Carpenter - Ft. Lauderdale, FL

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 of Ownership, Integrity, Builder, Diversity, and Community guide us in delivering excellence to our clients.

Responsibilities

• Aid in the assembly and removal of concrete forms for concrete installation.
• Assist in 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 amount of material needed 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.
• Follow safe work practices as per Hensel Phelps safety and health program.
• Able to take initiative and ask questions.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to follow instructions.
• Must provide own safety footwear.
• Effective communication and professional demeanor required.
• 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.
• Build and install window frames, doors, doorframes, staircases, stairways, partitions, millwork, trim, siding, drywall, and building frames.
• Ensure layout of flooring, roofing, and drywall are level and compatible.
• Read blueprints, drawings, and sketches.
• Measure and calculate material needed and cut, shape, and smooth wood or other materials.
• Handle, transport, and set door frames.
• Load, unload, identify, and distribute building materials, machinery, and tools.
• Job shadow in assigned areas.
• 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.

Physical Work Classification & Demands

• Heavy Work.
• Exerting up to 100 pounds of force occasionally, up to 50 pounds frequently, and up to 20 pounds constantly.
• Frequent walking, kneeling, sitting, crouching, reaching, stooping, reading, seeing, speaking, pushing, pulling, lifting, standing, and fingering.
• Periodic use of jackhammer and pavement breaker.
• Use of hands and wrists with various tools.
• Occasionally exposed to high and low temperatures.
• Frequently exposed to noisy environments and outdoor elements like precipitation and wind.
• Requires frequent communication with employees and external stakeholders.
• Constantly reads written communications and views mail submissions.
• Reads and understands blueprints, load charts, and takes/verifies field measurements.
• Periodically climbs, works from heights, balances, stoops, reaches, grasps, hears commands, and wears a respirator.

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 committed to providing equal employment opportunities and affirmative action to increase employment opportunities for protected veterans and individuals with disabilities. We do not discriminate 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.