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Carpenter
Architect of the Capitol · Posted 10 days ago
On-site Contract Washington, DC $32.9 – $38.4/hr Apply by Jul 24, 2026 Carpentry ESTPISFPISTJISTP EngineeringTrades
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These positions are located in the Architect of the Capitol, Office of the Chief Engineer, Construction Management Division, Construction Execution Branch. The selectee will be responsible for providing Journey Level carpentry support to new construction and renovation projects in assigned jurisdictions within the Architect of the Capitol. Journey Level Experience must be supported by detailed description in your resume and work history.
What You'll Do
- →***POSITIONS ARE TEMPORARY, NOT TO EXCEED 13 MONTHS. ***IT IS A POSITION THAT IS SUBJECT TO THE PROJECT NEEDS OF THE AGENCY.
- →THEREFORE, THE APPOINTMENT COULD BE TERMINATED AT ANY TIME DUE TO SHORTAGE OF WORK OR SHORTAGE OF FUNDS.
- →Duties and Responsibilities: Plans, computes, and lays out complex and exact projects with features such as arcs, tangents, and circles for new construction and renovation projects.
- →Interprets complex instructions, sketches, blueprints, building codes, and uses advanced shop mathematics to calculate measurements and dimensions to produce finished products with precise fits and accurate dimensions.
- →Constructs, alters, installs, maintains and repairs items where accurate spacing, precise fit, and structural soundness are essential, such as window frames, interior/exterior trim or staircases.
- →Builds, installs, fixes, and/or alters wood and wood substitute structures and items requiring work to close tolerances, fit, appearance and structural soundness, such as building door and window frames, interior and exterior trim, counter tops, bookcases, etc., for new construction and renovation projects.
- →Installs or replaces interior partitions, flooring, panels, suspended ceilings, counter tops, and moldings.
- →Builds and puts together items using a variety of joining techniques, such as mitered, rabbet, dado, biscuit, dowel, mortise and tenon joints.
- →Fabricates and repairs historical ceilings, roofs, stairways, windows, architectural trim, studs, mud sills, steps and hand rails.
- →Follows blueprints and drawings to assemble/re-manufacture parts and pieces of historic wood items, or splice in new wood with old.
- →Performs from complete designs and sketches to build concrete forms for foundations, columns, walls, beams, girders, catch basins, stairways , floor systems, slabs, waffle slab construction, one way slabs, two-way joist construction, curtain walls, and conductive flooring.
- →Builds projects with steel, concrete, aluminum, acrylic, drywall, brass, glass, bronze, carpet, plastic, fiberglass, rubber, mirrors, stainless steel, steel wire, and grating.
- →Establishes and runs general and precision carpentry and woodworking equipment, such as routers, band and scroll saws, and drill presses.
- →Operates and uses power and hand tools and woodworking equipment such as portable drills, clippers, joiners, shavers, sanders, routers, power nailers, combustion-type saws, screw fasteners, drill presses, and tables saws.
Requirements
- ✓You must be able to pass a drug test.
- ✓Your resume and question responses must demonstrate the job-related KSAs.
Benefits
- ★A variety of health insurance plans; retirement system with investment options; paid holidays; paid sick and annual (vacation) leave; life insurance; incentive systems; subsidized transportation; training and development opportunities, etc.
- ★Selected applicant(s) may be eligible to earn a higher annual leave accrual rate credit towards annual leave accrual based on prior non-Federal or uniformed service work experience.
- ★The amount of service credit will be based on specialized experience or qualifying experience that is provided on the applicant profile submitted.
- ★As such, if you are a new employee to the Federal Government or a rehire, it is important that you provide a work history that lists all directly related positions held, and it must include the dates of employment (month/day/year).
- ★The Architect of the Capitol offers eligible employees opportunity to participate in the Student Loan Repayment Program.
Personality Fit
Job ID: 6a4ce144-b97c-4f6c-8b73-141282000e4c
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