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Electrical Foreman jobs with green card sponsorship are available through employers who file PERM labor certification with the Department of Labor, followed by an I-140 petition with USCIS. Most roles qualify under EB-3 skilled worker or EB-2 for advanced-degree professionals. Per-country backlogs mean your priority date and nationality directly affect your timeline to lawful permanent residence.
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INTRODUCTION
About M.C. Dean
M.C. Dean is Building Intelligence. We design, build, operate, and maintain cyber-physical solutions for the nation’s most mission-critical facilities, secure environments, complex infrastructure, and global enterprises. With over 9,000 employees, our capabilities span electrical, electronic security, telecommunications, life safety, automation and controls, audiovisual, and IT systems. Headquarters in Tysons, Virginia, M.C. Dean delivers resilient, secure, and innovative power and technology solutions through engineering expertise and smart systems integration.
Why Join Us?
Our people are passionate about engineering innovation that improves lives and drives impactful change. Guided by our core values—agility, expertise, and trust—we foster a collaborative and forward-thinking work environment. At M.C. Dean, we are committed to building the next generation of technical leaders in electrical, engineering, and cybersecurity industries.
ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES
The Electrical Foreman 1 is responsible for supervising and coordinating the work of a crew of electricians, apprentices and laborers on a job site as well as ensuring that all work installed is completed on time, on budget and according to all applicable plans, specifications, codes and industry standards.
Responsibilities
- Productivity Planning for assigned scope of work
- Material Phasing – Organize Material by specific areas/floors. (keep track of materials inventories).
- Tools & Equipment - Identify all tools and equipment required to support each crew (Gang box Assignments, tool inspection and keep track of tools by signing sheet in-out).
- Information Packages – Each crew activity must have information packages (contract drawings, shop drawings, panel schedules, cut sheets, etc…).
- Keep control of breaks (loss time of personal breaks smoking time, conversation time).
- Daily hour/unit reports for their crews – Submit hours/units daily for each employee assigned to Foreman on established from (Standard Time Sheet).
- Quality control inspections of work completed – Must follow established QC plan & check lists.
- Responsible for installing the work in a professional manner and high-quality standard.
- Maintaining accurate as built drawings – As-built drawings are to be updated and logged onto master record contract drawings a minimum of once a week.
- Inventory of all tools & equipment at the day’s end for assigned tools & equipment. (Everything must be accountable & secure) inventory/inspection sheets to be turned in every Monday.
- Lost/Stolen/Damage tool report.
- AHA’s – All AHA’s related to Foreman’s scope of work must be reviewed, signed by each crew member and stored at their gang box in the field.
- Support Equipment Inspection – Foreman must submit daily equipment inspection sheets for all equipment assigned to Foreman once a week.
- Accident/Incident Reporting & Investigation – Must follow the established procedures for responding and reporting accident and incidents. All reports must be submitted within 24 hours of accident/incident.
- Clean Up – Foreman and Crew leader are responsible for all clean up related to their scope of work. All work areas are to be left in a broom swept condition at the end of the day.
Job Duties:
- Managing mid-sized to large projects of 15 or more persons.
- Conferring with senior management, supervisory personnel, owners, contractors and design professionals to discuss and resolve matters such as work procedures, complaints and construction problems.
- Scheduling the project in logical steps in order to budget enough time required to meet deadlines.
- Determining labor requirements and dispatching workers to construction sites.
- Planning, organizing and directing activities concerned with the construction and maintenance of structures, facilities and systems.
- Interpreting and explaining plans and contract terms to administrative staff, workers and clients.
- Preparing contracts and negotiating revisions, changes and additions to contractual agreements with architects, consultants, clients, suppliers and subcontractors.
- Directing and supervising workers including delegating responsibilities to foremen and electrical technicians and mentoring electrical technicians II and III in order to prepare them for promotion to the next career level.
- Monitoring project budgets in order to ensure positive cash flow and to maintain profitability.
- Inspecting and reviewing projects to monitor compliance with building and safety codes and other regulations.
Quality of work completed must follow:
- Ensure installation meets/exceeds codes, contractual obligations, best practices and other requirements as mandated by the Corporate Quality Policy.
- Ensure all facets of Project Quality Plan are reviewed and implemented. Any deviations are properly documented and communicated to site Q.C. representative for approval prior to proceeding any further.
- Participate and assist the Site Q.C. representative in the implementation of 3-Phase Quality Control, which includes Preparatory, Initial & Follow-up for each Definable Feature of Work (DFOW) under the crew leader’s responsibility.
- Properly document and return the CQC checklists to Site Q.C. representative ensuring installation inspections are done timely and facilitate the adherence to QAQC schedule.
- Initiate Various Discrepancy Notices (EDN, DDN, PDN, FDN, ADN, PITDN, CDN) in order to ensure issues arising during construction are properly documented and communicated for resolution.
- Review and provide feedback on weekly installation quality scorecards as generated by QAQC service center to ensure systemic issues are addressed through formal root cause, corrective and preventive action.
- Review ongoing quality issues identified in the daily Q.C. report with the crew to ensure mitigation/elimination of the nonconformities.
- Ensure nonconformity tags identified on discrepant installation by site Q.C. representative is timely resolved.
- Participate in QAQC Design Review of Engineering & Coordination drawings to identify constructability issues.
- Participate and provide feedback on Quality portion of the daily ORM work briefing.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
Requirements
- At least 6 years of experience working in the electrical industry, including 2 years serving as a project foreman.
- High School diploma or GED.
- Possess a Journeyman Electrician license, preferred.
- Experience working with the Company’s management systems such as scheduling, job cost reports, estimating, safety documentation and quality control.
