Carpenter, Trades ​/ Skilled Labor

Initial Posting Date: 10/02/2026 Final date to receive applications: 10/15/2026 Agency:
Department of Transportation Salary Range: $4,312 - $6,581 Position Type:
Employee

Position Title:

Carpenter

Carpenter Oregon Department of Transportation Support Services Division Facilities Services Bend

The role:

Join our team as a carpenter for ODOT Facilities Services! You’ll coordinate with contractors, customers and utility partners to keep projects running smoothly, offer smart solutions, manage schedules and help ensure our buildings stay in top shape. If you enjoy independent problem solving, staying organized, and keeping a busy team moving, this role is for you! We provide a safe and reliable multimodal transportation system that connects people and helps Oregon's communities and economy thrive.

We encourage people from all backgrounds and abilities to apply for our positions. Before applying, visit our applicant information website to learn more about our process. If you are a current State of Oregon employee, you must apply through your employee Workday profile.

• Perform skilled carpentry work including building walls, constructing concrete forms, placing and finishing concrete and assembling frame structures.
• Plan and construct suspended ceilings; install floor and wall coverings.
• Design and build custom cabinets; apply laminates and spray finishes.
• Produce custom millwork using stationary power tools (table saws, planers, jointers, sanders) and portable tools (saws, sanders, routers, fastening equipment).
• Conduct employee housing inspections, prepare project scopes of work, make repairs and oversee contractors performing specialty trade work.
• Perform housing repairs ranging from roofing and kitchen/bath remodels to flooring replacement, painting, stairs, windows, ducting, and canopies.
• Work in occupied environments to construct or modify office areas, reconfigure systems furniture, and build or adjust work and storage spaces.
• Repair and install windows and doors.
• Monitor service vehicles and ensure proper repairs and preventive maintenance are completed.
• Employee may occasionally work in areas of poor lighting, ventilation, noise, and low clearances.
• Employee may occasionally be exposed to dust, hazard chemicals, electrical, and mechanical hazards.

• Work/life balance, 11 paid holidays a year, flexible work schedules, paid leave and so much more.
• Comprehensive and equitable base salary offer within the listed range.
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness opportunity!

• Four years experience as a skilled carpenter. The experience must include form building; rough framing; outside and inside finishing; layout; care and use of tools and woodworking machinery; blueprint reading; and application of safety standards and codes; OR Completion of an apprenticeship (four years) under a skilled carpenter which included experience as listed above. Be sure a copy of your Journeyman Carpenters card is attached to your application form.

Driving is an essential function of this position. You must have a valid U.S. driver license and an acceptable driving record. We will conduct pre-employment driving records checks on our final candidate(s). Your license does not have to be issued in Oregon to be considered.

If you have these attributes, let us know in your application materials! It's how we will choose whom to move forward! You do not need to have all these qualities to be eligible for this position. We may also use transferable skills, experience and education to help us decide who will move forward.

General building maintenance Building inspections