Lead Carpenter/Carpentry Crew

Demo day on a gut renovation. The wall comes down, and the second floor is riding on a beam that isn't in any drawing, notched half through by some plumber decades ago. Whoever is running that site has to make the call. Right there, with the crew waiting on it.
Rowe Carpentry runs a three-month waitlist and has never bought an ad. The reputation comes from the jobs other crews turn down: additions tied into century-old framing, gut renovations where the plans stop matching the house the day demo starts. You're not sitting at home between jobs waiting for the phone to ring.

When he's not on site, nobody should be able to tell.

The houses are old. The framing was never level the day it went up, and the flooring hasn't been made in eighty years. Somewhere behind the plaster is a problem the drawings didn't account for, and it's waiting on a decision. You run the crew. Set the pace, hand out the work. The site gets squared away before anyone's truck leaves. Tools put away, materials accounted for. The client owns the house you're standing in and drops by whenever they feel like it. The crew they find should be one they'd brag about to the neighbors.

Compensation: $32 - $48 hourly
Lead the on-site crew through daily execution — assign tasks, set pace, and keep work moving from setup to final sweep.
Own quality control at the trade level — walk through every detail before the PM or the client sees it.
Execute high-level carpentry work on complex additions and custom renovations, including old-home challenges.
Manage materials and flag needs before the site runs short — no crew stands around waiting.
Maintain a clean, organized job site at the end of every day — tools put away, materials sorted, rig squared away.
Communicate proactively — surface problems, unexpected discoveries, or schedule risks before they become client issues.
5+ years of hands-on carpentry experience.
~ No college degree or formal certifications required.
No prior experience with Rowe's specific project types — if you can build at a high level, we can align on methods.
Rowe Carpentry LLC takes the jobs most companies won't touch — complex additions and custom renovations in the Philadelphia metro area, where the drawings don't always match the house, and getting it wrong means getting it done twice. We specialize in old homes, precision work, and clients who want it done right the first time. The work requires real judgment, not just labor. If you want to build things worth building, with a crew that actually thinks, this is where you work.
#32-48 Hourly Wage