Job description
Location: Project-Based / Travel RequiredDepartment: Field OperationsReports To: Superintendent
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About Hays Electrical Services
With over 18 years of experience and hundreds of million-dollar projects completed, Hays Electrical Services provides excellent service to customers across the hospitality, commercial, and solar industries.
Hays Electrical Services
Hays Electrical Services approaches each project with a cooperative mindset, working closely with business owners, contractors, and subcontractors toward a common goal—successful project delivery. Our teams are committed to safety, quality, and execution excellence, delivering reliable electrical solutions while maintaining strong partnerships throughout every phase of construction.
Position Overview
The Traveling Foreman is responsible for direct supervision of assigned electrical crews across multiple project locations. This role oversees the execution of electrical work in the field while traveling to active jobsites as assigned. The Traveling Foreman ensures installations are completed safely, on schedule, within budget, and in compliance with Hays Electrical quality standards and applicable codes.
Traveling Foreman
This position serves as a key field leader supporting Superintendents on remote or rotating projects. The Traveling Foreman bridges communication between crews and leadership, maintains daily labor tracking, enforces production plans, and ensures consistent execution and culture across all assigned projects.
Key Responsibilities
Leadership & Oversight
Lead and supervise daily work of Journeymen, Apprentices, and Helpers across assigned project locations.
Lead and supervise daily work of Journeymen, Apprentices, and Helpers across assigned project locations.
Assign tasks based on labor plans, schedules, and site-specific conditions.
Assign tasks based on labor plans, schedules, and site-specific conditions.
Provide daily coaching, training, and mentorship to apprentices and journeymen.
Provide daily coaching, training, and mentorship to apprentices and journeymen.
Enforce accountability for safety, quality, and productivity at all sites.
Enforce accountability for safety, quality, and productivity at all sites.
Establish consistent expectations and standards across traveling crews.
Establish consistent expectations and standards across traveling crews.
Operational Execution
Interpret drawings, specifications, and labor plans to direct field installations.
Interpret drawings, specifications, and labor plans to direct field installations.
Ensure work is executed per project requirements, NEC, and Hays Electrical standards.
Ensure work is executed per project requirements, NEC, and Hays Electrical standards.
Track crew hours daily and report production to the Superintendent using Hays labor codes.
Track crew hours daily and report production to the Superintendent using Hays labor codes.
Identify obstacles impacting schedule or productivity and escalate issues with proper documentation.
Identify obstacles impacting schedule or productivity and escalate issues with proper documentation.
Participate in lookahead planning and provide input on manpower needs and crew mobilization.
Participate in lookahead planning and provide input on manpower needs and crew mobilization.
Quality, Safety & Compliance
Conduct daily jobsite safety huddles and ensure toolbox talks and JHAs are completed.
Conduct daily jobsite safety huddles and ensure toolbox talks and JHAs are completed.
Monitor installations for quality and compliance with QA/QC requirements.
Monitor installations for quality and compliance with QA/QC requirements.
Ensure crews follow NEC, OSHA, and Hays Electrical safety policies.
Ensure crews follow NEC, OSHA, and Hays Electrical safety policies.
Correct or escalate deficiencies immediately to minimize rework and risk.
Correct or escalate deficiencies immediately to minimize rework and risk.
Financial & Performance Management
Monitor crew labor performance against budgeted hours.
Monitor crew labor performance against budgeted hours.
Accurately complete daily timecards and ensure alignment with actual production.
Accurately complete daily timecards and ensure alignment with actual production.
Support Superintendents with labor data for WIP tracking and forecasting.