Electrical Service Foreman - Dulles, VA

Take Charge of Your Career at Interstates

At Interstates, we don't just show up to work, we show up for each other. From our headquarters in Iowa to job sites across the country, we're doing award-winning electrical, controls, automation, and OT work that powers industrial facilities for clients here in the U.S. and around the world. Whether you're bending conduit, wiring panels, writing code, supporting projects, or helping things run behind the scenes, you'll be part of a crew that works hard, shares laughs, and takes pride in doing quality work.

We believe in building strong teams, doing the right thing, and making a difference in the communities where we live. If you want to grow and do meaningful work, you'll feel at home here.

From logistics to electrical work, everyone in the field plays a critical role in building, powering, and delivering success on a jobsite. Our logistics professionals keep construction moving by ensuring a steady flow of inventory. They bring attention to detail and strong organizational skills as they procure tools and materials for our electricians. Apprentice electricians are the powerhouses behind our most dynamic projects, while summer interns and new graduates kick off their careers as industrial electrical professionals.

These team members work closely with our journeyman electricians‑seasoned experts who lead and mentor crews while completing complex projects.

Our journeyman electricians partner with field foremen and site superintendents, who coordinate work, manage risks, and keep projects on track through planning, motivation, and communication. Our I&E, service, and maintenance teams ensure project performance by installing, testing, troubleshooting, and calibrating equipment. Across roles, we all champion safety—empowering employees to lead as safety shareholders, uphold zero‑injury expectations, and care for our crews, company, and families.

Electrical Commissioning Foreman The Electrical Commissioning Foreman supports and guides commissioning personnel through the planning and execution of comprehensive electrical checkout, commissioning, and startup activities. This role promotes strong collaboration among team members while contributing directly to commissioning tasks in the field. The Team Lead helps develop detailed commissioning schedules, ensures adherence to contractual design and testing requirements, and maintains compliance with applicable state and local electrical standards.

This position is a working leader who performs core commissioning responsibilities with minimal supervision while providing day‑to‑day direction, technical support, and quality oversight to the commissioning team.

• Lead crews with a positive, accountable culture, take initiative on day‑to‑day issues, escalating complex challenges.
• Plan and coordinate daily and short‑term work, manage labor, materials, tools and equipment, track performance and lead daily huddles.
• Ensure work meets plans, standards and quality requirements, identify issues, follow schedules and maintain accurate documentation.
• Enforce safety standards/expectations and participate in safety activities, promote safe work practices within the crew.
• Coordinate with immediate team members and supervisors, support scheduling, materials and workflow needs.
• Provide guidance, support and mentoring to crew members, reinforce expectations and give basic feedback.
• Plan daily work and contribute to short‑term planning, assist with resource needs and preparation.

• High school diploma or equivalent (technical electrical degree or similar preferred).
• 6 plus years of firsthand exposure to construction related or data center experience.
• Expert level tech background and knowledge (field experience).
• Deep understanding of motor controls, PLC, and Industrial Systems.
• Ability to teach others to read and interpret schematics and one‑line drawings.
• Willingness to work on active construction sites.
• Proven experience in troubleshooting complex systems, tools, and commissioning processes.
• Proven lead role in field leadership preferably Data Centers.