Formwork Carpenter
- Calgary, AB
- On-site
- Posted Sep 30, 2026
- 1 position
$32–$38 / hour
Opens an external site
- Employment type
- Full-time
- Experience level
- Entry, Junior · 0+ years
- Apply by
- Nov 23, 2026
- Posting language
- English
- Working hours
- 40 hours per week
Job summary
The role involves building and setting footings, constructing columns, and erecting concrete forming systems. Responsibilities also include constructing suspended slabs, elevator cores, and retaining walls while maintaining safety standards.
Job details
Formwork Carpenter Pay: CA$32.12-CA$38.00 per hour Job description: Responsibilities · Build and set footings · Erect and dismantle concrete forming systems such as camlocks, burke clamps, and pilosio modular formwork. · Construct and erect columns · Erect and dismantle scaffolding · Construct suspended slabs · Form concrete stairs · Construct elevator cores · Build retaining walls Qualifications · 1+ years’ experience in cribbing / formwork carpentry · Proficiency using an array of specialized power tools, machines, and hand tools · Read and interpret blueprints and drawings · Motivated, Hardworking, able to work long hours and Saturdays if needed · Team player and safety oriented · Personal hand tools and skill saw required · Valid safety certificates such as: Fall Arrest, First-Aid, Telehandler Forklift Certificate, are assets. · Valid driver's license & own vehicle as transit is not always reliable · CSTS training is a prerequisite for employment. If you do not have this training, it can be made available. Job Type: Full-time Benefits: Dental care Employee assistance program Extended health care RRSP match Vision care Work Location: In person
What you’ll do
The role involves building and setting footings, constructing columns, and erecting concrete forming systems. Responsibilities also include constructing suspended slabs, elevator cores, and retaining walls while maintaining safety standards.
Requirements
Candidates must have at least one year of experience in cribbing or formwork carpentry and possess their own hand tools. A valid driver's license, own vehicle, and CSTS training are required for this position.
Benefits
- Dental care
- Employee assistance program
- Extended health care
- RRSP match
- Vision care
Listed skills
- Safety Compliance · Preferred
Other relevant skills
Identified from the job description. Confirm important requirements above.
- Formwork carpentry
- Blueprint reading
- Scaffolding erection
- Concrete forming
- Power tools
- Hand tools
- Safety compliance
- CSTS training
- Hand Tools
- Concrete Forming
- Power Tool Operation
- Valid Driver's License
- First Aid
- Carpentry
- Optometry
- Forklift Truck
- Retaining Wall
Job areas
- Construction
- Trades
- Carpenter
- Carpenters and Joiners
- Carpenters