Electrical Foreman - Charlotte

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. The foreman routinely performs installation, alteration and repair of electrical systems, conductors, and associated materials and equipment while leading, training, mentoring, and evaluating the crew.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor Journeyman, Helpers and Apprentices on the job site.
• Work alongside the crew and ensure quality of work is to the highest standards.
• Assist in the development of an effective manpower schedule for the team.
• Develop material lists from layouts, area prints, and job‑site demands and communicate those lists to supervision.
• Help achieve production and budget goals by understanding what needs to be done and communicating that effectively to the team.
• Ensure all work done by the 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, branch 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.
• 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 to grow 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 and recognizes work that is outside of that scope.
• Demonstrates basic skills in communicating with other trades and negotiating work assignments with trade supervisors.
• Shows aptitude and willingness to learn how to read and understand blueprints and contract‑related documents of 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 the assigned scope of work.
• Able to learn and comprehend BlueBeam, Navisworks and related programs to understand project plans for the assigned scope when needed.
• Participates actively in leadership training when given the opportunity.
• Demonstrates above‑average leadership, communication and decision‑making skills with a desire to grow those skills.
• Equipped with all tools required by company policy and able to use them to perform assigned tasks.
• Demonstrates the Amteck Way in daily work activities, behavior and decision making.
• Able to work project schedules including weekends and overtime.
• Has an interest and aptitude to learn job‑related material through oral instruction and observation, typically in an on‑the‑job setting.
• Demonstrates a team‑player mentality by listening and understanding directions, working cooperatively with others, and working safely without any threat to self or others.
• Possesses basic mechanical aptitude, basic mathematical ability, and the ability to learn to read basic construction documents used daily.
• Willingness to participate in field training, whether by OJT, classroom‑based, or completely virtual.