Exterior Painting Subcontractor / Crew Lead — Leads ProvidedCompany: Orange County Painting Services
Website: https://www.orangecountypaintingservices.com/
Location: Orange County, CA
Job Type: 1099 Subcontractor / Contract-to-Hire
Work Type: Exterior Residential Painting
Target Earnings: $80,000–$110,000/year annualized target earning potential for strong performers once fully ramped
Bonus: $1,000 Ramp Bonus after 5 successful completed jobs
This position is for Orange County work only. Please apply only if you are based in Orange County or can reliably work in Orange County.
Orange County Painting Services is looking for an experienced exterior painter, painting subcontractor, or crew lead who wants steady leads, strong earning potential, and a long-term growth opportunity.
This is not basic hourly labor.
We are looking for someone who can estimate exterior painting jobs, speak professionally with homeowners, help close jobs, and perform clean, high-quality exterior painting work.
We provide the system. You bring the skill, professionalism, and ability to close.
Important Pay ClarificationThis is a 1099 project-based subcontractor opportunity, not a guaranteed salary or hourly employee position.
The $80,000–$110,000/year range is target annualized earning potential for strong performers once fully ramped.
Actual earnings depend on:
- Number of jobs accepted
- Number of jobs closed
- Job size
- Lead volume
- Availability
- Production quality
- Customer satisfaction
Strong performers may also qualify for a $1,000 Ramp Bonus after 5 successful completed jobs.
Why This Opportunity Is Different
Most painters are stuck doing everything themselves:
- Finding leads
- Paying for marketing
- Answering calls
- Scheduling estimates
- Following up with customers
- Creating estimates from scratch
- Collecting payments
- Trying to keep work consistent
We are building the opposite.
We spend money on marketing, provide scheduled leads, use HCP to stay organized, and have support in place for customer communication, estimating, contracts, scheduling, follow-up, and payment collection.
That means the right painter or crew lead can focus on what they do best:
- Estimating
- Selling
- Painting
- Completing quality jobs
If you are good at painting and good with customers, this gives you a chance to make more money without having to build the entire backend yourself.
How We Operate
We are not running this like a messy, old-school painting company.
Orange County Painting Services is built with structure, systems, and technology behind the scenes.
We use HCP, organized workflows, automation, AI-supported tools, job tracking, customer follow-up, and clear processes so the work does not feel chaotic.
That means:
- Leads are tracked
- Customers are followed up with
- Estimates are organized
- Jobs are documented
- Payments are handled professionally
- Communication is clear
- The team knows what is happening next
Our goal is to remove the common headaches painters usually deal with — chasing customers, messy scheduling, unclear scopes, poor communication, and disorganized jobs.
We are looking for motivated people who want to plug into a serious system, make more money, and grow with a company that is organized and moving fast.
What We Provide
- Weekly painting leads
- Marketing already running
- Phone answering support
- HCP CRM system
- Scheduling process
- Estimate process
- Contract process
- Payment collection
- Customer follow-up
- Company shirt for customer-facing appointments
- Removable company vehicle magnets when needed
- Approved painters/helpers available to pair with when needed
- Opportunity to grow into steady weekly work
- Possible W-2 base pay plus commission role in the future
Your job is simple:
Show up professionally, inspect the project, take photos, help prepare the estimate, help close the job, and complete the painting work once the job is approved.
What You Will Do
- Attend scheduled exterior painting estimates in Orange County
- Wear a company-provided shirt during customer-facing appointments
- Represent the company professionally
- Inspect exterior painting projects
- Take clear photos of the property and work areas
- Submit scope notes, measurements, and pricing recommendations
- Help explain the estimate to homeowners
- Help close jobs
- Perform approved exterior painting work
- Communicate availability each week
- Keep jobs clean, organized, and on schedule
- Follow the company process inside HCP
Team Setup
You do not need a 3-person crew to apply.
One strong exterior painter / crew lead may apply.
If you already have a helper or small crew, that is a plus. If you do not have a helper, we may be able to pair you with approved painters/helpers depending on the job.
We want someone who can eventually lead jobs, help build a team, and grow into a long-term role.
