Electrician

Job Position: Electrician

Location: Houston, TX 77017

Pay Rate: $45.00/hr.

Shift: DAYS

Description: Position Summary

We are seeking an experienced Lead Electrical Training Instructor to deliver advanced, hands-on electrical skills training for journeymen and experienced electrical craft professionals. The instructor will lead practical training in low-voltage systems, motor and equipment wiring, and medium-voltage cable termination, maintenance, testing, and inspection.

The ideal candidate is a highly accomplished electrical professional and skilled trades educator with significant field experience in industrial, commercial, infrastructure, or complex project environments. This individual must possess deep technical knowledge of electrical safety, cable preparation and termination, motor and control wiring, switchgear and load centers, medium-voltage systems, testing and inspection, enclosure requirements, and code-compliant installation practices.

You do not have to have previous experience as an instructor. This is not a traditional classroom lecture role. The Lead Instructor will demonstrate technical procedures, supervise hands-on labs, coach workmanship and troubleshooting, evaluate practical performance, and ensure participants can safely apply industry standards, manufacturer requirements, and quality expectations in realistic field scenarios.

Minimum Qualifications
Minimum of 10 years of progressive electrical trade experience in industrial, commercial, infrastructure, power distribution, manufacturing, mission-critical, or similarly complex electrical environments.
Journeyman electrician qualification, state electrical license, nationally recognized electrical craft credential, or equivalent documented electrical trade experience and competency.
Demonstrated field experience with low-voltage electrical systems and applications up to 1 kV, including cable installation, preparation, termination, testing, control wiring, equipment wiring, and inspection.
Demonstrated field experience with medium-voltage systems in the 1 kV-35 kV range, including MV cable construction, preparation, termination, equipment interfaces, testing, maintenance, or inspection.
Hands-on experience with mechanical and compression terminations, hydraulic/manual/battery-powered crimping tools, calibrated torque tools, heat-shrink and cold-shrink systems, and electrical taping methods.
Working knowledge of motors, motor terminations, motor control systems, switchgear, load centers, circuit breakers, transformers, control cabinets, and related power distribution equipment.
Strong working knowledge of NFPA 70E electrical safety practices and NFPA 70/NEC requirements applicable to electrical installation, termination, equipment, wiring, labeling, and inspection.
Working knowledge of OSHA electrical safety requirements and relevant IEEE, NEMA, IEC, NETA, or manufacturer standards and practices.
Demonstrated ability to interpret electrical drawings, wiring diagrams, equipment documentation, cable and termination specifications, test results, and manufacturer instructions.
Preferred Credentials and Experience
Journeyman electrician card/license, Master Electrician license, Electrical Contractor license, nationally recognized electrical craft credential, or equivalent documented electrical trade experience and demonstrated competency.
NCCER Electrical Instructor Certification, NCCER Master Trainer, or equivalent skilled trades instructor qualification.
NFPA 70E training or certification and demonstrated experience applying electrical safe work practices in field environments.
OSHA 30-Hour Construction or General Industry credential; OSHA 500/501 or comparable safety trainer experience is highly desirable.
NETA testing experience, NICET electrical power testing credentials, or documented experience with acceptance and maintenance testing of electrical power equipment.
Manufacturer-specific training or field experience with medium-voltage cable termination systems, including heat-shrink and cold-shrink products.
Experience with electrical cable testing, insulation resistance testing, HiPot testing, fault location, cable tracing, or interpretation of electrical test reports.
Experience with MV switchgear, transformers, circuit breakers, pad-mounted equipment, underground distribution, and associated terminations and accessories.
Experience with motor control centers, reduced-voltage starters, relays, contactors, interlocks, auxiliary circuits, and troubleshooting motor control systems.
Experience with NEMA/IP enclosure requirements, Roxtec or comparable cable-entry sealing systems, CGB fittings, environmental sealing, and hazardous-location installations.
Experience delivering competency-based, performance-based, or lab-intensive skilled trades education.
Formal train-the-trainer, adult learning, technical education, apprenticeship instructor, or workforce development experience.
Prior leadership experience as a general foreman, electrical foreman, superintendent, electrical field engineer, commissioning technician, testing technician, or senior electrical trainer.
Experience supporting large-scale construction, infrastructure, industrial, energy, advanced manufacturing, or mission-critical projects.
You should be proficient in:

Troubleshooting Skills
Journeyman's License
Electrical Drawings
NETA
OSHA 30
Switchgear