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 🔗Preservation Carpenter

  • Full Time
  • Waltham, MA
  • $52,000 - $55,000 USD / Year
  • Applications have closed
  • Department: Property Care
  • Job Summary: Historic New England seeks a full-time Preservation Carpenter to perform a combination of maintenance repairs and preservation projects at historic sites as a part of a carpentry crew.
  • Job Qualifications:

    New England residency required.
    Two years of preservation carpentry or general carpentry experience.
    Degree in a preservation carpentry program or equivalent combination of skilled credentials preferable.
    Ability to operate effectively in a team environment, where communication within and among the teams is essential to success.
    Ability to interact and communicate orally and in writing is essential.
    Solution-oriented with the ability to effectively plan and implement work processes to complete tasks according to schedule.
    Fully competent computer skills including skilled use of MS Word, PowerPoint and Excel spreadsheet functions, e-mail, and digital photography.
    Strong knowledge of historic construction techniques for the New England area.
    Competency in the use of hand and power tools.
    A valid driver’s license and means of transportation.

    Strong belief in, and demonstrated commitment to, Historic New England’s mission and values.
    Commitment to the highest standards of professionalism, excellence, and Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Access (IDEA).

  • How to Apply:

    Please submit a cover letter and resume through this website: https://historicnewengland.bamboohr.com/careers/73

  • Job benefits: Historic New England offers generous and comprehensive vacation, holiday, and health and wellness benefit packages
  • Application URL: https://historicnewengland.bamboohr.com/careers/73

Website Historic New England

Historic New England is the oldest and largest regional heritage organization in the nation. We engage diverse audiences in developing a deeper understanding and enjoyment of New England home life by being the national leader in collecting, preserving, and using significant buildings, landscapes, archives, stories, and objects from the past to today. We save and share Historic New England's past to engage and inform present and future generations.

Performs repairs and assists in maintenance activities to ensure preservation of structures and monitors contract work at sites as required. Communicates when strategies for repair and preservation differ in the field from work plans. Work can include but is not limited to timber frame repair, rough and finish carpentry, fence or other landscape element repairs, window maintenance and restoration, plaster stabilization, masonry re-pointing, and painting. Creates conditions assessments and develops work plans in conjunction with preservation managers for repairs that adhere to Historic New England’s preservation philosophy. Documents each stage of repair in written reports, photography, and/or measured drawings and architecturally significant evidence found prior to making repairs.