Lead Remodeler Position

Job Description

As a Lead Remodeler, you are a creative, career-minded, experienced trades professional who loves to use craft to enrich people’s lives. You perform a variety of remodeling tasks efficiently and at a high quality standard. You supervise Associate and Assistant Remodelers and ensure jobs are completed as specified.

Responsibilities

All employees are responsible for upholding company standards in conduct, professionalism, and safety. You maintain these standards yourself and ensure others hold to these standards.

You use a broad set of remodeling skills and master several specific ones. You have attention to detail, complete quality work, and stay on task until the job is done.

You review plans and blueprints to ensure jobs are completed accurately.

You estimate and manage time, materials, supplies, and equipment efficiently.

You maintain a clean, orderly, and professional job site. You keep inventory of materials and equipment to ensure all workers have what they need to complete their work successfully.

You monitor and safeguard both client and company property. You maintain tools and equipment to ensure safety, durability, and reliability.

You supervise laborers or subcontractors within your assigned tasks. You ensure other employees remain on task and are productive. You schedule crew assignments as required, provide training, and evaluate performance.

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, you must:

  • have at least five years of consistent, dedicated experience in carpentry and/or residential remodeling,

  • have experience with crew and jobsite supervision,

  • be comfortable working with and training unskilled labor,

  • demonstrate reliability and follow through on commitments,

  • conduct yourself with integrity and honesty,

  • be able to work cleanly,

  • communicate clearly and effectively,

  • be physically fit to perform hard manual labor for sustained periods (reach, crawl, bend, lift 80lbs),

  • be able to work outside in extreme temperatures for long hours,

  • have excellent hand-eye coordination,

  • be able to perform mathematical calculations and take accurate measurements, and

  • be exceptionally safety-conscious.

Remodeling Skills

As a Lead Remodeler, you will perform a variety of skills that cover almost the entirety of residential construction, including but not limited to:

  • Job site prep, stocking, and organization as required

  • Reading and understanding plans

  • Setting up and maintaining dust control

  • Demolition of existing finishes and structure

  • Digging trenches and footings with hand and power tools

  • Pouring and finishing small batches of concrete

  • Construction and repair of masonry and stucco

  • Framing with wood and steel

  • Installing insulation and professional air-sealing foams

  • Installing weather-resistive barriers such as building paper or housewrap

  • Installing rigid foam insulation board, strapping, and siding

  • Installing and properly flashing exterior doors and windows

  • Hanging, taping, and texturing drywall

  • Masking and painting

  • Installing interior doors, trim, and cabinetry

  • Setting tile for floors, countertops, and walls

  • Installing liquid-applied waterproofing systems in showers

  • Minor roofing work

  • Job site clean-up

Experience and Education

  • Five or more years experience with relevant trades such as carpentry or general remodeling

  • Journeyman carpenter certification preferred

  • OSHA certification preferred

  • High school diploma or equivalent; higher education preferred

  • Fluency in English

  • Ability to communicate effectively in Spanish language a plus

Necessary Equipment

You will need the following equipment for this job:

Reliable transportation. You need a valid Driver License, a reliable vehicle, and auto insurance.

Reliable smartphone. You will need one capable of running our timesheet app.

Tools. At a minimum, you will need a basic set of hand tools, including:

  • 25-foot tape measure

  • Screwdriver set

  • Plier set

  • Flat bar

  • Cat's paw nail puller

  • Tin snips (straight)

  • Chalk line

  • Utility knife

  • Hammer

  • Nail set

  • Speed square

  • String line

  • 6” and 12” taping knives (stainless)

  • Mud pan (stainless)

  • Knee pads

  • Comfortable work boots or shoes, preferably with a steel toe

  • Tool bag, apron, or case

A combination kit of professional-grade 18-volt cordless tools, charger, and batteries is strongly recommended.