Lead Electrician

Caldwell Electric•Gainesville, GA

7d•$34 - $40

About The Position

The Lead Electrician is a hands-on role overseeing one or more electricians and/or apprentices. The lead actively participates in fieldwork while providing daily oversight, guidance, and management. The role involves planning and carrying out electrical installations, coordinating with other trades and project stakeholders, supervising a crew, managing materials and equipment, documenting work, and ensuring safety and quality requirements are met. The Lead Electrician reviews schedules, blueprints, plans, and specifications; plans daily installation work; lays out electrical systems; installs conduit; prepares wire pulls; and terminates electrical equipment. The role also uses project and office software for task creation, purchasing, equipment reservations, drawing reviews, RFIs, submittals, documentation, and crew planning. The lead may be designated as the lead or foreman for a given day, and coordinates with the designated lead or foreman when another employee holds that role. The position requires seven years of industrial electrician experience, a high school diploma or equivalent, extensive knowledge of electrical systems, and the ability to read diagrams, blueprints, and specifications. The employee must be able to meet the described physical demands, including regularly lifting and/or moving 50+ pounds, and working in construction-site conditions that may involve noise, fumes, airborne particles, moving mechanical parts, vibration, and extreme conditions.

Requirements

Seven years of industrial electrician experience.
High school diploma or equivalent.
Extensive knowledge of electrical systems.
Ability to read diagrams, blueprints, and other specifications.
Professional appearance and conduct.
Effective verbal and written communication with coworkers, suppliers, and customers.
Ability to operate equipment such as forklifts, aerial lifts, boom lifts, mini excavators, and skid steers.
High attention to detail.
Ability to change focus and assignments on short notice.
Ability to work in tight spaces and locations off the ground.
Analytical and problem-solving skills.
Valid driver’s license.
Proficiency in handling, operating, and maintaining construction equipment and tools.
Ability to meet the physical demands of the role, including regularly lifting and/or moving 50+ pounds.
Ability to perform duties involving sitting, talking, hearing, standing, walking, handling objects, reaching, and occasionally climbing, balancing, stooping, kneeling, and crouching.

Nice To Haves

Procore experience.

Responsibilities

Review project schedules and interpret blueprints, plans, and specifications to plan electrical installations, including daily and hourly project layouts.
Lay out and interpret electrical systems and ensure accurate implementation.
Order project materials and supplies and manage inventory to avoid delays.
Install conduit by laying it out, measuring, cutting, threading, and bending it.
Measure wire accurately and set up wire pulls using equipment to make efficient use of the crew and equipment.
Terminate switchboards, transformers, panels, and disconnects in compliance with electrical codes.
Use meters to test voltage, amperage, and resistance.
Develop new methods and skills, learn crew members’ strengths and weaknesses, and use that knowledge to assign work and provide training.
Coordinate installation timelines and work with other trades, owners, and equipment providers; document meetings in WiSE, Procore, or OneNote.
When issued a company vehicle, transport personnel, tools, and materials safely, follow traffic laws and CEC guidelines, and inventory tools issued to the vehicle daily.
Manage tools and equipment issued to a work order, keep them in good working order, and return them to the CEC Warehouse when no longer in use.
Use WiSE to schedule equipment pickups and to submit repair requests with relevant information and pictures.
When designated as the lead or foreman, coordinate with other trades, manage timelines, and oversee quality control; when another employee is designated, coordinate with that person on assigned responsibilities.
Manage and supervise electricians and apprentices by assigning tasks, providing guidance, and monitoring performance.
Create crew tasks and timelines in WiSE, Procore, and/or OneNote to support efficient workflow.
Create examples and demonstrations for the crew that promote best practices and skill development.
Collaborate with HR on production evaluations, morale, tardiness, discipline, safety, and other personnel matters.
Self-train on software, procedures, safety, and planning; create reusable project examples and documentation.
Use WiSE to create tasks and purchase orders, reserve CEC equipment, receive orders onsite, and request equipment returns.
Use Procore for drawing reviews and coordination, including submitting RFIs, reviewing submittals, uploading pictures, and marking up drawings with completion dates or notes.
Use an iPad and PDF software for onsite documentation, plan reviews, annotations, photographs, and marked-up notes or examples; save materials to WiSE, Procore, or OneNote.
Use Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, and OneNote, and improve proficiency in these applications through experience.
Wear PPE and ensure employees wear PPE; follow safety practices, report hazards and incidents to HR and the project manager, support the safety program, and complete required safety training on time.
Ensure compliance with the CEC safety manual, OSHA regulations, and customer-specific safety requirements.
Identify when job hazard analyses or additional safe work practices are needed and discuss job-specific safety requirements with the foreman, project manager, or CEC Safety Manager.
Conduct regular crew safety inspections and enforce safe work practices.