Electrical Foreman

Ground-Up & Dry Utility Site Work | Southern California | $120K-$150K + Company-Paid Housing

Arena Staffing has partnered with a confidential, growth-focused commercial electrical contractor in Southern California that is hiring an Electrical Foreman / General Foreman to lead field execution on a major ground-up commercial electrical project.

This is a senior field leadership opportunity for someone with strong ground-up, underground, and dry utility electrical experience who knows how to run crews, coordinate with utilities and GCs, manage manpower and production, and take ownership of a significant electrical scope in the field.

The ideal candidate will have 10+ years of commercial electrical field experience
, Foreman or General Foreman leadership experience
, and hands-on experience with underground electrical infrastructure, utility coordination, civil/site plans, and survey stakes.

The initial project assignment will be approximately 18 months in Bakersfield with company-paid housing
, followed by the opportunity to return to Orange County and continue working on future projects long term. Open to candidate in Bakersfield open to moving to Orange County or OC moving to Bakerfield and then back to Irvine on the project is completed.

Here is the what's in it for you:

• Major project leadership: Take ownership of field execution on a significant ground-up commercial electrical project with a large electrical scope.
• Company-paid housing: Housing will be provided during the approximately 18-month Bakersfield assignment.
• Long-term opportunity: This is not an 18-month project hire. After Bakersfield, the expectation is that you return to Orange County and continue growing with the company.
• Field leadership visibility: Work directly with project leadership, general contractors, civil teams, utilities, inspectors, surveyors, vendors, and field crews.
• True General Foreman responsibility: Lead manpower, sequencing, materials, equipment, productivity, safety, quality, underground coordination, and day-to-day field execution.
• Ground-up experience: Play a critical role in underground infrastructure, dry utilities, site electrical, power distribution, and the early stages of a major construction project.
• Strong compensation: $120K-$150K base depending on experience, plus company-paid housing during the Bakersfield assignment, benefits, and additional field support.
• Role Snapshot
• Industry Focus: Commercial and industrial electrical construction, ground-up construction, underground electrical infrastructure, dry utilities, site electrical, power distribution, and large commercial projects.

• Lead day-to-day electrical field operations on a major ground-up commercial project.
• Supervise and coordinate electrical crews, journeymen, apprentices, foremen, and field personnel.
• Manage manpower, daily production, materials, equipment, scheduling, safety, and field logistics.
• Lead underground and dry utility site work including conduit pathways, duct banks, vaults, pull boxes, handholes, and underground structures.
• Coordinate installation and placement of underground electrical structures using electrical, utility, and civil/site plans.
• Read and interpret survey stakes for elevations, underground layout, utility routing, and structure placement.
• Coordinate directly with utility companies regarding service feeds, utility requirements, inspections, schedules, field conflicts, and energization.
• Read and interpret electrical drawings, civil plans, utility plans, specifications, submittals, RFIs, schedules, and project documentation.
• Coordinate closely with general contractors, superintendents, civil contractors, surveyors, inspectors, vendors, utilities, and internal project leadership.
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