Electrical Foreman - Charlotte

Comfort Systems USA; Town of Henrietta (NY); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Comfort Systems USA in New York is seeking an experienced Foreman Electrician to lead a crew on commercial and industrial electrical projects. You will supervise Journeymen, Apprentices, and Helpers, ensuring safety, quality, and on-time delivery.

The role requires strong leadership, blueprint reading, field layout with Trimble, and coordination with other trades. You will develop material lists and schedules, mentor your team, and maintain NEC compliance on site.

Qualifications

• : 7–10 years of electrical construction experience in commercial/industrial environments.
• Demonstrates leadership abilities with the capability and desire to grow in this area; able to lead ~5 crew members.
• Reads blueprints and contract documents from other trades; understands construction schedules.
• Willingness to learn and apply BlueBeam/Navisworks for project planning.
• Ability to communicate across trades and with supervisors.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor Journeyman, Helpers and Apprentices on the job site.
• Ensure quality of work to the highest standards.
• Develop manpower schedules for the team.
• Develop material lists from layouts and job site demands; communicate to supervision.
• Help achieve production and budget goals by understanding tasks and communicating them to the team.
• Ensure all work complies with local codes and NEC guidelines.
• Independently measure, cut, bend, thread, assemble and install conduit.
• Install and terminate electrical devices, fixtures, panels, and feeders.
• Demonstrate knowledge of circuitry and project drawings.
• Layout work from electrical drawings; underground layout where applicable.
• Perform field layout using Trimble equipment and software.
• Determine wire, conduit and junction box sizing.
• Troubleshoot basic lighting and power circuits.

Skills

Leadership

Team supervision

Blueprint reading

Communication

Code compliance (NEC/local)

Project coordination

Field layout (Trimble)

Problem solving

Tools

BlueBeam

Navisworks

Trimble equipment

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.