Lead Carpenter — On-Site Project Leader

Onesta General Contracting; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Paid vacation

Paid holidays

Job summary

Onesta General Contracting is seeking a Lead Carpenter to run day-to-day production on our job sites with minimal oversight. You will lead carpenters and trades, read plans, and ensure work matches client and architect specs for commercial and multifamily renovations across the Pacific Northwest.

You will train crew members, keep sites safe and organized, and communicate progress to the Site Superintendent. This is a hands-on leadership role with strong emphasis on quality and honesty.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of hands-on carpentry experience — both rough framing and finish work.
• Experience leading or directing other carpenters or laborers (formally or informally).
• Strong blueprint-reading skills.
• A track record of clean, high-quality work with few or no callbacks.
• Comfortable being the on-site point of contact for clients and building management.
• Able to work independently and make good calls without waiting for instruction.
• Own reliable transportation, a valid driver’s license, and your own hand tools.
• Comfortable operating power tools and related equipment safely.

Responsibilities

• Leading and directing carpenters, laborers, and helpers on daily tasks.
• Reading plans and ensuring work matches client/architect requests.
• Running rough framing and finish carpentry to a high standard.
• Catching problems before they turn into callbacks.
• Training up the crew to improve performance.
• Keeping the jobsite safe, clean, and organized.
• Communicating daily progress to the Site Superintendent or Project Manager.
• Representing Onesta well on-site with clients.

Skills

Carpentry

Leadership

Blueprint reading

Quality workmanship

Client on-site interaction

Independent work

Hand tools

Power tools

Tools

Hand tools

Power tools

Job description

Onesta General Contracting is seeking a Lead Carpenter to run day-to-day production on our job sites with minimal oversight. You will lead carpenters and trades, read plans, and ensure work matches client and architect specs for commercial and multifamily renovations across the Pacific Northwest.

You will train crew members, keep sites safe and organized, and communicate progress to the Site Superintendent. This is a hands-on leadership role with strong emphasis on quality and honesty.