Senior Carpenter Site Lead

Christie•Seeley Lake, MT

4d•Onsite

About The Position

We are hiring an experienced Residential Carpenter for a long-term construction opportunity in Western Montana. This hands-on leadership role is suited to someone with extensive experience in log, heavy timber, timber-frame, and custom residential construction. The Site Lead takes ownership of both the carpentry work and the crew, leading from the field while working directly from plans, resolving construction challenges, maintaining quality standards, and personally handling complex carpentry work as needed. The role includes leading daily carpentry activities, organizing crew priorities, and performing and overseeing structural framing, rough carpentry, and finish carpentry. The work involves logs, dimensional timber, heavy timber, and specialty wood materials, as well as coordinating with subcontractors and other trades. The position also involves layout and measurement, material planning and ordering, quality review, and maintaining a clean, safe, productive job site. The job is based in Western Montana, and relocation to Seeley Lake, Montana, before starting is required. Direct experience with logs, heavy timber, or timber-frame construction is required. Experience with every listed log and timber technique is not necessary.

Requirements

10 or more years of professional residential carpentry experience.
Strong experience in custom construction.
Direct hands-on experience with log construction, heavy timber, or timber-frame construction.
Previous experience leading or supervising carpenters.
Advanced framing skills.
Strong rough and finish carpentry experience.
Ability to independently read and work from architectural and structural drawings.
Ability to perform accurate construction layout.
Strong understanding of residential construction methods and sequencing.
Ability to troubleshoot construction issues independently.
Experience coordinating with other trades.
Strong knowledge of carpentry tools and equipment.
High standards for quality, accuracy, and finish.
Ability to remain hands-on while leading others.
Valid driver’s license.
Willingness to relocate to Western Montana; relocation to Seeley Lake, MT, before starting work is required.
At least 5 years of log scribing or notching experience is required.

Nice To Haves

1 year of timber joinery experience preferred.
5 years of post-and-beam construction experience preferred.
5 years of heavy timber construction experience preferred.
5 years of timber framing experience preferred.
5 years of log home construction experience preferred.
Experience with log home construction, log scribing, log notching, full-scribe or hand-scribed construction, timber framing, heavy timber construction, post-and-beam construction, timber joinery, mortise-and-tenon connections, dovetail joinery, saddle notch, Swedish cope, timber fitting, log stacking, lodge or mountain-home construction, custom millwork or cabinetry, or high-end finish carpentry.

Responsibilities

Lead daily carpentry activities and help organize crew priorities.
Perform and oversee structural framing, rough carpentry, and finish carpentry.
Work with logs, dimensional timber, heavy timber, and specialty wood materials.
Read architectural and structural plans and translate them into field execution.
Complete accurate layout, measurements, cuts, fitting, and assembly.
Coordinate carpentry work with subcontractors and other trades.
Identify field conflicts and resolve construction issues before they affect the work.
Review completed work for quality, accuracy, and craftsmanship.
Assist with material planning, takeoffs, ordering, and staging.
Maintain a clean, safe, and productive job site.
Provide clear direction to the crew while remaining actively involved in the work.
Look ahead to understand crew needs, identify discrepancies between field conditions and plans, and solve problems independently.
Take ownership of quality, organization, productivity, and follow-through.