Benchmark Electrical is hiring an electrical Foreman. Must have experience running solar work and crews up 12+ and this specific work will be a 3 to 4 megawatt field.
What our Electrical Foreman, will do:
- Must know all company safety policies and always comply with and enforce them.
- Conduct toolbox talks and log daily.
- Ensure that the job site and all work meet safety regulations and codes
- Report any incidents or near misses immediately to their Project Manager
- Oversee, coordinate, and schedule the work of all field team members while providing guidance and leadership.
- Instruct all field team members on assignments and obtain feedback on progress.
- Track, enter, and report all crew labor daily.
- Detail the project entirely before starting the job
- Interpret blueprints, designs, and specifications to ensure all systems are installed according to plan and local codes.
- Communicate with contractors and construction managers to ensure all work is coordinated with other trades.
- Be involved in all job-related contractor meetings
- Maintain project schedules and ensure work is completed on time and within budget.
- Track, log, and report all changes to the scope of work immediately to their Project Manager.
- Create field tickets for any changes and have them signed by the construction manager daily.
- Order and maintain an inventory of materials, supplies, and equipment per our quotes and estimates and have delivered to jobsite to ensure installations are completed on time.
- Keep accurate records of work done and materials used for billing and reference.
- Provide the office with all required documentation on time
- Develop an understanding and assist the project manager with project financials.
- Inspect work for quality and ensure that all work meets customer expectations.
- Inspect electrical systems, equipment, and components to identify hazards, defects, and the need for repair and to ensure compliance with local codes.
- Review and account for QA/QC and installations to current NEC compliance
- Completes required subordinate evaluations and provides timely and appropriate feedback
- Using hand and power tools, assemble, install, test, and maintain electrical or electronic wiring, equipment, appliances, apparatus, and fixtures.
- Repair or replace wiring, equipment, and fixtures using hand tools and power tools
- Troubleshoot and test electrical systems and continuity of circuits in electrical wiring equipment and fixtures using testing devices such as ohmmeters, voltmeters, ammeters, and test lamps
- Available to work overtime and or/irregular business hours as requested
- Facilitate and attend in-house training
- Other duties as assigned
What our Electrical Foreman will bring:
- Current Journeyman or Master Electrician with an Illinois License
- Four or more years of previous electrical experience
- Maintain current electrician's license or identification card to meet governmental regulations
- Extensive experience with wiring systems and all phases of project installation, electrical control work, and troubleshooting and purchasing of electrical material and parts
- Ability to correctly identify area classifications
- Experience in commercial and industrial environments
- Excellent communication skills, including both verbal and written
- Able to assertively address problems with appropriate parties as they arise in a professional manner
- Possess required personal tools
- OSHA 30 Certification preferred
- Current First Aid/CPR Certification preferred
Physical Requirements:
- Able to work off all types of ladders, lifts, and elevated platforms (electric or gas-powered)
- Able to work at various heights up to 50 feet from ladders, scaffolds, aerial lifts, catwalks, or other safe work areas
- Able to work in restricted areas, utility holes, utility tunnels, crawl spaces, and attics
- Able to bend, stoop, squat, crawl, climb, kneel, balance, push, pull, and reach overhead
- Able to carry tools and materials up to 50 pounds from the ground to overhead
- Able to constantly move on feet, climbing ladders and working overhead
- Possess good vision (normal or corrected)
