carpenter

Government of Canada; Alberta; On-site; CAD 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A governmental agency in Alberta is seeking a skilled tradesperson to undertake various responsibilities including preparing estimates, reading blueprints, and supervising apprentices. The ideal candidate must have a secondary school graduation certificate and relevant experience of 1-2 years. This physically demanding role requires working on-site without remote options. Strong communication skills and the ability to work under tight deadlines are essential. Competitive compensation and a vibrant work environment await talented professionals.

Qualifications

• 1 year to less than 2 years of experience in a relevant field.
• Ability to handle physical demands such as bending, crouching, and kneeling.
• Must be bondable and possess reliability.

Responsibilities

• Prepare estimates of labour and/or material costs.
• Read blueprints, drawings, and sketches to determine work requirements.
• Build foundations, install floor beams, lay subflooring, and erect walls.
• Supervise other workers and instruct apprentices.

Skills

Hand tools

Client focus

Excellent oral communication

Excellent written communication

Team player

Education

Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

Tools

Steel-toed safety boots

Job description

Overview

Languages: English

Education

• Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

Experience

1 year to less than 2 years

Work arrangement

On site: Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.

Work site environment

• At heights
• Confined spaces
• Noisy
• Dusty
• Outdoors

Work setting

• Various locations

Responsibilities

• Prepare estimates of labour and/or material costs
• Read blueprints, drawings and sketches to determine work requirements
• Prepare layouts in conformance to building codes, using measuring tools
• Measure, cut, shape, assemble and join materials made of wood, wood substitutes, lightweight steel and other materials
• Prepare tenders and quotations
• Build foundations, install floor beams, lay subflooring and erect walls and roof systems
• Fit and install windows, doors, stairs, mouldings and hardware
• Schedule and co-ordinate work on sites
• Survey building locations and levels
• Instruct apprentices
• Supervise other workers
• Estimate costs and materials
• Maintain, repair and renovate residences and wooden structures in mills, mines, hospitals, industrial plants and other establishments

Experience and specialization

• Hand tools

Additional information

• Bondable

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Bending, crouching, kneeling
• Combination of sitting, standing, walking
• Handling heavy loads
• Large workload
• Physically demanding
• Tight deadlines
• Work with minimal supervision

Own tools/equipment

• Steel-toed safety boots

Personal suitability

• Accurate
• Client focus
• Efficient interpersonal skills
• Excellent oral communication
• Excellent written communication
• Judgement
• Reliability
• Team player
• Values and ethics
• Punctuality