Carpenter

Granite Construction; Humble (TX); On-site; USD 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

Granite Construction is seeking a skilled carpenter to construct, erect, install, and repair structures using wood and related materials. You will read blueprints, select lumber, prepare layouts, and assemble components according to plans.

Responsibilities include cutting, fitting, nailing, and finishing surfaces while maintaining safety standards and working with power tools. The role demands physical fitness and adherence to building codes in on-site environments.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Ability to read blueprints and building plans.
• Ability to plan work and select proper tools.

Responsibilities

• Study blueprints and plans for material requirements and dimensions.
• Prepare layouts using framing tools and measurements.
• Assemble and install materials per specifications.
• Verify trueness of structures and maintain safe work practices.

Skills

Blueprint reading and interpretation

Layout and measurement

Tool handling and use

Safety compliance and procedures

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

Nail guns

Saws

Chisels and planes

Job description

General Summary

Constructs, erects, installs, and repairs structures and fixtures of wood, plywood, and wallboard, using carpenter’s handtools and power tools, and conforming to local building codes.

Essential Job Accountabilities

• Studies blueprints, sketches, or building plans for information pertaining to type of material required, such as lumber or fiberboard, and dimensions of structure or fixture to be fabricated.
• Selects specified type of lumber or other materials.
• Prepares layout, using rule, framing square, and calipers.
• Marks cutting and assembly lines on materials, using pencil, chalk, and marking gage.
• Shapes materials to prescribed measurements, using saws, chisels, and planes.
• Assembles cut and shaped materials and fastens them together with nails, dowel pins, or glue.
• Verifies trueness of structure with plumb bob and carpenter’s level.
• Erects framework for structures and lays subflooring.
• Builds stairs and lays out and installs partitions and cabinet work.
• Covers subfloor with building paper to keep out moisture and lays hardwood, parquet, and wood-strip-block floors by nailing floors to subfloor or cementing them to mastic or asphalt base.
• Applies shock-absorbing, sound-deadening, and decorative paneling to ceilings and walls.
• Fits and installs prefabricated window frames, doors, doorframes, weather stripping, interior and exterior trim, and finish hardware, such as locks, letterdrops, and kick plates.
• Constructs forms and chutes for pouring concrete.
• Erects scaffolding and ladders for assembling structures above ground level.

Education

High School Diploma, GED or equivalent years of experience

Work Experience

Appropriate training and experience required

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

Workers should be able to:

• Work within precise limits or standards of accuracy
• Apply shop mathematics to solve problems
• Plan work and select proper tools
• Compare and see differences in the size, shape, and form of lines, figures, and objects
• Picture solid objects from drawings or diagrams
• Perform a variety of duties which may change often; and rate information using standards that can be measured or checked.

Physically, workers must be able to:

• Climb and maintain balance on scaffolds and ladders
• Reach for, handle, and manipulate objects and materials
• Lift and carry objects weighing up to 100 pounds
• Stoop, kneel, crouch, and crawl, and see well (either naturally or with correction).

About Granite Construction Incorporated

Granite Construction Incorporated is a member of the S&P 400 Index and is the parent company of Granite Construction Company, one of the nation's largest heavy civil contractors and construction materials producers.

Granite is a Drug-Free Workplace and Equal Opportunity Employer.

Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, or any other protected characteristic.

We consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in accordance with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, and other applicable laws.

For additional information on applicant/employee rights please click here.

Notice to Staffing Agencies

• Granite Construction, Inc. and its subsidiaries ("Granite") will not accept unsolicited resumes from any source other than directly from a candidate.
• Any unsolicited resumes sent to Granite, including unsolicited resumes sent to a Granite mailing address, fax machine or email address, directly to Granite employees, or to Granite's resume database will be considered Granite property.
• Granite will NOT pay a fee for any placement resulting from the receipt of an unsolicited resume.
• Granite will consider any candidate for whom an Agency has submitted an unsolicited resume to have been referred by the Agency free of any charges or fees.
• Agencies must obtain advance written approval from Granite's recruiting function to submit resumes, and then only in conjunction with a valid fully-executed contract for service and in response to a specific job opening.
• Granite will not pay a fee to any Agency that does not have such agreement in place.
• Agency agreements will only be valid if in writing and signed by Granite's Human Resources Representative or his/ her designee.
• No other Granite employee is authorized to bind Granite to any agreement regarding the placement of candidates by Agencies.

Since 1922, Granite Construction has continued its long‑standing commitment to building some of America’s largest infrastructure projects including highways, bridges, dams, rail, and power.

Recognized as one of the top 25 largest construction companies in the U.S., Granite specializes in complex infrastructure projects and provides award‑winning construction services in mining, earthwork, water/sewer, power, tunneling, rail, highway, and bridge construction.

Granite also produces construction materials, gravel, ready‑mix, recycled asphalt products, and asphalt concrete, and is a proven leader in alternative procurement project delivery.

At Granite, our employees are our most valued asset and we are passionate about retaining, developing, and recruiting the best talent available.

Our employees reflect our core values: Safety, Integrity, Excellence, Inclusion, and Sustainability and we are continuously looking for individuals who possess a winning attitude and share our Core Values.

In exchange, we help you build a career that no other company can duplicate.

You will be part of a learning culture, where teamwork and collaboration are encouraged, excellence is rewarded, and diversity is respected and valued.

Add our award‑winning safety program, ethics, reputation, and commitment to continuous improvement and you’ll see that we are building more than infrastructure—together, we are building your future.