Decorative Painter

Evergreene Architectural Arts•Austin, TX

9d•Onsite

About The Position

EverGreene Architectural Arts is hiring a Decorative Painter for a restoration project. The role performs hands-on conservation and restoration of historic architectural finishes, including decorative painting, pattern replication, specialty inpainting, gilding, gold leafing, and installation of canvas and decorative finishes. The position is classified as variable hour or project-based and is expected to last approximately five months, starting October 5, 2026. The description gives Austin, TX in the role heading but identifies Honolulu, HI as the project location. Standard work hours are 7:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, with occasional overtime opportunities. Work takes place on construction job sites and may involve occasional travel, working at heights, and wearing required personal protective equipment, including respiratory protection.

Requirements

OSHA 10 Certification is required.
Ability to navigate a construction job site.
Ability to climb scaffolding and stairs; scaffolding experience is a plus.
Ability to work on surfaces at different heights, including kneeling, crouching, and working overhead.
Ability to lift equipment up to 50 pounds unassisted and carry tools and materials around a job site.
Ability to wear a respirator for extended periods when required and wear a dust mask for extended periods.
Good hand-eye coordination.
Ability to work as a member of a crew and deliver high-quality work.
Ability to bend, stretch, twist, reach, stand, climb, walk, and perform repetitive physical tasks.
Ability to make fast, simple, repeated movements with the fingers, hands, and wrists; maintain physical effort using abdominal and lower-back muscles; and keep the hand and arm steady while moving or holding them in position.
Willingness and ability to wear full personal protective equipment, including a half-mask or full-mask respirator when required.
Ability to work at heights and use platforms and scaffolds, work in awkward positions, and lift heavy or awkward objects.
Must be able to comply with respiratory protection requirements that may prohibit facial hair.

Nice To Haves

Experience working on scaffolding.

Responsibilities

Perform decorative painting and pattern replication.
Perform specialty inpainting to restore or modify missing, damaged, or masked areas so they blend with surrounding work.
Prepare painting areas by stripping, sanding, priming, sealing, patching, wire brushing, and cleaning surfaces.
Mix paints and match colors using knowledge of paint composition and color harmony.
Perform gilding and gold leafing.
Install canvas and decorative finishes.
Make minor repairs to historic architectural elements.
Tape, flush, repair, and apply texturing, wallpaper, and acoustic layers to a variety of surfaces.
Operate, clean, and maintain painting equipment, including brushes, rollers, sprayers, electrostatic sprayers, and pumps.
Safely store and label materials.
Load and unload materials when needed.
Follow OSHA safety procedures and consistently use required personal protective equipment on job sites.