Electrical Foreman - Charlotte

Comfort Systems USA; Ashland (VA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Comfort Systems USA is seeking a Foreman Electrician in Ashland, VA, to lead a crew of Helpers, Apprentices, and Journeyman electricians on commercial/industrial projects. Responsibilities include mentoring the crew, ensuring quality, coordinating materials, and aligning work with project specs and NEC guidelines.

The role requires 7–10 years of field experience, strong leadership, and the ability to read blueprints and manage layouts. Willingness to learn BlueBeam/Navisworks is a plus.

Qualifications

• 7–10 years of electrical construction in commercial/industrial environments.
• Ability to lead, mentor and coach a small crew.
• Basic skills in communicating with other trades and negotiating assignments.
• Read and understand blueprints, project specs, and schematics.
• Willingness to learn BlueBeam and Navisworks.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor Journeyman, Helpers and Apprentices on the job site.
• Ensure quality of work meets high standards.
• Develop manpower schedules for the team.
• Develop material lists from layouts and communicate to supervision.
• Help achieve production and budget goals by relaying critical tasks to the team.
• Ensure all work complies with local and NEC guidelines.
• Measure, cut, bend, thread, assemble and install conduit and fittings.
• Install and terminate electrical devices, fixtures, panels, and feeders.
• Read project drawings and perform field layout.
• Use Trimble equipment for field layout and project planning.

Skills

Leadership

Mentoring

Blueprint reading

Communication

Project coordination

Safety compliance

Team supervision

Navisworks

BlueBeam

Tools

BlueBeam

Navisworks

Job description

The Foreman Electrician works under the guidance of a senior level Foreman or Superintendent and will oversee the direct work of a crew of Helpers, Apprentices, and Journeyman electricians. Foreman electricians routinely perform installation, alteration and/or repair of electrical systems, conductors and associated materials and equipment simultaneously while leading, training, mentoring, and performing evaluations of their crew.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor Journeyman, Helpers and Apprentices on the job site
• Work alongside their crew and ensure quality of work is to the highest standards
• Assist in the development of an effective manpower schedule for their team
• Develop material lists from layouts, area prints, and job site demands and communicating lists to supervision
• Helps achieve production and budget goals by understanding what needs to be done and communicates that effectively to their team.
• Ensure all work done by crew is within local and NEC guidelines
• Work independently to measure, cut, bend, thread, assemble and install electrical conduit using measuring devices, hand tools, threaders and hand or mechanical benders
• Install and terminate electrical devices, fixtures, panel boards, brand circuit and feeder conductors
• Demonstrate a working knowledge of circuitry
• Read and understand project specifications, blueprints, and schematics
• Lay out small areas of work from electrical drawings and project documents, including underground layout
• Perform field layout using Trimble equipment and software
• Correctly determine wire, conduit, and junction box sizing
• Perform basic troubleshooting of lighting and general power circuits

Requirements

• 7-10 years of experience performing electrical construction in commercial and/or industrial environments
• Demonstrates leadership abilities with the capability and desire of growing in this area. Able to lead, mentor and coach teams of roughly five Helpers, Apprentices and Journeyman Electricians.
• Exhibits thorough understanding of a small, assigned scope of work.
• Recognizes work that is outside of assigned scope.
• Demonstrates basic skills in communicating with other trades and negotiating work assignments with trade supervisors.
• Shows an aptitude and willingness for learning how to read and understand the blueprints and available contract-related documents of the other trades on site.
• Demonstrates a basic understanding of customer relationships and the concept of customer satisfaction.
• Shows an intermediate understanding of developing, reading and following construction schedules for assigned scope of work.
• Able to learn and comprehend BlueBeam, Navisworks and related programs to understand project plans for their assigned scope of work when needed.
• Participates actively in leadership training when given the opportunity.