Electrical Foreman - Data Center

Zekelman•Royse City, TX

19d•Onsite

About The Position

Z Modular Power is seeking an experienced Data Center Electrical Foreman to lead electrical crews on mission-critical construction projects, primarily throughout Texas. The foreman directs daily field operations, coordinates craft labor, maintains production goals, and ensures electrical installations meet safety, schedule, and quality requirements. Projects include hyperscale data centers, AI infrastructure, cloud computing facilities, and other high-performance electrical construction work. This is a field leadership role involving crew planning and supervision, installation oversight, safety enforcement, quality inspections, coordination with other trades and project teams, and accurate production and turnover documentation. The position is primarily performed onsite at active data center, industrial, modular fabrication, and mission-critical construction projects. Regular travel throughout Texas and occasional travel to projects in other states are required. Full-time onsite attendance is an essential function.

Requirements

At least 7 years of electrical construction experience.
At least 2 years of experience as a Foreman, Lead Electrician, or in a comparable leadership role.
Strong knowledge of the National Electrical Code (NEC), NFPA 70E, OSHA regulations, lockout/tagout procedures, and electrical safety and installation best practices.
Ability to read and interpret electrical drawings, one-line diagrams, specifications, equipment documentation, work packages, and BIM-generated layouts.
Demonstrated ability to plan work, organize crews, coordinate inspections, track production, and complete project documentation.
Strong conduit installation, cable management, equipment installation, troubleshooting, and quality-control skills.
Excellent communication, leadership, teamwork, and problem-solving abilities.
Valid driver's license and reliable transportation.
Ability to travel throughout Texas and to other project locations as required.
Ability to work overtime, weekends, nights, and rotating schedules when project needs require.
Ability to meet the stated physical requirements, including routinely lifting and carrying up to 50 pounds and working in elevated or confined spaces.
Ability to wear required personal protective equipment and work onsite at active construction projects.

Nice To Haves

Current Texas Journeyman Electrician License.
Experience with hyperscale data centers, AI infrastructure projects, HPC facilities, GPU-driven environments, colocation facilities, enterprise data centers, or other mission-critical electrical construction projects.
Experience with medium-voltage infrastructure, switchgear and transformer installations, generator systems, UPS systems, grounding systems, busway installations, commissioning, and startup activities.
Experience managing punch lists, turnover documentation, testing requirements, and customer acceptance processes.
Familiarity with Procore, Bluebeam, Microsoft 365, tablets, electronic drawings, and digital field reporting tools.
Experience supporting modular construction, prefabricated electrical systems, skids, or repetitive installation programs.

Responsibilities

Lead electrical crews in the safe installation, testing, correction, and turnover of mission-critical electrical systems.
Plan daily work activities, assign responsibilities, set production goals, and monitor progress.
Verify crew qualifications and coach, support, train, and mentor electricians and apprentices.
Review drawings, one-line diagrams, specifications, equipment details, BIM layouts, and installation work packages with crews.
Supervise installation of conduit, cable tray, busway, grounding and bonding systems, feeders, branch circuits, control wiring, switchgear, transformers, generators, UPS systems, batteries, PDUs, RPPs, electrical controls, and associated equipment.
Verify routing, clearances, dimensions, elevations, labeling, and installation requirements before work begins.
Support equipment setting, cable pulls, terminations, testing, startup, energization, and commissioning.
Conduct pre-task planning meetings, toolbox talks, stretch-and-flex activities, and job hazard analyses.
Enforce OSHA, NFPA 70E, lockout/tagout, customer, and site-specific safety requirements; stop work when unsafe conditions exist.
Perform first-work inspections, in-process quality checks, torque and labeling verification, and punch-list corrections.
Coordinate daily activities with other trades, vendors, quality personnel, commissioning teams, field engineers, and project leadership.
Monitor labor productivity, installed quantities, material usage, rework, and crew performance.
Maintain daily reports, manpower records, inspection documentation, redline drawings, testing records, and turnover checklists.
Ensure required materials, tools, permits, inspections, and documentation are available before work begins.

Benefits

Competitive salaried compensation.
Comprehensive benefits package, including low-cost, high-quality medical and dental benefits.
Career advancement opportunities.
Leadership development opportunities.
Tuition assistance program.
Bonus plan.
401(k) plan with a generous company match and immediate vesting.
Exposure to cutting-edge data center and AI infrastructure projects.
Collaborative, team-oriented culture.
Safety-first work environment.
Opportunities to build a long-term career with a growing organization.