Traveling Carpenter

paid gas allowance long term permanent position

Lead Traveling Carpenters needed

• Travel to project sites nationwide to supervise ground-up restaurant construction, commercial restaurant builds, renovations, remodels, and tenant improvements from mobilization through completion.

• Manage daily jobsite operations, directing subcontractors, trade crews, vendors, and field personnel to ensure projects meet schedule, budget, quality, and safety requirements.

• Oversee construction activities including site preparation, excavation, underground utilities, concrete foundations, slab-on-grade, structural framing, roofing, exterior finishes, interior buildout, and paving.

• Coordinate installation of commercial kitchen equipment, walk-in coolers and freezers, exhaust hoods, grease traps, plumbing, HVAC, electrical, fire protection, and other restaurant-specific systems.

• Review architectural, structural, civil, and MEP drawings to identify discrepancies, resolve field conflicts, and maintain construction progress.

• Develop and manage project schedules, coordinate subcontractor sequencing, and monitor critical-path activities to meet targeted restaurant opening dates.

• Conduct daily jobsite inspections, subcontractor meetings, and progress reviews to maintain productivity and verify work meets approved plans and specifications.

• Coordinate material deliveries, equipment installation, site logistics, temporary utilities, inspections, and subcontractor mobilization.

• Work closely with Project Managers, owners, franchise representatives, architects, engineers, suppliers, and local building officials to resolve construction issues.

• Enforce OSHA regulations, site-specific safety plans, PPE requirements, housekeeping standards, and company safety policies.

• Monitor workmanship, identify deficiencies, coordinate corrective actions, and maintain quality-control standards throughout construction.

• Track manpower, material availability, subcontractor performance, schedule milestones, and potential delays; communicate project status to management.

• Coordinate permits, utility connections, inspections, fire and life-safety systems, equipment startup, and municipal approvals.

• Manage punch-list completion, final cleaning, signage, landscaping, paving, testing, commissioning, and final project turnover.

• Prepare daily reports, progress documentation, inspection records, and schedule updates for project management and ownership.

• Supervise multiple restaurant projects or locations as assigned, adapting to different site conditions, subcontractors, and local requirements.

• Deliver completed restaurant facilities safely, on schedule, and in accordance with contract documents, brand standards, and client expectations.