Electrical Foreman - Charlotte

Comfort Systems USA; Birmingham (AL); On-site; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Comfort Systems USA is seeking a Foreman Electrician to guide a crew of Helpers, Apprentices and Journeyman electricians on commercial and industrial electrical installations. You will lead, train, mentor, and evaluate the crew while ensuring work meets the highest standards and adheres to NEC guidelines.

You will read and interpret project specifications, blueprints, and schematics, lay out work from drawings, and perform field layouts with Trimble tools.

Qualifications

• 7-10 years of electrical construction experience in commercial/industrial settings.
• Demonstrates leadership with ability to grow into a foreman role and lead a team of ~5.
• Strong ability to read and interpret blueprints, drawings and specs.
• Communicates effectively with other trades and supervisors.
• Shows aptitude for mentoring and coaching team members.
• Understands development of construction schedules for assigned scope.
• Willingness to learn BlueBeam/Navisworks for project planning.

Responsibilities

• Lead Journeyman, Helpers, and Apprentices on the job site.
• Ensure work quality meets high standards and project specs.
• Develop manpower schedules for the team.
• Create material lists from layouts and communicate to supervision.
• Help achieve production and budget goals through clear delegation.
• Ensure crew work complies with local codes and NEC guidelines.
• Measure, cut, bend, and install conduit and electrical devices by hand or machine.
• Read project specs and blueprints; lay out work from drawings, including underground layouts.
• Perform field layout using Trimble equipment as needed.
• Determine wire, conduit, and box sizing accurately.
• Troubleshoot lighting and power circuits as necessary.

Skills

Leadership

Blueprints reading

Scheduling

Communication

Team mentorship

Project coordination

Problem solving

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.