- Experience overseeing and approving monthly job cost updates and quarterly cash flow projections.
- Effectively plans manpower and has leadership skills to meet project objectives without significant labor spikes or overtime costs.
- Communicates effectively both verbally and in writing.
- Ability to work without direct supervision.
- Must have their own tools.
- This position may require ongoing or intermittent use of a company vehicle. Selected candidates must possess an acceptable driving record in accordance to our policy.
- Must successfully pass a background check.
Abilities:
- The position requires the ability to lift, carry, and move objects weighing up to [50 pounds] on a regular basis. Candidates must demonstrate physical strength and stamina to perform various tasks, including but not limited to, loading, and unloading, operating equipment, and assisting in the transportation of various materials. Proper lifting techniques and safety protocols must be followed to ensure personal and team safety.
- Relocates a 12-foot stepladder without assistance.
- Works at various heights up to 60 feet and can climb and maintain balance on scaffolds, aerial lifts, catwalks and all types of ladders.
- Walks, climbs, lifts, squats, crawls, kneels, pushes, pulls and reaches overhead on a routine and repetitive basis.
- Possess good vision (may be corrected vision), the ability to see in color, and the ability to hear and communicate in English.
- May use a standard ladder without exceeding the weight limit while carrying tools.
- Tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem.
- Apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
- Combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (including finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events).
- See details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
- Listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
BENEFITS
We offer an excellent benefits package including:
- A competitive salary
- Medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance
- Paid-time off
- Tuition reimbursement
- 401k Retirement Plan
- Military Reserve pay offset
- Paid maternity leave
COMPENSATION
Pay Range: USD $49.00 - USD $53.00 /Hr.
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Verify your credentials match PERM requirements
PERM requires the employer to prove no qualified U.S. worker is available for the exact duties in the job description. Document your journeyman license, any state electrical certifications, and years of supervisory experience now so your employer's recruitment test reflects qualifications you genuinely hold.
Target union contractors with multi-state project pipelines
Electrical contractors running large commercial or infrastructure projects across multiple states are more likely to sponsor green cards because persistent labor shortages make PERM recruitment tests easier to satisfy for foreman-level roles than for entry-level positions.
Search for employers with active green card filings on Migrate Mate
Migrate Mate lists U.S. employers with verified green card sponsorship history, searchable by role and location. Filtering for Electrical Foreman positions lets you prioritize outreach toward companies already familiar with the PERM and I-140 process rather than educating a new sponsor from scratch.
Confirm prevailing wage before accepting any offer
Your employer's PERM application must certify a wage at or above the DOL prevailing wage for your SOC code and work location. Use the OFLC Wage Search to look up the current rate before negotiating your offer so your compensation won't trigger a PERM denial after filing.
Understand your EB-2 versus EB-3 category before the I-140 is filed
If you hold an advanced degree or a bachelor's degree plus five years of progressive electrical supervision experience, your employer may file under EB-2, which can carry a more favorable priority date in certain countries than EB-3 skilled worker. Clarify this with your employer before USCIS adjudicates the petition.
Track your priority date if you change employers mid-process
Once your original I-140 is approved, your priority date can carry over to a new employer's I-140. Separately, AC21 job portability lets you move to a same-or-similar occupation once your I-485 has been pending 180 days or more without restarting the green card process entirely.
Green Card Electrical Foreman: Frequently Asked Questions
Does an Electrical Foreman role qualify for EB-2 or EB-3 green card sponsorship?
Most Electrical Foreman positions qualify under EB-3 skilled worker because the role typically requires at least two years of trade experience and a journeyman license rather than an advanced degree. EB-2 is available if you hold a master's degree in electrical engineering or a related field, or a bachelor's degree combined with five years of progressive supervisory experience. Your employer confirms the correct category when filing the PERM labor certification with DOL.
How is the PERM green card process different from H-1B sponsorship for this role?
H-1B visa sponsorship is temporary, capped at 65,000 slots annually, and requires a lottery for most applicants. The PERM green card process has no lottery, but it requires the employer to conduct a formal DOL-supervised recruitment test proving no qualified U.S. worker applied, followed by an I-140 petition with USCIS. The result is lawful permanent residence, not a time-limited work authorization. Per-country numerical limits mean nationals of high-demand countries may face priority-date backlogs before the I-485 adjustment of status can be filed.
How do I find employers who sponsor green cards for Electrical Foreman positions?
Migrate Mate lists employers with verified green card sponsorship history by role and location, so you can target companies already experienced with PERM and I-140 filings rather than approaching contractors unfamiliar with the process. Electrical contractors working on large commercial, infrastructure, or industrial projects are generally the most active sponsors because sustained skilled-labor shortages make satisfying DOL's recruitment test more straightforward at the foreman level.
What happens to my green card case if I change employers before the I-485 is approved?
Two separate rules apply depending on where you are in the process. If your original employer's I-140 was approved, your priority date can be carried over to a new employer's I-140, so you don't lose your place in the queue. If your I-485 adjustment of status has been pending for 180 days or more, AC21 job portability lets you move to the same or a similar occupation, such as another foreman or electrical supervisor role, without restarting the entire green card process.
Can my employer include supervisory duties unique to our company in the PERM job description?
DOL requires that PERM job requirements be normal and customary for the occupation and not tailored to your specific qualifications in a way that excludes otherwise qualified U.S. workers. For Electrical Foreman roles, standard requirements such as a journeyman license, years of commercial or industrial experience, and crew supervision duties are generally acceptable. Proprietary software certifications or company-specific equipment requirements that go beyond industry norms can draw DOL scrutiny and risk an audit.