Carpenter

About the role

Hensel Phelps is a leading general contractor founded in 1937. We specialize in construction and facility services across various sectors including aviation, government, commercial, transportation, healthcare, and more. Ranked #1 in aviation and #6 overall in 2024 by BD+C, we are one of the largest employee-owned companies in the nation. Our core values guide us to deliver excellence and bring client visions to life through a comprehensive approach that starts with innovative planning.

Responsibilities

• Aid in the assembly and removal of concrete forms for concrete installation.
• Assist with building and installing window frames, doors, doorframes, staircases, stairways, partitions, millwork, trim, siding, drywall, and overall building frames.
• Ensure that flooring, roofing, and drywall layouts are level and compatible.
• Read blueprints, drawings, and sketches to understand project requirements.
• Measure and calculate the necessary materials and cut, shape, and smooth wood or other materials according to specifications.
• Handle, transport, and set door frames.
• Load, unload, identify, and distribute building materials, machinery, and tools.
• Job shadow in assigned areas to gain project knowledge and skill progression.
• Assist with area housekeeping.
• Promote a safe work environment and communicate jobsite hazards.
• Secure the jobsite at the end of each workday and verify proper storage of site materials.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED.
• Valid Driver’s License required.
• Must adhere to safe work practices as per Hensel Phelps’ safety and health program.
• Ability to take initiative and ask questions.
• Keen attention to detail and ability to follow instructions.
• Must provide your own safety footwear.
• Effective communication skills and professional demeanor.
• Strong mathematical reasoning and quantitative skills.
• Reliable and punctual with consistent work attendance.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in construction layout, blueprint reading, and shop drawing reading.
• OSHA 10 Certification.
• CPR & First Aid Certification.

Essential Duties

• Assist with assembly and removal of concrete forms used for concrete installation.
• Assist with building and installing window frames, doors, doorframes, staircases, stairways, partitions, millwork, trim, siding, drywall, and overall building frames.
• Ensure that layout of flooring, roofing, and drywall are leveled and compatible.
• Read blueprints, drawings, and sketches to fully grasp project requirements.
• Measure and calculate the size and amount of material needed.
• This includes cutting, shaping, and smoothing wood or other required materials according to requested measurements.
• Assist with handling, transporting, and setting door frames.
• Load, unload, identify, and distribute building materials, machinery, and tools.
• Job shadow in area assignments to ensure project knowledge and skill progression.
• Assist with area housekeeping.
• Promote a safe work environment and communicate jobsite hazards.
• This includes helping to secure the jobsite at the end of business each day and verifying that all site materials are properly stored.

Physical Work Classification & Demands

• Heavy Work.
• Exerting up to 100 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 50 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 20 pounds of force constantly to move objects.
• Frequent walking, kneeling, sitting, crouching, reaching, stooping, reading/seeing, speaking, pushing, pulling, lifting, standing, and finger/type.
• Periodic climbing, working from heights, balancing, stooping, reaching, grasping, hearing commands from supervisors and back-up safety alarms on equipment.
• Occasionally exposed to high and low temperatures, noisy environment, outdoor elements such as precipitation and wind, and repetitive use of power, rotational, and vibration tools including prolonged use of jackhammers and pavement breakers.
• Tolerate legally permissible exposure to dusts and chemicals, such as cement dust, solvents, and curing compounds.
• Must be able to safely wear a respirator and pass applicable medical and fit testing examinations.

Benefits

• Medical insurance.
• Life insurance.
• Accidental death & dismemberment coverage.
• Long-term disability coverage.
• 401(K) retirement plan.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
• Paid time off.
• Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) based on position location (subject to periodic review and adjustment).

Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer

Hensel Phelps is an equal opportunity employer committed to engaging in affirmative action to increase employment opportunities for protected veterans and individuals with disabilities. We do not discriminate against employees or applicants for employment based on race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, domestic partner status, pregnancy, disability, citizenship, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.