General Foreman - Teledata

General Foreman – Teledata About Cache Valley Electric Founded in 1915, Cache Valley Electric (CVE) is one of the nation's leading electrical contractors and the largest electrical contractor headquartered in Utah. As a family-owned company with more than 100 years of experience, CVE delivers electrical construction, technology integration, and mission-critical infrastructure projects across the United States. CVE is known for its commitment to safety, quality, innovation, and building long-term relationships with both customers and employees. Position Summary Cache Valley Electric is seeking an experienced General Foreman to provide field leadership on large-scale data center and mission-critical technology infrastructure projects. The General Foreman will oversee crews performing fiber optic, structured cabling, and low-voltage infrastructure installations while ensuring work is completed safely, efficiently, on schedule, and in accordance with project specifications and CVE quality standards. This position requires a strong background in fiber optic installation and termination, structured cabling, crew leadership, production planning, testing, troubleshooting, and large-scale mission-critical construction. Key Responsibilities • Provide day-to-day field leadership for fiber optic, structured cabling, and teledata installation crews on large-scale mission-critical projects. • Lead and coordinate Foremen, Lead Technicians, Fiber Technicians, and other field personnel. • Plan daily and weekly manpower, production goals, work areas, material requirements, and installation activities. • Coordinate installation of fiber optic backbone, horizontal cabling, copper cabling, pathways, racks, cabinets, ladder rack, cable tray, and related telecommunications infrastructure. • Oversee fiber pulling, routing, dressing, splicing, termination, labeling, testing, and documentation. • Ensure installations meet project drawings, specifications, manufacturer requirements, applicable codes, and customer standards. • Read and interpret construction drawings, telecommunications plans, specifications, riser diagrams, details, and installation documentation. • Coordinate closely with Superintendents, Project Managers, Project Engineers, General Contractors, other trades, and customer representatives. • Monitor field productivity, manpower utilization, schedule performance, and installation progress. • Identify potential schedule, manpower, material, or constructability issues and communicate them to project leadership. • Ensure crews have the tools, materials, equipment, information, and access required to maintain production. • Conduct daily planning meetings, toolbox talks, and crew assignments. • Maintain a strong focus on safety and ensure compliance with CVE, customer, and project-specific safety requirements. • Perform quality-control inspections and ensure deficiencies are corrected promptly. • Oversee fiber testing and certification, including review of test results and documentation. • Support troubleshooting of fiber optic and structured cabling systems. • Track completed work, quantities, manpower, and production against project goals. • Coordinate material staging, deliveries, equipment, and work-area readiness. • Assist with redlines, as-built drawings, test documentation, turnover packages, and project closeout. • Mentor and develop Foremen, Lead Technicians, and field personnel. • Maintain professional communication with project leadership, customers, and other trades. • Promote a culture of accountability, safety, quality, teamwork, and productivity. • 4+ years of experience in telecommunications, structured cabling, fiber optics, low-voltage construction, or a related field. • 3+ years of field leadership experience as a Foreman, General Foreman, Superintendent, or similar position. • Strong experience working on large-scale data center, mission-critical, industrial, or similarly complex construction projects. • Advanced knowledge of fiber optic installation, termination, splicing, testing, and troubleshooting. • Strong understanding of single-mode and multimode fiber optic systems. • Experience with high-density fiber infrastructure and large fiber-count installations. • Experience with structured cabling systems, telecommunications rooms, racks, cabinets, pathways, and cable-management systems. • Ability to read and interpret construction drawings, telecommunications plans, specifications, and technical documentation. • Demonstrated ability to lead multiple crews and coordinate manpower across multiple work areas. • Strong understanding of construction sequencing, scheduling, production tracking, and field planning. • Ability to identify installation conflicts and coordinate solutions with project leadership and other trades. • Strong knowledge of construction and jobsite safety requirements. • Strong communication, leadership, organization, and problem-solving skills. • Ability to work in a fast-paced construction environment and meet aggressive project schedules. • Ability to travel or work on project assignments as required.