Electrical Foreman - ATL

Amteck•Lexington, KY

14h•Onsite

About The Position

Amteck is hiring an Electrical Foreman for a new construction project in Atlanta, Georgia. The Foreman Electrician works under the guidance of a senior-level Foreman or Superintendent and oversees a crew of Helpers, Apprentices, and Journeyman electricians. The role performs the installation, alteration, and repair of electrical systems, conductors, and associated materials and equipment while leading, training, mentoring, and evaluating crew members.

Requirements

7–10 years of experience performing electrical construction in commercial and/or industrial environments.
Demonstrated leadership abilities and the capability and desire to grow in leadership.
Ability to lead, mentor, and coach teams of roughly five Helpers, Apprentices, and Journeyman Electricians.
Thorough understanding of a small, assigned scope of work and ability to recognize work outside that scope.
Basic communication skills with other trades and ability to negotiate work assignments with trade supervisors.
Aptitude and willingness to learn to read and understand other trades’ blueprints and available contract-related documents.
Basic understanding of customer relationships and customer satisfaction.
Intermediate understanding of developing, reading, and following construction schedules for an assigned scope of work.
Ability to learn and use BlueBeam, Navisworks, and related programs to understand project plans for an assigned scope when needed.
Active participation in leadership training when available.
Above-average leadership, communication, and decision-making skills, with a desire to develop those skills.
Possess and use the tools required by company policy to perform assigned tasks.
Demonstrate the Amteck Way in daily work activities, behavior, and decision-making.
Ability to work project schedules, including weekends and overtime.
Interest and aptitude for learning job-related material through oral instruction and observation, typically in an on-the-job setting.
Team-player mentality: listen to and understand directions, work cooperatively with others, and work safely without threatening oneself or others.
Basic mechanical aptitude, basic mathematical ability, and ability to learn to read basic construction documents used daily.
Willingness to participate in field training, including on-the-job, classroom-based, or virtual training.

Responsibilities

Lead and mentor Journeyman, Helpers, and Apprentices on the job site.
Work alongside the crew and ensure work meets the highest quality standards.
Assist in developing 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 the work required and communicating it effectively to the team.
Ensure crew work complies with local guidelines and the NEC.
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 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.
Determine wire, conduit, and junction box sizing.
Perform basic troubleshooting of lighting and general power circuits.