Lead Electrical Foreman: Team Builder & Field Specialist

Comfort Systems USA; Knoxville (TN); On-site; USD 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Comfort Systems USA is seeking a Foreman Electrician in the United States (Tennessee area) to oversee a crew of Helpers, Apprentices, and Journeyman electricians on commercial and industrial projects. You will lead, train, mentor, and evaluate the crew while ensuring workmanship meets NEC and local codes.

You will develop manpower schedules, prepare material lists from layouts, and drive on-site production and budget goals. Strong blueprint reading and field layout skills are required.

Qualifications

• 7-10 years of experience in electrical construction in commercial/industrial environments.
• Ability to lead, mentor and coach teams of roughly five Helpers, Apprentices and Journeyman Electricians.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor Journeyman, Helpers and Apprentices on the job site.
• Work alongside their crew and ensure quality of work 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.
• Help 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.

Job description

Comfort Systems USA is seeking a Foreman Electrician in the United States (Tennessee area) to oversee a crew of Helpers, Apprentices, and Journeyman electricians on commercial and industrial projects. You will lead, train, mentor, and evaluate the crew while ensuring workmanship meets NEC and local codes.

You will develop manpower schedules, prepare material lists from layouts, and drive on-site production and budget goals. Strong blueprint reading and field layout skills are required.