Carpenter

Gaia Construction; Calgary; On-site; CAD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A reputable construction firm in Alberta, Canada, seeks a skilled construction worker with at least 5 years of experience. The role requires extensive tasks including estimating costs, measuring and building structures, and maintaining facilities. On-site work is mandatory, with no remote options available. Candidates should possess a secondary school graduation certificate and experience with hand tools. The position entails physically demanding work in various conditions, such as confined spaces and outdoors.

Benefits

Relocation costs covered by employer

Qualifications

• Secondary (high) school graduation certificate.
• 5 years or more of experience in construction.

Responsibilities

• Prepare estimates of labour and/or material costs.
• Measure, cut, shape, assemble and join materials.
• Build foundations and install systems.
• Fit and install windows, doors, and hardware.
• Survey building locations and levels.
• Maintain, repair and renovate wooden structures.

Job description

Overview

Languages

English

Education

• Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

Experience

5 years or more

On site

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

Asset languages

• Portuguese

Work site environment

• Confined spaces
• Noisy
• Dusty
• Outdoors

Work setting

• Construction
• Various locations
• Relocation costs covered by employer
• Commercial
• Residential

Level of expertise

• Maintenance and repair

Responsibilities

Tasks

• Prepare estimates of labour and/or material costs
• Measure, cut, shape, assemble and join materials made of wood, wood substitutes, lightweight steel and other materials
• Build foundations, install floor beams, lay subflooring and erect walls and roof systems
• Fit and install windows, doors, stairs, mouldings and hardware
• Survey building locations and levels
• Estimate costs and materials
• Maintain, repair and renovate residences and wooden structures in mills, mines, hospitals, industrial plants and other establishments

Experience and specialization

Equipment and machinery experience

• Hand tools

Additional information

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Bending, crouching, kneeling
• Handling heavy loads
• Physically demanding
• Tight deadlines