Job Description
About Chelsea Piers:
Careers at Chelsea Piers offer unmatched facilities, excellent benefits, and proven career growth opportunities for people who are passionate about transforming the lives of our community through sports, fitness, and event experiences.
With four locations in NYC and growing, Chelsea Piers Fitness is redefining the luxury fitness experience. We are a community built on Empowerment, Purpose, Transformation, and Community.
The Opportunity:
At Chelsea Piers Fitness, we’re more than a gym – we’re a destination for connection, transformation, and community. If you’re passionate about people, thrive in a fast-paced environment, and are looking to grow your career in the fitness and wellness space, we want to meet you.
Why You’ll Love Working Here:
- Complimentary Membership to Chelsea Piers Fitness-Chelsea plus discounts on in-club services.
- Team-Oriented Culture – we win together and support each other every day.
- Pathways for Growth – from hospitality to management, operations, personal training, and beyond.
- Purpose-Driven Work – every day is a chance to help someone feel seen, supported, and successful
About the Opportunity:
Chelsea Piers is looking to hire a Lead Carpenter to join our talented technical maintenance team. In this role, you will be responsible for leading a team of carpenters that perform various new builds, renovations, and maintenance tasks across the Chelsea Piers property. This role reports to the Site Operations Manager. Your primary work location will be at our flagship Chelsea location, but there may be occasional work at our other NYC facilities. This is a working lead role, not strictly supervisory.
As the skilled Lead Carpenter, you will be expected to:
- Manage and facilitate extensive maintenance and project task lists
- Oversee general maintenance of facility
- Coordinate with Site Operations Manager for special projects on a daily basis
- Supervise skilled carpenters and general maintenance employees and schedule required work to achieve timely and efficient completion of work
- Maintain cleanliness of shop and proper function of all equipment and tools.
- Ensure all employees are working in a safe and proper manner including wearing and using all required safety gear, harnesses, and eye protection
- Communicate and report any incidents or problems that arise in completing work assignments
- Plan and order materials for the efficient completion of work assignments
- Conduct daily inspections of site and prepare work repair lists, which should be submitted to Site Operations Manager
This is not a comprehensive list of responsibilities. This can change at any time at the discretion of your supervisor.
Qualifications
You have at least 10 years of experience in maintenance or construction environments. You also have:
- Valid NYS driver’s license
- OSHA-10 and OSHA-30 certifications (or willingness to obtain).
- Certification for ladder, scissor lift, and scaffolding safety (or willingness to obtain).
- Flexible availability, including occasional holidays, weekends, and overnight work.
- Strong communication and problem-solving skills.
- General Hours are 7am-3pm. Nights, Weekends, and Holidays may be required