--- title: "Top talent for electrical construction projects" description: "Amundson Group recruits electrical superintendents, project managers, estimators, foremen and journeymen for data center work. First qualified resumes in 7 hours." url: https://amundsongroup.com/sectors/electrical-construction-recruitment/ published: 2026-11-04 modified: 2026-11-04 publisher: Amundson Group markdown_of: https://amundsongroup.com/sectors/electrical-construction-recruitment/ --- Electrical construction headhunters # Top talent for electrical construction projects Electrical superintendents, project managers, estimators and foremen for the contractors who build data centers, chip plants, factories, hospitals and substations, plus water plants, rail, tunnels and roads. And now journeymen, hired directly onto your payroll. [Send us the role](https://amundsongroup.com/hire-talent/)Get the 2026 salary guide Veteran-owned · Inc. 5000 in 2024 and 2025 · 4.9 on Google from 93 reviews ## Your partner in electrical construction hiring Electrical work carries the schedule on a data center, a chip plant, a hospital or a new interchange. The people who can run it are already running a job somewhere else. We find them, screen them on the work itself and put them in front of you fast. Construction only, from Houston, for contractors across the United States. **1,200+ construction placements**1,200+ construction placements to date for 250+ construction companies. **First resumes in 7 hours**Our average time from job intake to first qualified resume is 7 hours. **90,000+ professionals in network**We recruit from a network of 90,000+ construction professionals, most of them working today. **4.9 on Google, 93 reviews**Clients and candidates rate Amundson Group 4.9 out of 5 on Google. **Inc. 5000 company**Named to the Inc. 5000 list for 2024 and 2025. 1,200+. construction placements to date 7 hours. average to the first qualified resume 90,000+. construction professionals in our network 250+. construction companies served across the United States How you can hire with us ## Three ways to hire electrical talent Pick the one that fits the seat. ### Engaged search For most electrical leadership seats - A named recruiter and a headhunting team from day one - First qualified resume in 7 hours, on average - Shortlist in 7 days - Written replacement guarantee [Send us the role](https://amundsongroup.com/hire-talent/) ### Retained search For senior, confidential and hard seats - A named search lead who runs the search for you alone - A map of where the right people work today - Weekly written updates until the seat is filled - Written replacement guarantee [Send us the role](https://amundsongroup.com/hire-talent/) ### Journeyman direct hire New: for hourly journeymen - Hired directly onto your payroll from day one - Sourcing starts the night you send the seat - A shortlist for every seat in 7 days - If one leaves, tell us and we refill the seat How it works Journeyman direct hire ## Journeymen on your payroll We find journeyman electricians. You hire them directly, onto your own payroll, from day one. Tonight. sourcing starts the night you send the seat 7 days. to a shortlist for every seat Day one. on your payroll, not ours How it works 1. **Tonight**Send the seat: trade, site, start date and hourly pay. Sourcing starts that night. 2. **7 days**A shortlist for every seat. 3. **You pick**You interview them and choose who starts. 4. **Day one**You hire them onto your payroll. 5. **If one leaves**Tell us and we refill the seat. What we check We check the license with the body that issued it, confirm the OSHA and NFPA 70E training the seat needs, and talk to references who saw the work. Journeyman roles we fill Journeyman electriciansData center electriciansMedium voltage cable splicersInstrumentation and controls techniciansLow voltage techniciansLead journeymen and working foremen [Send us the seat](https://amundsongroup.com/hire-talent/)[Call (832) 558-7982](tel:+18325587982) Electrical leaders we place ## The seats that decide an electrical schedule Field, office and leadership seats, from the foreman who runs the crews to the leader who runs the division. **Electrical superintendents**Run the electrical work on site: crews, schedule, inspections and turnover. **General foremen and foremen**Lead the crews day to day and hold the install schedule. **Electrical project managers and APMs**Own the budget, the buyout, the schedule and the client. **Estimators and preconstruction**Price the work and build the bid. **Project engineers**Submittals, RFIs and coordination with the trades. **Medium voltage, substation and duct bank leads**Substations, site distribution, duct banks and the gear that feeds the building. **Controls and low voltage leads**Power monitoring, controls, fire alarm and structured cabling. **Commissioning and startup leads**Level 1 to 5 testing, energization and turnover. **QA/QC managers**Quality programs and inspections. **Safety managers and directors**NFPA 70E, arc flash and site safety programs. **Prefab, VDC and BIM managers**Prefab shops and coordination models. **Operations and division leaders**Run a region, a market or a business unit. [Hiring a superintendent? Read the guide](https://amundsongroup.com/electrical-superintendent-recruiter-2026/) The work we recruit for ## Electrical work across the jobs our clients build Data centers come first. The same electrical leaders run the work on chip plants, factories, hospitals and substations, and on water plants, rail, tunnels and roads. [Data centers Medium voltage distribution, switchgear, UPS and battery rooms, generator plants, busway and data hall fit out. See the sector](https://amundsongroup.com/sectors/data-center-construction-recruitment/) ### Chip plants Cleanroom electrical, process power, controls and tool hookups. ### Factories Power distribution, motor control centers, controls and equipment hookups for new lines. ### Hospitals Emergency power, generators and transfer switches, fire alarm and low voltage systems. ### Substations and power Substations and power distribution, including the medium voltage that feeds campuses and plants. [Water and wastewater plants Motor control centers, drives, instrumentation and controls, SCADA and plant electrical. See the sector](https://amundsongroup.com/sectors/waste-water-construction/)[Roads and highways Traffic signals, intelligent