Carpenter II (SR) - Facilities Services - UTK

University of Tennessee•Knoxville, TN

6h•Onsite

About The Position

The Senior Carpenter performs highly skilled general commercial construction work, including layout, repair, renovation, and maintenance of buildings and structures. The role covers advanced rough and finish carpentry, masonry work, and technical guidance to junior carpenters. The Carpenter II reviews work to ensure projects meet required standards and is expected to work independently with minimal supervision, communicate effectively with stakeholders, and manage multiple tasks simultaneously. The position is onsite at the University of Tennessee’s Knoxville campus. UT Facilities Services maintains campus facilities and utility systems and provides maintenance, repair, custodial, landscaping, utility, construction, planning, environmental, pest-control, event, and administrative services.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED. The posting also permits experience to be substituted for education on a year-for-year basis.
Nine years of experience, or trade school and experience.
Skill in the safe operation of power tools.
Skill in blueprint reading, measurements, and symbols.
Knowledge of building codes and regulations, general carpentry technology, and fundamental principles of structural layouts, dimensions, and components.
Ability to read and interpret oral and written instructions.
Ability to develop and maintain cooperative working relationships with people contacted in the course of work.
Valid driver’s license.
Must be legally authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis without requiring employment-based visa sponsorship now or in the future.

Nice To Haves

Vocational or technical training in a related field.
Nine years of experience, including two years in a supervisory or lead carpenter role.
Ability to establish effective working relationships with management, employees, employee representatives, and members of the public from diverse cultures and backgrounds.
Ability to treat campus employees, students, outside-agency representatives, and members of the public with courtesy and respect.
Knowledge of how to assess customers’ immediate needs and ensure services are provided personally or through an appropriate referral.
Skill in exercising appropriate judgment when answering questions and releasing information, and in analyzing and projecting the consequences of decisions or recommendations.

Responsibilities

Assume Foreman responsibilities when the Foreman is unavailable or absent.
Receive work orders and assist in supervising a work crew by assigning duties and reviewing work for compliance with instructions.
Construct, repair, and maintain rough-frame wood and light steel-stud structures and tenant improvements, including floors, walls, roofs, stairs, decks, ramps, fences, and gates.
Construct, install, repair, and maintain finish carpentry systems, including cabinets, countertops, laminate construction, interior and exterior trim, and wainscoting.
Install, repair, and maintain windows and frames, doors and frames, screens, and finish hardware systems.
Perform basic masonry repairs involving block, brick, precast stone, and tile.
Lay out walls, rooms, doorways, windows, sidewalks, and other building components.
Form, pour, and finish concrete sidewalks, pads, and foundations.
Install drywall, partitions, floor tile, ceiling tile, and shingle and metal roof systems.
Hang shelving, whiteboards, signs, and other items as needed.
Follow blueprints and specifications to ensure work is correct.
Complete selective demolition and remove construction debris.
Operate and maintain stationary woodworking equipment, including table saws, band saws, boring machines, planers, jointers, and shapers.
Operate power hand tools, including jigsaws, reciprocating saws, drills, hammer drills, drivers, impact drivers, and screw guns.
Operate personnel lifts (platform or boom) and forklifts as needed for projects.
Take site measurements, estimate material takeoffs, and prepare orders for supplies and equipment.
Prepare designs and sketches for some design/build carpentry projects.
Assist with job walk-throughs to ensure work orders are completed correctly.