Electrical Foreman - Charlotte

Comfort Systems USA; Bowling Green (KY); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Comfort Systems USA seeks a Foreman Electrician to lead a crew on commercial and industrial projects, overseeing installation, alteration and repair of electrical systems. You will train Journeymen, Apprentices and Helpers, and ensure work adheres to NEC and local codes while coordinating material needs and schedules.

Ideal candidates have 7–10 years of field experience, strong leadership, and the ability to read blueprints and project docs to drive efficient execution on-site.

Qualifications

• 7–10 years of electrical construction experience in commercial/industrial settings.
• Proven leadership skills with ability to mentor and coach a crew of five.
• Ability to read and interpret project specifications, blueprints and schematics.
• Strong communication with other trades and supervision.
• Proficient in estimating manpower and coordinating layouts.
• Familiarity with BlueBeam and Navisworks for project planning.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor Journeyman, Helpers and Apprentices on job sites.
• Ensure work quality meets high standards and safety guidelines.
• Develop manpower schedules for the team.
• Create material lists from layouts and job-site demands.
• Oversee field layout and conduit sizing.
• Read project specs, blueprints, and schematics.
• Troubleshoot lighting and power circuits.
• Ensure compliance with local codes and NEC guidelines.

Skills

Leadership

Mentoring

Blueprints reading

Schedule development

Field layout

Communication with trades

Troubleshooting

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.