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.
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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 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
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
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
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
- TonightSend the seat: trade, site, start date and hourly pay. Sourcing starts that night.
- 7 daysA shortlist for every seat.
- You pickYou interview them and choose who starts.
- Day oneYou hire them onto your payroll.
- If one leavesTell 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
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.
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 sectorChip 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 sectorRoads and highways
Traffic signals, intelligent transportation systems and roadway and interchange lighting.
See the sectorRail and transit
Traction power, signal and communication systems and station electrical.
See the sectorTunnels
Tunnel lighting, ventilation power and fire and life safety systems.
See the sectorUnderground utilities
Duct banks and conduit for power and fiber, including the runs that feed data center campuses.
See the sectorElectrical 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.
Take the guides with you
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.
- TonightSourcing starts the night you send the role.
- 7 hoursFirst qualified resume in your inbox, on average.
- 24 hoursFull intake with your named recruiter.
- 7 daysShortlist done.
- 30/60/90Check-ins at 30, 60 and 90 days after the start date.
Electrical recruiting resources
Guides and market data
- Electrical construction recruiters: 2026 hiring guide
- Electrical superintendent recruiter: 2026 guide
- Electrical construction salary guide (2026)
- Data center electrical contractor recruiters
- Data center electrical superintendent recruiter
- Data center electrical project manager recruiter
- Data center electrical superintendent jobs
- 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.