u/faterthehater

I’ve been a GF/Super for this company for a year and a half. I love it but I’m nervous. I’m about to go into an execution meeting for a $12M federal project. I’m the GF, Ive worked with the PM, APM and Super in the past. 30 guys, lightning protection, a ton of subpanels, prefab, HV splicing, etc. (Large Southeastern electrical contractor). I’ve never managed this many people and I tend to micromanage because I don’t trust others’ work) somewhat justified problem in this area). How do I stop the stress of micromanaging, manage everything given to me, and still deliver the attention to detail I’m determined to keep? How do I manage the constant flow in and out of information and material? I feel like I’m drinking from a firehose when I like to take my time and look everything over.

Edit: I have a service/troubleshooting background and more industrial than large commercial style projects like this one. I’ve been taught to care more about details and what I can get away with on a shitshow service call than time sheets and corporate expectations.

I live and work in a small local. Management is one late payment away from losing the building, allegations of embezzling from the president, the training director was asked to resign because of a scandal with an apprentice, high teacher turnover or open positions. Jobs are apprentice heavy because work is so scarce and the JWs hit the road when they top out. Scale has gone up recently but we are also pulling a lot of poor quality or rat workers out of nonunion shops because the hall is organizing people to fill calls. I want to make a change and I believe in the what the IBEW brings to the table. Where do I start and is there a way to deal with corruption in the leadership and a way to enforce higher standards in workers without everyone calling me a rat and a worm? Quality work is the IBEW’s leverage and we have little leverage here. I saw in the newsletter Dallas did the hiring drive, I feel like there are good people here that aren’t just trying the IBEW because they’ve been fired from too many shops.