Electrical Foreman - Charlotte

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

Job summary

Comfort Systems USA in Cincinnati is seeking a Foreman Electrician to lead a crew of Helpers, Apprentices and Journeyman electricians on commercial and industrial projects. You will read blueprints, coordinate with trades, manage material layouts, and ensure workmanship meets NEC standards.

You will also mentor team members, develop schedules and material lists, and drive safe, on-time performance within budget constraints.

Qualifications

• 7–10 years of electrical construction experience in commercial/industrial settings.
• Proven leadership abilities to guide a crew of ~5 electricians.
• Ability to read blueprints, specs, and schematics.
• Experience coordinating with other trades and supervising on site.
• Familiar with BlueBeam, Navisworks and Trimble as needed.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor Journeyman, Helpers and Apprentices on the job site.
• Ensure work quality meets high standards.
• Develop manpower schedules for the team.
• Develop material lists from layouts, area prints and job site demands.
• Help achieve production and budget goals by communicating needs to the team.
• Ensure crew work complies with local and NEC guidelines.
• Measure, cut, bend, thread, assemble, and install conduit.
• Install and terminate electrical devices, panels, and feeders.
• Read project specs, blueprints, and schematics.

Skills

Leadership

Crew mentoring

Blueprint reading

Project coordination

Trade communication

Tools

BlueBeam

Navisworks

Trimble

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.