Traveling Industrial Electrical Foreman-National Projects

Overview

Dubak Electrical Group is growing and in search of an experienced Traveling Industrial Electrical Foreman. This role will be responsible for the on‑site management of assigned construction projects and field personnel to ensure the scheduled completion of the project within the established budget, time, and quality standards while following standard operating procedures. The Foreman will lead a team of up to three (3) apprentices and up to ten (10) Journeyman Electricians to plan layout, install and repair wiring, electrical fixtures, apparatus, and control equipment and maximize productivity.

Internal Reporting:
Reports to the General Foreman, Superintendent, and Operations Manager.

External Reporting:
Effectively interacts with owners, clients, architects, engineers, trade contractors, vendors, and others who are associated with project‑related activities. Depending on the foreman’s level of experience, they may have 1-13 direct reports.

The ideal candidate will have worked in an industrial environment and have experience with the primary job duties listed in this description. The primary job expectations will include but not be limited to:

• Help to establish performance goals and review project documents, plans, and specifications to effectively direct construction activities. Apply effective and quality electrical techniques to maximize performance.
• Resolve conflicts related to construction and personnel concerns. Promote a positive teamwork environment.
• Maintain safe work practices in accordance with OSHA, Dubak Electrical, and Client Site Specific Safety Standards. Conduct a Daily Safety Huddle. Assure the safety of all Dubak Electrical employees on the project. Demonstrate proper use and safe handling of tools, equipment, and materials. Avoid unsightly, hazardous, and unreliable wiring, consistent with specifications and local electrical codes.
• Understand and coordinate installation methods of civil, mechanical, and electrical works to prevent physical interference among the three installation types. Provide technical assistance to colleagues or co‑workers (e.g., interpretation of drawings) and recommend construction methods, routing, equipment, as challenges arise.
• Work well under pressure. Plan, schedule, and organize tasks efficiently to meet deadlines. Direct and train helpers and apprentices in proper work practices to meet production requirements.
• Determine project scope by reading and reviewing drawings. Read and understand labels, job site maps/directions, instruction manuals, and written instructions accurately.
• Communicate orally and in writing. Coordinate field installations and project close‑outs, and develop and maintain customer/client relationships. Understand Dubak supervision and customer needs through communication to provide confidence in scope and execution abilities.

• Manage a team of electrical journeymen and apprentices on assigned projects.
• Oversee or participate in wire installation with conduit and cable trays.
• Measure, cut, bend, thread, assemble, and install electrical conduit using tools such as hacksaw, pipe threader, and conduit bender.
• Bend and install all types of conduit accurately. Understand use of degrees in bending conduit (e.g., concentric bending).
• Install control and distribution apparatus, such as switches, relays, and circuit‑breaker panels, fastening in place with screws or bolts using hand tools and power tools.
• Connect power cables to equipment (e.g., electric apparatus or motor) and install grounding leads.
• Demonstrate knowledge of proper circuit grounding practices, transformer connections, over‑current protection, parallel circuits, fuse/circuit breakers, motors, cable trays, and their supports.
• Splice wires by stripping insulation from terminal leads with knife or pliers, twisting or soldering wires together, and applying tape or terminal caps.
• Test continuity of circuits to ensure electrical compatibility and safety of components, using instruments such as a digital multimeter, circuit tracer, or toner.
• Perform work at various heights, up to 90'; from ladders, scaffolds, aerial lifts, catwalks, roofs, or…