Journeyman Electrician - Airfield Lighting
$40 - $45/hr
Mid
Dallas, TX, USA
In PersonAbility to work at surrounding airports.
Building TradesElectrical
No H1B Sponsorship
About the job
Requirements
- Must possess a current and valid Texas Journeyman Certification and include the certification number when applying.
- Must have electrical skills, including plan reading, layout, conduit bending, wire pulling, and the ability to follow directions.
- Must be proficient with hand and power tools.
- Must have reliable transportation and personal hand tools.
- Must be eligible for the airport badging process.
- Must be able to work at surrounding airports.
- Must wear proper personal protective equipment on jobsites and comply with all safety standards and procedures.
- Must be able to work ten-hour shifts, six days a week.
- Must be able to meet the physical demands of the role, including prolonged walking and standing, climbing or working from ladders, stairs, or mobile elevating work platforms, performing physical labor in adverse field conditions, lifting, pushing, pulling, or carrying up to 75 pounds, and frequent bending, twisting, reaching, squatting, kneeling, and crawling.
- Must have good manual dexterity, multi-limb coordination, the ability to move arms and legs quickly, and excellent stamina.
Responsibilities
- Provide leadership, efficiently install electrical work, train others, and perform quality control; may develop assigned apprentices and trainees.
- Take the lead in delegating tasks and training craftworkers, ensuring effective communication about work plans and smooth operations.
- Demonstrate initiative while supporting team success and safety.
- Install, repair, maintain, and test electrical systems across commercial, industrial, and residential settings.
- Use hand and power tools to measure, cut, bend, thread, and install wire and cable systems, conduits, and raceways.
- Feed, pull, and terminate wires within control centers, distribution boxes, transformers, transducers, switchgear, receptacles, and switches.
- Troubleshoot issues and prepare sketches and schematic diagrams showing wiring and electrical system locations.
- Maintain high workmanship standards and ensure quality and efficiency.
- Splice and terminate wires at junction points.
- Communicate with foremen and crew members.
- Follow Royal Electric Company safety procedures and protocols.
Desired Qualifications
- Airfield runway or runway lighting experience is preferred.
- Underground experience is preferred.
About the company
Royal Electric designs and builds electrical systems and underground utilities for property owners, general contractors and public agencies across the Central and Western United States. Its work spans airfields and transportation infrastructure as well as commercial buildings and facilities that depend on reliable power. The company takes projects from early design and construction planning through installation, using prefabricated assemblies and digital building models to coordinate work before crews reach the site. It earns revenue through construction contracts for electrical and underground project scopes. Royal Electric was founded in 1971 and is headquartered in Sacramento, California.
Company Size
501-1,000
Company Stage
N/A
Total Funding
N/A
Headquarters
Sacramento, CA
Founded
1971
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- Royal adds field oversight: visiting executives join daily safety meetings, alongside regular site visits from safety staff and superintendents.
- Full-time infrastructure managers receive defined time off: Royal lists eight paid holidays alongside vacation and sick leave.
- Royal demonstrates large-project execution: its September 2026 report describes 64 miles of cable replaced at San Francisco International Airport.
What critics are saying
- Deadlines demand extra effort: Royal explicitly asks employees to stretch when critical project deadlines require it.
- Interstate assignments limit local work: Royal's Infrastructure Project Manager opening requires out-of-state travel from Sacramento or Pleasanton.
- Royal reported in September 2026 that San Francisco airport crews worked two additional months at night after runway reopening.
What makes Royal Electric unique
- Royal controls concrete supply: two volumetric trucks act as batch plants when tight schedules rule out third parties.
- Royal adds testing to construction: its California services cover Title 24 building standards compliance.
- Royal built an airfield niche early: its airport-lighting practice dates to its first airport bids in the 1980s.
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