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
- 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.
- 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
- 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
- Demonstrate a team-player mentality by listening and understanding directions, working cooperatively with others, and working safely without any threat to self or others
- Possess basic mechanical aptitude, basic mathematical ability, and the ability to learn to read basic construction documents used daily
- The willingness to participate in field training, whether it by OJT, classroom-based, or completely virtual
While performing the duties of this job, employee is required to perform the essential functions of the role with or without accommodations. Essential functions include:
- Ability to understand oral and written instructions; ability to talk and hear.