Finish Carpenter
This position is currently closed. You may submit your resume for consideration if a relevant opportunity becomes available. This is not an active job opening and does not promise an interview or employment.
Job Overview
Create the details clients see and use every day. Deliver precise finish installations with clean transitions, consistent reveals, and careful protection of completed surfaces.
About HQ Construction
HQ Construction works on construction and remodeling projects in the San Francisco Bay Area. The team brings together project coordination, field execution, and client communication to turn plans into completed spaces.
Key Responsibilities
- Install doors, casing, baseboards, trim, cabinetry, and architectural wood details.
- Measure, scribe, fit, and adjust materials to existing conditions and approved layouts.
- Check alignment, reveals, hardware operation, and final appearance.
- Coordinate with paint, flooring, and cabinet suppliers to avoid rework.
- Document punch-list items and maintain a clean, protected work area.
Required Qualifications
- Demonstrated finish carpentry experience with examples of completed installations.
- Ability to read shop drawings and work accurately to specified dimensions.
- Safe and competent use of finish carpentry tools and installation methods.
- Attention to detail and respectful communication in client-occupied spaces.
Preferred Qualifications
- Custom cabinetry, built-ins, or high-detail remodeling experience.
- Experience resolving field fit issues with designers or project leaders.
Skills & Competencies
Precision, visual judgment, patience, problem solving, and care for finished materials.
Application Process
When this position is open, apply through the form on this page with your contact details and resume. A cover letter is optional. Describe experience relevant to this role without sharing confidential client information. You will receive an on-screen confirmation after a successful submission. HQ will contact candidates selected for further discussion.
Equal Opportunity
HQ Construction evaluates applicants on job-related qualifications and provides equal employment opportunity without discrimination based on characteristics protected by applicable federal, California, or local law. Applicants may request reasonable accommodation for the application process.