Lead Carpenter: High-End Residential Remodeling

The Contractor Consultants; Waltham (MA); On-site; USD 48,216 - 61,992; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical and dental insurance.

Paid holidays, vacation time, and sick

Paid parental leave.

Mileage reimbursement for business-tri

Weekly pay.

OT opportunities

Company-provided technology

Tool-support or replacement program

Safety equipment

Company uniforms

Team events and professional growth

Job summary

Out of the Woods Construction in Waltham, MA seeks an experienced Lead Carpenter for high-end residential remodeling projects around Greater Boston. You will own projects, perform hands-on carpentry, coordinate trades, and manage schedules while communicating with homeowners in occupied homes.

You’ll lead from site mobilization to completion, balancing on-site work with subcontractor coordination, quality control, and client care. Daily travel across the Boston area is required.

Qualifications

• Active Massachusetts Construction Supervisor License.
• Demonstrated experience leading residential remodeling projects or serving as a working foreman, site supervisor, or lead carpenter.
• Strong hands-on carpentry skills across multiple phases of residential renovation.
• Experience coordinating subcontractors and managing day-to-day jobsite activity.
• Ability to read and interpret residential plans, specifications, scopes of work, and construction details.
• Strong understanding of residential construction sequencing.
• Ability to identify hidden conditions, field conflicts, and practical solutions in older homes.
• Professional communication skills and confidence interacting directly with homeowners.
• Ability to manage projects independently while knowing when to involve production management.
• Strong organization, documentation, and follow-through.
• Comfortable using construction technology, mobile applications, and project-management software.
• Valid driver’s license.
• Reliable vehicle capable of transporting personal tools and traveling between project sites.
• Personal hand tools appropriate for residential carpentry.
• Ability to travel daily to project sites throughout the Greater Boston service area.

Responsibilities

• Take day-to-day ownership of residential remodeling projects from site mobilization through final completion.
• Serve as the primary on-site point of contact for homeowners, trade partners, and the internal production team.
• Perform hands-on rough and finish carpentry based on the needs and size of each project.
• Coordinate subcontractors, deliveries, inspections, materials, equipment, and daily site logistics.
• Review approved plans, project scopes, schedules, selections, and site conditions before and during construction.
• Identify potential field conflicts early and communicate recommended solutions before they affect schedule, quality, or cost.
• Work effectively in older New England homes where walls, floors, framing, and finishes may not be level, square, or built using modern methods.
• Develop practical solutions that create flat, visually correct, structurally sound finished work without unnecessarily disturbing historic conditions.
• Maintain safe, clean, organized, and professional jobsites, especially in occupied homes.
• Communicate project progress, upcoming activities, access requirements, and emerging concerns clearly to homeowners.
• Address homeowner questions professionally while following the company’s approval and change-order process.
• Hold trade partners accountable for workmanship, cleanliness, schedule commitments, and project standards.
• Track time, tasks, photos, notes, and project updates accurately in JobTread.
• Coordinate with production management when additional labor, materials, technical guidance, or scheduling support is needed.
• Complete punch-list and closeout work to a high standard.
• Participate in project debriefs and share lessons that can improve future estimating, planning, and production.

Skills

Active Massachusetts Construction-

Lead residential remodeling

Hands-on carpentry

Coordinate subcontractors

Read plans & specs

Project management

Homeowner communication

Organizational skills

Travel between sites daily

Experience with occupied homes

Education

High school diploma or trade-school education

Tools

JobTread

Job description

Out of the Woods Construction in Waltham, MA seeks an experienced Lead Carpenter for high-end residential remodeling projects around Greater Boston. You will own projects, perform hands-on carpentry, coordinate trades, and manage schedules while communicating with homeowners in occupied homes.

You’ll lead from site mobilization to completion, balancing on-site work with subcontractor coordination, quality control, and client care. Daily travel across the Boston area is required.