Carpenter​/Construction Lead - Nauvoo, IL

To meet the needs of the Church, we seek to build teams that represent the diverse perspectives, broad life experiences and backgrounds of our global Church membership. With that in mind, we encourage all qualified applicants to apply.

This position helps prepare the way for salvation and exaltation by providing essential gospel teachings, resources, and services to God's children. In addition to performing journeyman-level carpentry work, this role serves as a working lead, actively participating in daily field activities while providing direction, coordination, and oversight to the team. The Working Lead plans, assigns, and monitors work, ensures quality craftsmanship, promotes safe work practices, and mentors employees through hands-on training and support.

This position supports Historic Sites by providing preventive and corrective maintenance, restoration, repair, and construction services that preserve and enhance historic properties while projecting an image of dignity, integrity, and respectability in accordance with established standards of quality, cost, and timeliness.

• Works alongside team members in the field, providing hands-on leadership, instruction, and support while performing journeyman-level carpentry work.
• Coordinates daily work activities, assigns tasks, and adjusts priorities as needed to meet operational and project goals.
• Leads by example in workmanship, productivity, professionalism, and adherence to safety standards.
• Provides on-the-job training, coaching, and mentoring to develop employee skills and improve team performance.
• Monitors work progress and quality, ensuring projects are completed safely, efficiently, and according to established standards.
• Assists in planning and scheduling preventive maintenance, repair, restoration, and construction activities.
• Creates and manages work schedules, assigns work orders, and coordinates manpower and resources.
• Helps identify performance concerns and works with employees to improve skills, productivity, and accountability.
• Assists with implementing training programs and individual development plans.
• Estimates labor, materials, equipment, and time requirements for assigned projects.
• Purchases materials and coordinates deliveries to support project schedules.
• Works directly with vendors, contractors, and suppliers to obtain materials, services, and technical support as needed.
• Oversees assigned projects, including scoping, bidding, coordination, and completion.
• Conducts follow-up inspections to ensure quality and completeness of finished work.
• Assists management in interviewing, hiring, and onboarding employees.
• Ensures all work is performed in compliance with applicable safety regulations and Church standards.
• Uses, maintains, and repairs hand tools, power tools, portable machinery, and shop equipment.
• Performs all phases of carpentry, restoration, repair, and construction work using materials such as wood, metal, drywall, concrete, masonry, flooring products, laminates, and finish materials.
• Performs specialized work in cabinetry, hardscape and flooring, furnishings installation, and historic restoration and repair.
• Assists with emergency repairs, including water leak response and other facility-related maintenance needs.
• Performs additional duties as assigned by management.

• Demonstrated ability to lead by example, coordinate daily work activities, and effectively develop and mentor employees in a hands-on work environment.
• Journeyman-level carpentry experience with a minimum of four years of professional field experience required.
• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Multi-trade maintenance, construction, or restoration experience preferred.
• Ability to plan work, prioritize tasks,…