framing, and all but the most complicated roof framing 

• Application of sheathing and weather-resistive barriers (WRB) 

• Application of various types of roofing underlayment 

• Roofing activities include valleys, edge and ridge cap, and prep for gutters 

• Window, skylight, and exterior door installation and flashing procedures

• Air-sealing methods 

• Execution of all phases of exterior siding and trim 

• Deck lay-out and installation 

• Strapping and blocking installation

• Cutting and installation of rough and finished stairs alongside a Lead Carpenter 

• Execution of all phases of interior trim installation 

• Hanging kitchen cabinets, including managing layout, leveling, troubleshooting, and room discrepancies 

• Creation of basic to mid-level material lists for framing, sheathing, and trim 

• Maintain a clean and safe jobsite

• Ensures completion of punch list and job close-out tasks

• Effective and respectful communication skills with fellow crew members, Project Manager, Site Supervisor, and trade partners

• A willingness to use High Performance materials and techniques

POSITION: LEAD CARPENTER

We are seeking a Lead Carpenter with at least 10 years of residential carpentry experience and 5 years of site team management. The Lead Carpenter assists the Site Supervisor to manage and direct the tasks of crew members and subcontractors to ensure efficiency and productivity on site. The Lead Carpenter has among the best carpentry skills on the team.

Required Skills and Attributes:

• Manage and execute excellent rough and finish carpentry including but not limited to:

• Framing of walls, floors, and roofs; trusses; rafters; stringers

• Execution of all phases of interior/exterior trim

• Door and window installation 

• Accurate plate layout; plumb and line walls

• Cutting and installation of rough and finished stairs

• Ability to complete advanced framing, air sealing, and weatherization techniques 

• Hang cabinets including managing layout and troubleshooting

• Application of various types of underlayments and air/vapor/weather resistant barriers 

• Leadership to ensure that the crew works together efficiently toward defined project goals in collaboration with the Project Manager

• Builds alongside the crew, regularly training about carpentry skills

• Jobsite preparation for trade partners as outlined by the Project Manager

• Initiative to solve project problems and maintain high standards

• Answer questions from the Crew and Subs in the absence of the Site Supervisor 

• Maintain a clean and safe jobsite

• Ensures completion of punch list and job close-out tasks

• Effective and respectful communication skills with crew members, Project Manager, Site Supervisor, and trade partners

• A willingness to use High Performance materials and techniques