Lead Industrial Electrical Skills Instructor (Medium-Voltage & Controls)
Skilled Craftsmen of Texas
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Job Description
Step into the Lab: A Day in This Role
You roll into a fully equipped training lab where the day's focus is medium-voltage cable preparation and termination. After a safety brief grounded in NFPA 70E, you demonstrate proper jacket stripping, semicon removal, stress cone assembly, and heat-shrink versus cold-shrink techniques. Trainees rotate through stations—motor and equipment wiring, switchgear terminations, torque verification—while you coach workmanship, troubleshoot issues in real time, and verify that every procedure aligns with the NEC, manufacturer specs, and field best practices. This is not a lecture hall job—it's hands-on, practical, and results-driven. No prior instructor experience is required. If you're a seasoned electrical professional who leads by example, you'll thrive here.
What You'll Lead
- Deliver advanced, hands-on training for journeymen and experienced electrical craft professionals.
- Guide practical labs in low-voltage systems (up to 1 kV), motor and equipment wiring, and medium-voltage (1–35 kV) cable termination, maintenance, testing, and inspection.
- Demonstrate technical procedures step-by-step and supervise safe, repeatable execution.
- Coach troubleshooting, workmanship quality, and code-compliant installation practices.
- Evaluate practical performance and verify trainees can apply industry standards, manufacturer requirements, and quality expectations in realistic scenarios.
Minimum Qualifications
- 10 years of progressive electrical trade experience across industrial, commercial, infrastructure, power distribution, manufacturing, mission-critical, or similarly complex environments.
- Journeyman electrician qualification, state electrical license, nationally recognized electrical craft credential, or equivalent documented trade experience and competency.
- Field experience with low-voltage systems up to 1 kV, including cable installation, preparation, termination, testing, control wiring, equipment wiring, and inspection.
- Field experience with medium-voltage systems from 1 kV to 35 kV, including MV cable construction, preparation, termination, equipment interfaces, testing, maintenance, or inspection.
- Hands-on proficiency with mechanical and compression terminations; hydraulic, manual, and battery-powered crimpers; 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 command of NFPA 70E electrical safety and NFPA 70/NEC requirements for installation, termination, equipment, wiring, labeling, and inspection.
- Working knowledge of OSHA electrical safety and relevant IEEE, NEMA, IEC, NETA, or manufacturer standards and practices.
- Ability to interpret electrical drawings, wiring diagrams, equipment documentation, cable and termination specifications, test results, and manufacturer instructions.
Preferred Credentials and Experience
- Journeyman, Master Electrician, or Electrical Contractor license (or equivalent documented competency).
- NCCER Electrical Instructor Certification, NCCER Master Trainer, or equivalent skilled trades instructor credential.
- NFPA 70E training/certification with demonstrated application of electrical safe work practices.
- OSHA 30 (Construction or General Industry); OSHA 500/501 or comparable safety trainer experience is highly desirable.
- NETA testing experience, NICET electrical power testing credentials, or documented acceptance/maintenance testing of electrical power equipment.
- Manufacturer-specific training or field experience with MV termination systems, including heat-shrink and cold-shrink products.
- Experience in cable testing (insulation resistance, HiPot), fault location, cable tracing, and interpretation of electrical test reports.
- Experience with MV switchgear, transformers, circuit breakers, pad-mounted equipment, underground distribution, and associated terminations/accessories.
- Background with MCCs, reduced-voltage starters, relays, contactors, interlocks, auxiliary circuits, and motor control troubleshooting.
- Knowledge of NEMA/IP enclosure requirements, Roxtec or comparable cable-entry sealing, CGB fittings, environmental sealing, and hazardous-location installations.
- Experience delivering competency-based, performance-based, or lab-intensive trades education.
- Formal train-the-trainer, adult learning, technical education, apprenticeship instruction, or workforce development experience.
- Leadership experience as a general foreman, electrical foreman, superintendent, electrical field engineer, commissioning technician, testing technician, or senior electrical trainer.
- Support history on large-scale construction, infrastructure, industrial, energy, advanced manufacturing, or mission-critical projects.
Proficiencies
- Troubleshooting Skills
- Journeyman's License
- Electrical Drawings
- NETA
- OSHA 30
- Switchgear
What Most Electricians Job Listings Don't Tell You
General overview for this role type; specifics vary by employer.
Electrical work in Texas is licensed by the state. You begin as a registered apprentice, accumulate thousands of paid hours under a licensed electrician, and pass an exam to reach journeyman, then master. A posting that says electrician may want a specific tier, so check which license the role expects. Pay is hourly and climbs sharply with each license step. Service and low-voltage specialties sometimes add performance pay on top.
The work splits into residential, commercial, and industrial, and each feels different. Residential service means troubleshooting panels, outlets, and fixtures in occupied homes. Commercial and new construction lean on conduit bending, blueprint reading, and rough-in on a schedule. Safety is constant. You lock out circuits, test before you touch, and follow code to the letter because inspectors check the work. Demand in the Houston metro stays strong with new building, solar tie-ins, and EV charger installs, so skilled hands rarely sit idle.
What to Expect Day-to-Day
General overview for this role type; specifics vary by employer.
Most days open with a job packet or a service route. You review the scope, pull materials, and set up a safe work area. Service electricians spend the day diagnosing dead circuits, replacing breakers, adding outlets, and correcting wiring that failed an inspection. You test voltage, trace faults, and confirm every connection is tight and grounded.
On new construction the rhythm is different. You bend and run conduit, pull wire, mount boxes, and set panels to the plan. Rough-in has to pass inspection before walls close, so accuracy and code knowledge matter more than speed. You coordinate with other trades sharing the site and keep your runs clean. Documentation closes out the day. You mark panels, note circuits, and record what was installed. The job mixes physical work, careful measurement, and steady problem solving, and a single miss can mean a failed inspection or a callback.
What Electricians Jobs Pay in Houston
Based on Bureau of Labor Statistics wage data for Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX Metro Area (Electricians).
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX Metro Area. Median is about $28.45/hr.
Becoming a Licensed Electrician in Texas
Electrical work is licensed by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation. You start as a registered apprentice and log thousands of paid hours under a licensed electrician. With enough documented hours you test for journeyman, and after more experience you sit for the master electrician exam. A master can hold or serve as the responsible party for a contractor license. Specialties like low-voltage and sign electrician have their own licenses. Every step ties to hours and a passing exam, so track your time from day one.
Career Ladder and Pay
- 1 Apprentice Electrician $47,237/yr
Register with the state and log paid hours under a licensed electrician.
- 2 Journeyman Electrician $59,176/yr
Pass the exam and wire installs and service with limited supervision.
- 3 Master Electrician $73,715/yr
Top tier. Design systems, pull permits, and oversee journeymen.
- 4 Estimator / Foreman $73,715/yr
Bid projects and lead crews on commercial and industrial jobs.
- 5 Electrical Contractor $84,469/yr
Hold the contractor license and run your own electrical business.
Licensing paths and timelines are general guidance for this trade in Texas. Confirm current requirements with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation or the relevant state agency.
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