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Overview

Fort Bend County is seeking a Carpenter for Facilities Interdepartmental Construction, emphasizing the importance of employees in their growing community. The role involves various carpentry tasks and compliance with building codes while fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace.

Responsibilities

  • Works from verbal instructions or blueprints to renovate structures.
  • Measures, marks and arranges layout plan of construction.
  • Analyzes job specifications and orders specific quantity of materials needed.
  • Installs, textures, and paints drywall.
  • Sets forms for concrete and frames walls and partitions.
  • Erects scaffolding and installs fiberglass insulation.
  • Performs plumbing and electrical work.
  • Builds and repairs cabinets, bookshelves, and other types of furniture.
  • Installs stairs, wall panels, ceiling tiles, glass panes, and door fixtures and locks.
  • Checks completed work for accuracy.
  • Monitors and complies with local building codes.
  • Secures building permits when required.
  • Plans work schedule to coordinate with other departments to ensure timely completion of project.
  • Participates in activities and duties related to emergency management during a local state of disaster.

Requirements

  • High school diploma/GED and Trade School Certificate.
  • 6 years documented carpentry experience may substitute for Trade School Certificate.
  • 3 years job related experience.
  • Basic structural design knowledge, including layout, form building, rough framing, and inside and outside finishing.
  • Ability to work from blueprints or create own building plan when needed.
  • Strong math and geometry skills necessary for carpentry calculations.
  • Ability to figure cost and length of construction and projected completion date.
  • Ability to deal effectively with coworkers, supervisors, and other departments.
  • Texas Driver’s License, CDL preferred.

Additional Information

  • STARTING SALARY RANGE: $20.50 - $25.63 hourly based on qualifications.
  • CLOSING DATE: Upon filling position.
  • All full-time and part-time employees are members of the Texas County District Retirement System (TCDRS).
  • Full-time employees enjoy a wide range of great benefits.
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How this job compares in Sugar Land, TX

Pay in context

At roughly $23/hr, this posting comes in about 18% below the $28/hr median for welding jobs across Texas, where the middle half runs $23–$35/hr across 487 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 28% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. That gap is worth raising directly — in a market this size there is normally room to negotiate toward the median, particularly if you already hold the certifications the posting asks for.

The local market in Sugar Land, TX

Sugar Land, TX currently has 5 other active welding openings besides this one, spread across 4 employers. 2 of them were added in the last week. Across Texas as a whole we're tracking 1,424 other active welding openings from 736 employers. That's enough local activity to be worth comparing two or three offers before committing. Browse every welding job in Sugar Land, or widen the search to Texas.

The most active employers in Texas at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Zachry Group (26), Welding Shop in Houston, TX (25), and Austin Industries (23). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within Texas, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Pasadena at $40/hr, San Angelo at $39/hr, and Midlothian at $38/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

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