Altitude Services LLCHistoric Restoration PainterLocation:Austin, TX / Central Texas - Travel to Project Sites Statewide Required
Lead Restoration Work That Stands the Test of Time.
Altitude Services LLC is a Dallas-based construction company specializing in historical restoration, masonry, concrete, paint and coatings, plaster work, and commercial construction. We restore and preserve meaningful buildings with a focus on quality craftsmanship, professionalism, safety, and respect for the history behind every project.
We are hiring an experienced Historic Restoration Painter to support finished and decorative painting work on historic, courthouse, institutional, and commercial restoration projects throughout Texas. This role is focused on skilled finish and decorative painting for historic restoration work, not high-volume production painting. The ideal candidate brings patience, precision, strong surface preparation skills, and the ability to match specified products and colors to existing historic finishes.
Key Responsibilities
- Perform finished and decorative painting on historic restoration, courthouse, institutional, and commercial projects
- Prepare historic substrates carefully, including sanding, scraping, patching, priming, cleaning, and related surface preparation
- Apply paints, coatings, primers, stains, and specialty finishes according to project specifications
- Match specified products and colors to existing finishes and approved samples
- Support restoration work involving historic surfaces, trim, doors, windows, walls, plaster, metal, masonry, and related materials
- Follow detailed scopes of work, product requirements, color schedules, and finish specifications
- Maintain high-quality workmanship on visible, detailed, and specialty finish areas
- Protect surrounding materials, historic features, floors, fixtures, and active work areas during painting operations
- Coordinate with supervisors, project managers, other trades, and restoration team members
- Maintain a clean, safe, organized, and professional jobsite
- Document work as required and follow project procedures for restoration, institutional, and prevailing wage projects
- Travel to project sites throughout Austin, Central Texas, and statewide as needed
- Uphold company values of craftsmanship, integrity, respect, and preservation
Qualifications
- Experience with finished painting, decorative painting, coatings, restoration, commercial painting, or specialty finish work
- Surface preparation experience on historic, older, or sensitive substrates preferred
- Ability to match colors, products, finishes, and existing conditions according to specifications
- Experience working on historic restoration, courthouse, institutional, commercial, or renovation projects preferred
- Strong understanding of proper prep, priming, finish application, coating systems, and jobsite workflow
- Ability to follow detailed specifications, product requirements, and supervisor direction
- Comfortable working on projects with longer timelines, detailed documentation, and strict quality standards
- Reliable, safety-minded, detail-oriented, and team-oriented
- Willing and able to travel to project sites throughout Texas
- Historic preservation experience is a plus, but not required
- Experience on prevailing wage or government/public projects is a plus
- Valid driver's license and reliable transportation are required
Pay and Benefits
- Full-time, permanent position
- W-2 employment
- Competitive pay based on experience
- Prevailing wage opportunities may apply by project
- Travel-related support provided for qualifying project work
- Paid holidays, six per year
- Steady work on unique historic restoration, courthouse, institutional, and commercial construction projects
- Opportunity to grow with a specialized restoration company
Why Altitude Services LLC
Altitude Services LLC offers the opportunity to work on projects that are more meaningful than standard new construction. Our team helps preserve historic buildings, courthouses, and commercial structures throughout Texas while delivering a high level of craftsmanship and professionalism. We value people who take pride in their work, respect the jobsite, and understand that quality takes patience, teamwork, and attention to detail. If you want to be part of a company that combines skilled construction with historic preservation, this is a strong opportunity to grow with us.
Altitude Services LLC encourages applications from qualified candidates of all backgrounds and experiences.