Electrical Commissioning Foreman

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 daytoday direction, technical support, and quality oversight to the commissioning team.

Key Responsibilities

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 standrads/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 trouble shooting complex systems, tools, and commissioning processes.

Proven lead role in field leadership preferably Data Centers.

This position will require travel in/around Dulles, VA - up to/within a 200-mile radius. Applicants must be permanently located in/around the office location or be willing to permanently relocate. Applicants must have reliable transportation and a valid driver’s license. Per diem and mileage stipends applicable per company policy.

Company Vehicle or Vehicle Allowance eligibility for this role upon 120 day review

The work environment involves various construction site settings, where employees are often exposed to outdoor weather conditions, uneven terrain, and other potential hazards such as high or confined spaces, elevated noise levels, and electrical risks.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit and talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to stand or walk for long periods of time and use hands to reach for, handle, and manipulate objects. The employee is frequently required to climb and maintain balance on ladders and scaffolds while carrying tools. Reach for, handle, and grasp wires and hand tools, bend, crouch, stoop kneel, and work in small places, lift and carry objects weighing 25 pounds (frequently) and 50 pounds (occasionally). Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, and depth perception, recognizing slight differences in shapes or shading, and ability to adjust focus.

Safety remains a top priority. Employees must strictly adhere to site safety protocols, which include wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) such as hard hats, gloves, high-visibility clothing, and safety glasses. Role-specific PPE will be provided. Interstates is committed to maintaining a culture of safety, ensuring that all employees receive ongoing training and resources to perform their duties effectively and safely.

Reasonable accommodation may be made to support individuals with disabilities in performing essential job functions.

Interstates is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

The preceding role description has been designed to indicate the general nature and essential duties and responsibilities of work performed by employees within this position. It may not contain a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees in this position. The description, duties, functions, and responsibilities are subject to change at the discretion of Interstates.