Journeyman Carpenter

BRUTON HEIGHTS SCHOOL
301 First St.
Williamsburg, VA 23185, USA

Founded in 1926, the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation is a private, not‑for‑profit educational, historic, and cultural institution that owns and operates one of the largest and best‑known museum complexes in the world. Our mission is “that the future may learn from the past” through preserving and restoring 18 th‑century Williamsburg, Virginia’s colonial capital. We engage, inform, and inspire people to learn about this historic capital, the events that occurred here, and the diverse peoples who helped shape a new nation.

Today, Colonial Williamsburg is the largest living history museum in the U.S. The Historic Area is the 301‑acre restored colonial capital with 89 original buildings and 525 buildings reconstructed to how they appeared in the 18th century through extensive archaeological, architectural, and documentary research. The Historic Area is staffed by highly trained, historically dressed interpreters and expert tradespeople who bring the 18th century to life.

The Foundation also owns and operates two world‑class museums, the DeWitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum, and the Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Folk Art Museum, The Bob and Marion Wilson Teacher Institute, and a renowned research library, the John D Rockefeller Jr Library.

Additionally, Colonial Williamsburg is home to five world‑class accommodations at the Williamsburg Inn, Williamsburg Lodge Autograph Collection, the Griffin Hotel, the Williamsburg Woodlands Hotels and Suites and the unique Colonial Houses in the Historical Area. Visitors may also indulge in food and drink at our many on‑site restaurants and taverns that blend a historically inspired dining experience with today’s evolved tastes.

Each year over 5 million people visit Williamsburg and another 20 million engage with us digitally.

The Journeyman Carpenter provides skilled carpentry services to support Foundation operations in a safe, efficient, and cost‑effective manner. The role performs the alteration, construction, repair, and maintenance of 18th‑century original and reconstructed buildings, support structures, and related building components, including shingles, doors, windows, framing, and hardware. Work supports facilities, preservation, and departmental needs across the Foundation and is performed in accordance with established trade, safety, and historical standards.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Produce high-quality carpentry work consistent with established trade, craftsmanship, and organizational standards.
• Perform carpentry work using traditional 18th‑century techniques and non‑electric hand tools to alter, construct, and repair buildings, fences, gates, signs, and timber components, including the use of mortise and tenon joinery and other traditional woodworking joints in accordance with Colonial Williamsburg’s quality and historical standards.
• Utilize power tools and modern carpentry methods to replicate joinery techniques used in both contemporary construction and 18th‑century applications, as appropriate to the project.
• Perform a broad range of carpentry tasks, including work layout and framing; installation and repair of shingles, flashing, stairs, handrails, flooring (wood and tile), doors, windows, and glazing; installation and rekeying of locks; and the preservation, repair, and integration of original and reproduction structures and components.
• Coordinate and integrate carpentry work with building systems and finishes, including plumbing, wiring, heating and air conditioning, insulation, shutters, draperies, hardware, and related architectural elements, as assigned.
• Identify and address safety hazards within work areas in accordance with established safety guidelines and procedures.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

This job description reflects the general responsibilities of the position and is not intended to be an exhaustive list. Duties and responsibilities may evolve over time based on operational needs.

• High school graduate or equivalent.
• 5 years of relevant carpentry experience.
• Within three months…