Lead Carpenter

**Job Title**: Lead Carpenter

**Job Type**: Full Time

**Company Overview**:
Cosgrave Construction is dedicated to providing exceptional craftsmanship and customer service in the construction industry. We specialize in Custom Homes and residential renovations and prioritize quality and client satisfaction in every project we undertake.

**Job Summary**:
As a Lead Carpenter at Cosgrave Construction, you will play a critical role in ensuring the success of our projects by leading a team of carpenters and managing all aspects of carpentry work. Drawing on your extensive experience and knowledge, you will work closely with project managers, subcontractors, and clients to deliver high-quality results on time and within budget.

**Key Responsibilities**:

- **Project Management**: Take ownership of carpentry projects from initiation to completion, ensuring that all tasks are efficiently coordinated and executed.
- **Leadership**: Supervise and mentor a team of carpenters and apprentices, fostering a collaborative and safe work environment while providing training and skill development.
- **Blueprint Interpretation**: Read and interpret blueprints, schematics, and plans to accurately assess material needs and project specifications.
- **Quality Assurance**: Ensure all carpentry work meets the company’s quality standards, adheres to safety protocols, and complies with local building codes.
- **Material Selection**: Assist in selecting appropriate materials and tools, taking into consideration durability, aesthetics, and budget constraints.
- **Client Communication**: Maintain clear communication with clients, addressing concerns, providing updates, and delivering excellent customer service throughout the project lifecycle.
- **Problem Solving**: Identify potential challenges or issues proactively and implement effective solutions to keep projects on track.
- **Documentation**: Keep detailed records of work performed, materials used, and project progress, ensuring transparency and accountability.

**Qualifications**:

- Red Seal for Carpentry, with Inter provincial Status
- Minimum 10 years of carpentry experience, with a proven track record in a leadership role.
- Extensive knowledge of modern construction techniques and regulations.
- Extensive knowledge of carpentry techniques, tools, materials, and safety practices.
- Proficient in reading and interpreting blueprints and technical drawings.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, capable of building strong relationships with team members and clients.
- Strong organizational and time management abilities.
- Valid driver’s license and reliable transportation.

**Pay**:

- $45-$50/ hour, based on experience and performance.

**Benefits**:

- Most importantly, a positive, and productive work environment, that values progress and success in both your career and your life.
- Competitive salary commensurate with experience.
- Medical and Dental Benefits, Phone allowance
- Opportunities for continued education and professional development and advancement.

**Culture**:
We are professionals, we deliver a professional environment that encourages collaborative and responsible approaches to construction. We’re open to innovation, ideas and good old, tried and true methods. A positive attitude, a sense of ownership, and a desire to feel the pride one gets from putting your best foot forward and truly caring about the team, clients and product are personality traits that give strength to any team worth being on, it’s what we’re looking for from our prospective and active members. If you want to take pride in the work you do and how you do it, I want to talk to you.

**How to apply**:
Pay: $40.00-$50.00 per hour

Expected hours: 40 per week

Additional pay:

- Overtime pay

**Benefits**:

- Extended health care
- Paid time off

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday

**Language**:

- English (preferred)

Work Location: In person