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Position Summary

The Electrical General Foreman is responsible for overseeing and coordinating all electrical field operations on assigned projects. This role provides leadership to foremen and crews, ensures work is executed safely, productively, and in accordance with contract documents, and serves as the primary field representative for the electrical contractor. The General Foreman plays a critical role in manpower planning, scheduling, quality control, and coordination with project management and other trades.

This position supports a variety of project types, including mission critical, data center, and commercial electrical construction. This is a safety sensitive position.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead, supervise, and support electrical foremen, lead electricians, and field crews.
• Plan, coordinate, and sequence electrical work to meet project schedules and milestones.
• Provide clear direction on installation methods, productivity expectations, and safety requirements.
• Mentor foremen and electricians, supporting workforce development and performance improvement.
• Enforce company safety policies, OSHA requirements, and site-specific safety plans.
• Lead daily job hazard analyses (JHAs), toolbox talks, and safety briefings.
• Ensure all electrical installations meet quality standards, NEC requirements, and project specifications.
• Identify and correct deficiencies, rework, and quality issues proactively.
• Coordinate manpower loading, crew sizes, and work assignments based on project needs.
• Track labor productivity and provide input on labor forecasts and recovery plans.
• Support schedule development and short-interval planning in coordination with project management.
• Coordinate electrical work with other trades, general contractors, inspectors, and client representatives.
• Participate in coordination meetings, subcontractor meetings, and planning sessions.
• Communicate field progress, constraints, and material needs to project managers and superintendents.
• Coordinate material deliveries, staging, and inventory to support uninterrupted field operations.
• Ensure tools, equipment, and lifts are available, maintained, and used properly.
• Support prefabrication and material kitting efforts where applicable.
• Support accurate daily reports, manpower tracking, and progress documentation.
• Assist with layout, redlines, and as-built documentation as required.
• Support commissioning, testing, and turnover activities from a field execution standpoint.
• Performs other duties as needed to support projects, operations, and the department.

Qualifications

• 7–10+ years of experience in electrical construction.
• Journeyman Electrician (JW) license.
• Proven experience in a leadership role such as Foreman or Lead Electrician.
• Strong understanding of electrical installation methods, sequencing, and productivity planning.
• Ability to read and interpret drawings, specifications, and schedules.
• Strong communication and leadership skills.

Skills & Abilities

• Prior experience as an Electrical General Foreman on large-scale commercial, mission critical, or data center projects.
• Familiarity with project scheduling tools, daily reporting systems, and digital field tools.
• Experience coordinating with VDC, prefab, or commissioning teams.

Work Environment & Physical Demands

May work inside or outside.  Possible exposure to hot and cold temperatures, in all-weather elements such as rain, heat, cold and snow. This position also requires work at extreme heights, in areas that are under construction, or in restricted areas such as a switchgear room, manhole, utility tunnel, crawl space, or attic, in confined spaces, and on slippery or uneven surfaces; works on ladders, scaffolds, aerial lifts, catwalks, in ditches and excavations; works in and around single and multi-story buildings with all exposures typical of a heavy construction site, including portable sanitary facilities.

• Must be able to bend, stoop, squat, crawl, climb, kneel, balance, push, pull and reach overhead.  
• Lift 51 pounds, routinely. Constantly move about on the feet.  
• Climb ladders of all types.  
• Complete full day assignments involving overhead work.  
• Must be able to make transition from employee parking area or street into construction work areas and to access all levels of the building, even if the only means of access is by O.S.H.A. approved site construction ladder or stairs still under construction, but acceptable for use. 
• Must be capable of securing tools and materials from storage areas to complete assigned tasks.
• Possess good vision, normal or corrected. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision to discern color coded wires, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.  
• Possess good hearing, normal or corrected.  
• Must be able to wear personal protective equipment (hard hat, safety glasses, safety vest) at all times.  
• Must be able to work 8 hours a day, 40 hours per week, and overtime as required and night shifts, as needed. This position requires flexible work hours. In order to get a project completed on time, this position is often required to work overtime, weekends, and night shifts.  
• Must be able to work in the presence of customers and their representatives with little or no interference or disruption to the customer while maintaining a professional and courteous image. 

CEC Companies is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to attracting and retaining the best-qualified individuals, regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, gender, age, disability, veteran status, or any other status protected under federal, state, or local law. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply.