Carpenter

seek.com.au; Coolum Beach; On-site; AUD 108,000 - 132,000; Full time

Job summary

Seek Sunshine Coast builder is seeking a Leading Hand to lead the crew on custom, architectural, or high-end residential projects on the Sunshine Coast. You’ll work directly with the owner, with no intermediary layers, and have real input into planning and sequencing of jobs.

5+ years in high-end residential carpentry, full hands-on experience from framing to finishing, and a strong eye for detail. White Card, driver’s licence and own hand tools are required; tickets such as Working at Heights

Qualifications

• 5+ years on custom, architectural or high-end residential projects.
• Takes on-site responsibility from framing through to finishing.
• Eye for detail and pride in the finished product.

Responsibilities

• Trade coordination — calling up subbies and briefing them on scope and quality.
• Site preparation — ensure access, set-out, and materials are ready before subs arrive.
• Maintain a tidy, safe, and presentable site with waste managed and finishes protected.
• Ensure quality outcomes from our trades.

Skills

Hands-on carpentry

Education

Certificate III in Carpentry

Tools

Hand tools

Job description

On the tools, you're the Leading Hand — you lead the crew and set the standard of workmanship. You'll work alongside and report directly to the owner. There's no layer in between. You'll have real input into how jobs are planned, sequenced and delivered.

Key responsibilities

Trade coordination — calling up subbies ahead of time, confirming the preceding trade is complete, briefing each trade on scope and standard, and checking their work before they leave

Site preparation — making sure each area is ready before a trade arrives: access, set-out, materials on hand

A tidy site — clean, safe and presentable at all times, with waste managed and finishes protected

Ensure we achieve quality outcomes from our trades

About you

5+ years on custom, architectural or high-end residential projects

A full range of hands‑on experience — setting out and frame through to complex roofs, cladding, stairs, joinery interface and detailed finishing

Certificate III in Carpentry or equivalent trade qualification

A genuine eye for detail and pride in the finished product

Confidence and maturity in front of clients, architects and certifiers

White Card, driver's licence and own hand tools

Working at Heights, EWP and First Aid tickets are well regarded

About us

We're a boutique Sunshine Coast builder delivering custom, architecturally designed homes. We deliberately keep our project load light so every home gets the detail it deserves. No volume work, no repetition, no cutting corners to hit a program.

From $120,000 plus super, negotiated on experience and capability

Consistent, interesting work on the northern Sunshine Coast — no FIFO, no interstate travel

Direct line to the owner and real say in how we build

A stable, long-established business where people stay