transportation systems and roadway and interchange lighting. See the sector](https://amundsongroup.com/sectors/heavy-civil-construction-recruitment/)[Rail and transit Traction power, signal and communication systems and station electrical. See the sector](https://amundsongroup.com/sectors/rail-construction-recruitment/)[Tunnels Tunnel lighting, ventilation power and fire and life safety systems. See the sector](https://amundsongroup.com/sectors/tunnels-construction-recruitment/)[Underground utilities Duct banks and conduit for power and fiber, including the runs that feed data center campuses. See the sector](https://amundsongroup.com/underground-utility-construction-recruiters-2026/) Electrical pay data ## What electrical contractors pay their leaders National medians for electrical contractors, from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Per diem and travel pay often come on top of base. $114,450. Construction managers, median a year $93,500. First-line supervisors, median a year $92,900. Cost estimators, median a year Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, NAICS 238210 electrical contractors and other wiring installation contractors, national median annual wage. BLS has no superintendent line, so superintendents fall under construction managers or first-line supervisors. [See the 2026 electrical salary guide](https://amundsongroup.com/electrical-construction-salaries-2026/). ### Take the guides with you [**Electrical Salary Guide 2026**What electrical contractors pay, role by role, with state and metro figures and per diem.*Download PDF*](https://amundsongroup.com/wp-content/uploads/Amundson-Group-Electrical-Salary-Guide-2026.pdf)[**Electrical brochure**The roles we fill, the work we recruit for and how a search runs.*Download PDF*](https://amundsongroup.com/wp-content/uploads/Amundson-Group-Electrical-Recruiting-Brochure-2026.pdf) How a search runs ## Send the role today. Sourcing starts tonight. One named recruiter owns the search from intake to start date, and stays in touch after it. 1. **Tonight**Sourcing starts the night you send the role. 2. **7 hours**First qualified resume in your inbox, on average. 3. **24 hours**Full intake with your named recruiter. 4. **7 days**Shortlist done. 5. **30/60/90**Check-ins at 30, 60 and 90 days after the start date. Electrical recruiting resources ## Guides and market data - [Electrical construction recruiters: 2026 hiring guide](https://amundsongroup.com/electrical-construction-recruiters-2026/) - [Electrical superintendent recruiter: 2026 guide](https://amundsongroup.com/electrical-superintendent-recruiter-2026/) - [Electrical construction salary guide (2026)](https://amundsongroup.com/electrical-construction-salaries-2026/) - [Data center electrical contractor recruiters](https://amundsongroup.com/data-center-electrical-contractor-recruiters-2026/) - [Data center electrical superintendent recruiter](https://amundsongroup.com/data-center-electrical-superintendent-recruiter-2026/) - [Data center electrical project manager recruiter](https://amundsongroup.com/data-center-electrical-project-manager-recruiter-2026/) - [Data center electrical superintendent jobs](https://amundsongroup.com/data-center-electrical-superintendent-jobs-2026/) - [Data center construction recruitment](https://amundsongroup.com/sectors/data-center-construction-recruitment/) Questions we hear ## Electrical hiring questions ### What electrical roles does Amundson Group recruit? Amundson Group recruits the people who run electrical construction: electrical superintendents, general foremen and foremen, electrical project managers and assistant project managers, estimators, project engineers, medium voltage, substation and duct bank leads, controls and low voltage leads, commissioning and startup leads, QA/QC and safety managers, prefab and VDC managers, and operations and division leaders. We also find journeyman electricians, hired directly onto your payroll. ### How fast can you send electrical candidates? Sourcing starts the night you send the role. Our average time from job intake to the first qualified resume is 7 hours, and a vetted shortlist follows in 7 days. For journeymen, sourcing starts the night you send the seat and a shortlist for every seat follows in 7 days. ### How does journeyman direct hire work? We find journeyman electricians and you hire them directly, onto your own payroll, from day one. Send the seat with the trade, the site, the start date and the hourly pay. Sourcing starts that night and a shortlist for every seat follows in 7 days. You interview them and choose who starts. If a journeyman leaves, tell us and we refill the seat. ### Do you stand behind your placements? Yes. Every leadership placement carries a written replacement guarantee, and we check in with you and the new hire at 30, 60 and 90 days after the start date. ### What do electrical contractors pay their leaders? In the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics May 2025 estimates for electrical contractors and other wiring installation contractors, the national median was $114,450 a year for construction managers, $93,500 for first-line supervisors and $92,900 for cost estimators. Per diem and travel pay often come on top. Our 2026 electrical salary guide has the full picture by role, state and metro. ### Where does Amundson Group recruit electrical talent? Across the United States, from our headquarters in Houston, Texas. Data center campuses come first, along with chip plants, factories, hospitals, substations and power distribution, water and wastewater plants, rail and transit, tunnels, roadway systems and underground utilities. --- About Amundson Group: a Houston-headquartered construction recruiting firm placing superintendents, project managers, estimators, foremen and skilled trades with contractors across the United States in heavy civil, site development, paving, data center, rail, tunnels, wastewater and underground utilities. 1,200+ construction placements to date, a network of 90,000+ construction professionals, 250+ companies served, the first qualified resume in about 7 hours and a shortlist in 7 days. Veteran owned, founded in January 2020 by Alex Mowbray, Inc. 5000 honoree in 2024 and 2025, SIA Best Staffing Firms to Work For 2023 and 2024, rated 4.9 on Google. 1336 Brittmoore Rd, Houston, TX 77043. 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