This is a good fit for a painter or crew lead who wants more consistent work, better systems, and a real path to grow.
Earning Potential
Strong performers may qualify for:
- Steady weekly work
- Priority access to company leads
- $1,000 Ramp Bonus after 5 successful completed jobs
- Future base pay plus commission opportunity
- Possible W-2 role in the future
- Long-term crew lead / estimator role
The first 10 completed jobs are used as a trial period to make sure the fit is right for both sides.
To qualify as a successful completed job, the job must be:
- Completed on time
- Clean and professional
- Properly documented with photos and notes
- Approved by the customer
- Completed with no major issues
Ideal Candidate
- Experienced exterior painter or painting crew lead
- Able to estimate exterior painting jobs accurately
- Comfortable speaking with homeowners
- Sales-minded and able to help close jobs
- Wants consistent leads and long-term opportunity
- Has own truck, ladders, tools, sprayer, and equipment
- Has a clean, professional appearance
- Has photos or portfolio of past painting work
- Has references from past customers or contractors
- Has no active competing company branding on truck while working our jobs
- Can cover or remove existing truck branding if needed
- Can use or learn HCP
- English required
- Helper or small crew is a plus
Requirements
- Exterior painting experience required
- Own truck required
- Own ladders, tools, and painting equipment required
- Paint sprayer preferred
- Must be able to estimate painting jobs
- Must be comfortable speaking with homeowners
- Must be able to help close jobs
- Must take clear photos and send job notes
- Must wear company shirt during customer-facing appointments
- Truck cannot have active competing company branding while working our jobs
- Existing truck branding must be removable or coverable
- Must submit resume or work history
- Must provide photos of previous painting work
- Must provide references
- English required
License / Insurance
- C-33 license is strongly preferred
- Licensed subcontractors will receive priority
- General liability insurance is strongly preferred and may be required before starting work
- Workers’ comp is required if bringing helpers or employees
Experienced painters without a C-33 license may still apply, but the best fit may be a future W-2 employee path instead of independent subcontractor work.
Team Culture
We are building a motivated, professional, system-driven painting team.
This is not a messy, disorganized operation. We care about communication, follow-up, customer experience, quality work, and doing things the right way.
We want people who:
- Show up on time
- Communicate clearly
- Take pride in their work
- Care about the customer experience
- Want to make more money
- Want stable work
- Want to grow
- Can follow a professional system
- Want to be around motivated people
No drama.
No excuses.
No sloppy work.
No disappearing.
We are looking for someone who wants long-term opportunity, not someone looking for one quick job.
Please include photos of your work. A resume is preferred, but if you do not have a formal resume, send a clear work history with your painting experience, past jobs, and completed project photos.
Do Not Apply If
- You cannot show photos of your work
- You do not have a truck
- You do not have painting tools
- You cannot estimate jobs
- You cannot speak professionally with homeowners
- You are only looking for basic hourly labor
- You cannot show up on time
- You do not want long-term opportunity
- Your truck has permanent company branding that cannot be covered
- You are not comfortable helping close jobs
- You do not want to follow a company process
- You cannot provide references
- You cannot submit a resume or work history
Pay: $80,000.00 - $110,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Flexible schedule
- Opportunities for advancement
- Professional development assistance
- Referral program
Application Question(s):
- 1. How many years of exterior residential painting experience do you have?
- 2. Do you own a truck or work vehicle that can be used for painting jobs?
- 3. Do you own ladders, tools, painting equipment, and an airless sprayer?
- 4. Can you provide photos of past exterior painting jobs you completed or helped complete?
- 5. Can you estimate exterior painting jobs accurately, including prep, labor, materials, and job difficulty?
- 6. Do you have experience speaking with homeowners, explaining the scope of work, and answering questions about pricing?
- 7. Are you comfortable helping close painting jobs after an estimate?
- 8. Do you have a C-33 license, general liability insurance, or workers’ comp if bringing helpers? Please explain what you currently have.
- 9. How soon can you start taking exterior painting jobs in Orange County?
- 10. How many additional exterior painting jobs can you realistically handle per week if we provide the leads?
Work Location: In person
