Experienced Skilled Trades Worker – Historic Restoration

Renaissance Historic Exteriors; Belvidere (IL); On-site; USD 34,440 - 68,880; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Group Health, Dental & Vision Insurance

Travel per diem for overnight assignments

Defined advancement into senior roles

Job summary

Renaissance Historic Exteriors is hiring experienced craftsmen in Carpentry, Masonry, Roofing, and Architectural Sheet Metal. The company specializes in historic restoration, requiring skills in traditional methods for high-profile clients.

Offering competitive wages of $25–$50 per hour, group health benefits after 90 days, and continuous work with opportunities for advancement, Renaissance values craftsmanship highly.

Qualifications

• Proven, demonstrated experience in your trade.
• Ability to read and interpret construction drawings and specifications.
• Commitment to safety protocols on complex job sites.

Responsibilities

• Work on historic structures using traditional materials and methods.
• Assist in construction tasks related to Carpentry, Masonry, Roofing, and Sheet Metal.
• Travel regionally for project assignments.

Skills

Proven experience in trade

Ability to read construction drawings

Commitment to safety protocols

Willingness to travel

Valid driver's license

Job description

We're building a team of people who want to master a trade — not just work one.

Renaissance Historic Exteriors is hiring experienced craftsmen across four disciplines: Carpentry, Masonry, Roofing (Slate, Tile & Steep-Slope), and Architectural Sheet Metal. All of our work is on historic structures — State Capitols, universities, churches, private estates — using traditional materials and methods that set our team apart from every other contractor in the region.

If you've mastered your trade and want to do work that matters, this is your team. We offer the highest wages in our category, year-round employment, and a culture that puts craftsmanship first.

Open Trade Disciplines

• Carpenters: Traditional woodworking, timber framing, structural and finish carpentry, millwork installation and replication.
• Masons: Historic brick and stone restoration, tuckpointing, mortar analysis and repair, masonry replication.
• Roofers: Natural slate and clay/concrete tile, cedar shake, copper and steep-slope systems — historic methods required.
• Sheet Metal Craftsmen: Custom architectural fabrication, copper roofing and cladding, historic metalwork and flashing details.

What All Positions Require

• Proven, demonstrated experience in your trade — we hire craftsmen, not generalists.
• Ability to read and interpret construction drawings, scopes of work, and restoration specifications.
• Commitment to safety protocols on active, complex historic job sites.
• Willingness to travel regionally for project assignments (per diem provided).
• Valid driver's license.

Compensation & Benefits

• $25–$50/hr based on trade discipline, experience, and proven skill level.
• Group Health, Dental & Vision Insurance after 90 days.
• Year-round, steady work — not seasonal, not project-to-project.
• Travel per diem for overnight assignments.
• Defined advancement into senior craft and leadership roles.
• A respected, stable company with a 30+ year track record of excellence.

About Renaissance Historic Exteriors

Renaissance is a nationally recognized commercial and residential historical restoration company, specializing in traditional exterior historical building systems. Our craftsman work on roofing systems, structural and finish carpentry, masonry, architectural sheet metal and other historical systems not commonly found in current construction methods. Our clients include State Capitols, Churches, Universities, Libraries, Private Estates and properties of all types on the National Register of Historical Places. We have been awarded numerous local and national awards for our efforts. We have an industry leading safety program to protect our team members.