Lead Electrician

Cogent Talent Solutions•Ridgeway, VA

About The Position

The Lead Electrician is accountable for running assigned electrical work in the field from mobilization through completion. The role owns execution on assigned jobs, including day-to-day planning, identifying labor and material needs, ensuring safe and code-compliant work, checking quality before leaving the site, leading helpers and apprentices, and communicating job status to the office and leadership. The goal is to keep work on schedule while meeting company standards and customer expectations and minimizing callbacks and rework.

Requirements

Strong field leadership experience.
Strong knowledge of commercial, industrial, and service electrical work.
Ability to read plans, assess field conditions, and identify material and labor needs.
Ability to lead helpers and apprentices while maintaining quality and safety.
Strong judgment, accountability, and communication in fast-moving field conditions.

Nice To Haves

Journeyman or Master Electrician capability.
Valid driver’s license and clean driving record.

Responsibilities

Lead assigned field jobs and own execution, workmanship, and day-to-day progress.
Review work scope and field conditions, adjust installation approaches as needed, and inform leadership of meaningful changes.
Complete work to code, company standards, and customer expectations.
Manage daily production against job timelines and coordinate labor, tools, and materials.
Flag scope issues, labor shortages, material gaps, and site constraints early.
Inspect completed work for quality, completeness, and code compliance before leaving the site.
Check helpers’ and apprentices’ work and correct issues in real time.
Confirm materials, devices, connections, tools, and cleanup are complete before closeout or transition.
Lead safe work practices, ensure safety requirements are followed, maintain a safe work area, and stop and correct unsafe work.
Provide timely updates to leadership about progress, delays, material needs, schedule risks, and completion status.
Submit or support accurate work orders, labor reporting, and job notes as required.
Communicate with the office and leadership to align customer expectations, billing support, and scheduling decisions with field conditions.
Escalate major issues early.
Direct helpers and apprentices, teach installation methods and safe work habits, and hold crew members accountable for attendance, quality, pace, and conduct.
Develop apprentices toward greater independence while protecting job quality and safety.