Substation Construction Lead — Onsite, Travel-Ready

Forbes Bros. Group of Companies; Columbia (SC); On-site; USD 66,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Forbes Bros. Group of Companies seeks a Substation Construction Foreman to lead a field crew across the southeastern U.S. You will supervise technicians, apprentices, and laborers while ensuring work is safe, on schedule, and within budget.

You will read blueprints, coordinate materials, and interface with multiple trades to solve constructability issues and maintain project quality. Strong communication and hands-on leadership are essential.

Qualifications

• Minimum four (4) years of experience in substation construction.
• Experience installing, maintaining, and repairing substation equipment, foundations, and structures (brownfield & greenfield).
• Ability to read and understand blueprints.
• Must pass a background check, including drug screen.
• Experience pulling control cable and conductor.
• Experience using hand tools, power tools, transits, electrical safety tools, small and heavy equipment.
• Experience studying work orders, building plans, and installation manuals in order to determine material requirements and installation procedures.
• Experience reading contract drawings.
• Experience installing and mounting electronic controls, device panels, sensors, and components.
• Experience installing, assembling, testing, and maintaining electrical or electronic wiring, conduit, wiring, cable, equipment, components, and devices following drawings of electrical layouts and building plans.
• Ability to lead, instruct, and train workers.
• Experience with Microsoft Word and Excel.
• OSHA 10

Responsibilities

• Ability to manage and maintain assigned substation crew.
• Works to establish, adjust, and maintain work sequences to meet the construction schedule for a given project.
• Organizes and coordinates all the project materials and equipment.
• Reads and interprets blueprint specifications, contract documents, and plans.
• Analyzes and quickly resolves any work problems that may arise and ensures that all deficiencies on any given project are corrected in a timely manner.
• Leads by example, sets, monitors, and enforces the standards of FB Timberlines safety expectations.
• Conducts quality control inspections on project sites.
• Coordinates with all other crafts working on a job site to ensure smooth transitions.
• Identify and communicate constructability concerns in a clear and timely manner
• Ability to mentor and coach up and coming substation construction workers
• Willingness to perform onsite work

Skills

CDL

OSHA 10

Communication

Team coordination

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Forbes Bros. Group of Companies seeks a Substation Construction Foreman to lead a field crew across the southeastern U.S. You will supervise technicians, apprentices, and laborers while ensuring work is safe, on schedule, and within budget.

You will read blueprints, coordinate materials, and interface with multiple trades to solve constructability issues and maintain project quality. Strong communication and hands-on leadership are essential.