Lead Electrician & Crew Mentor for Field Installations

Comfort Systems USA; Canton (NC); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Comfort Systems USA is seeking an experienced Foreman Electrician to oversee a crew of Helpers, Apprentices, and Journeyman electricians on commercial and industrial electrical installations. You will lead, train, and evaluate field teams while ensuring high-quality workmanship and adherence to NEC standards.

The role requires strong leadership, blueprints/navisworks familiarity, and the ability to manage schedules and material lists, with a focus on project timelines and safety.

Qualifications

• 7-10 years of electrical construction experience in commercial and/or industrial environments.
• Demonstrates leadership abilities with the capability to lead a crew of roughly five Helpers, Apprentices and Journeyman Electricians.
• Exhibits thorough understanding of a small, assigned scope of work.
• Recognizes work outside of assigned scope.
• Demonstrates basic skills in communicating with other trades and negotiating work with trade supervisors.
• Shows aptitude for reading blueprints and contract-related documents of other trades on site.
• Demonstrates basic customer relationship understanding and customer satisfaction concepts.
• Shows understanding of developing, reading and following construction schedules for assigned scope of work.
• Willingness to learn BlueBeam, Navisworks and related programs to understand project plans.
• Participates in leadership training when given the opportunity.

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 developing an effective manpower schedule for their team.
• Develop material lists from layouts and job site demands and communicate lists to supervision.
• Help achieve production and budget goals by understanding tasks and communicating them to the team.
• Ensure all crew work complies with local and NEC guidelines.
• Independently measure, cut, bend, thread, assemble and install electrical conduit and related components.

Skills

Leadership

Mentoring

Communication

Blueprint reading

Tools

BlueBeam

Navisworks

Trimble

Job description

Comfort Systems USA is seeking an experienced Foreman Electrician to oversee a crew of Helpers, Apprentices, and Journeyman electricians on commercial and industrial electrical installations. You will lead, train, and evaluate field teams while ensuring high-quality workmanship and adherence to NEC standards.

The role requires strong leadership, blueprints/navisworks familiarity, and the ability to manage schedules and material lists, with a focus on project timelines and safety.