General Superintendent

About the role

The General Superintendent is the overall manager on a large and/or complex project. The role involves managing all contracted work according to the Company's requirements, ensuring efficient project execution, and maintaining customer satisfaction.

Responsibilities

• Recruit, hire, train, manage, supervise, promote, discipline and discharge project related staff.
• Manage human resource issues per Company policies and procedures.
• Recommend project related employees’ performance ratings, promotions, and pay changes.
• Provide guidance and mentoring to meet all customer and Company goals and objectives.
• Act as the senior Company liaison for operational interface with customer representative(s).
• Plan for, manage, monitor, and maintain project profitability to achieve Company goals.
• Ensure deadlines are met per customer requirements.
• Manage overall workload distribution, staffing levels, and monitor job installation progress.
• Ensure successful job completion, productivity, job completion, and compliance to project budget.
• Review all job cost postings for accuracy and completeness, including preparing invoices, customer collections, and financial reporting.
• Complete all IES and project paperwork accurately and on time, ensuring job closing packages meet customer and Company standards.
• Perform quality checks, manage outage prevention, conduct job walks, and prepare red-lined as-built drawings.
• Serve as the main on-site customer contact for questions and concerns, attending facility and construction meetings when required.
• Resolve technical issues as they arise, review and monitor operational processes for accuracy, completeness, and efficiency, and implement process improvements.
• Lead operations meetings and training sessions, manage tools and truck inventory/maintenance, and complete other assigned responsibilities.

Qualifications

• Regular attendance is mandatory.
• Self-motivated, positive approach, and professional image.
• Promote Company culture and mission.
• Proven problem-solving, critical thinking, reading, writing, and oral presentation skills.
• Excellent organizational skills and ability to develop processes and best practices.
• High skill level to interpret blueprints and project documents.
• Able to travel within the branch territory and/or regional territory as needed.
• Ability to learn and teach Company and customer project management systems.
• Proficient with a computer and Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, MS Project).
• Meet Company minimum driving standards.
• Demonstrated ability to define projects, create scopes, estimates, and manage tasks to completion.
• Proficient with trade tools: punch tool, combo crimp tool, volt-ohmmeter, continuity tester, and punch tool.

Physical and Mental Requirements

• Mandatory regular attendance.
• Positive approach and professional image.
• Problem-solving, critical thinking, reading, writing, and oral presentation skills.
• Organizational skills and ability to develop processes and best practices.
• High skill level to interpret blueprints and project documents.
• Able to travel within the branch territory and/or regional territory as needed.
• Ability to learn and teach Company and customer project management systems.
• Proficient with a computer and Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, MS Project).
• Meet Company minimum driving standards.
• Ability to work at heights, off ladders, in confined spaces, lift up to 50 pounds, and move up to 75 pounds.
• See and distinguish different colors, read small print, hear and recognize audible signals.

Education, Certification, License, and Skill Requirements

• Minimum of five (5) years’ experience of supervisory or managerial experience.
• Minimum of three (3) years’ experience as a Lead Communications Technician or similar position.
• Minimum of five (5) years’ experience in telecommunications or a related technical or construction field.
• Proficient with a computer and skilled with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, MS Project).
• Meet Company minimum driving standards.
• Demonstrated ability to define projects, create scopes, estimates, and manage tasks to completion.
• Proficient with trade tools: punch tool, combo crimp tool, volt-ohmmeter, continuity tester, and punch tool.

Pay

Min USD $40.00/Hr. Max USD $52.00/Hr.

Benefits

Includes a competitive pay, company 401K plan with employer contribution match, paid time off, medical, dental, vision, life insurance, disability coverage, auto and home insurance discounts, and optional long-term disability, critical illness, accident, legal, and pet coverage.

Company Overview

IES is a national provider of industrial products and infrastructure services to various end markets, including electrical, mechanical, and communications contracting solutions for commercial, industrial, residential, and renewable energy markets. IES is publicly traded on NASDAQ under the symbol IESC. As of the end of IES’s 2025 fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, IES produced over $3.3 billion in revenue and employed over 9,400 employees at over 174 domestic locations across the United States. IES is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer.

EEO Statement

Please note that unsolicited agency resumes or agency represented candidates should not be presented to any IES employee without a signed contract between the agency and the IES Talent Acquisition organization. Any unsolicited agency resumes or agency represented candidates that are presented to an IES employee without a signed contract will become the property of IES and no fees will be paid.

Equal Employment Opportunity

IES is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. IES provides reasonable accommodation for individuals protected by Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Vietnam Era Veterans' Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974, and Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. Applicants who need accommodation in the job application process should contact the IES corporate office at (713) 860-1500 or any IES office to request assistance.

Disability Accommodation

IES is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. IES provides reasonable accommodation for individuals protected by Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Vietnam Era Veterans' Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974, and Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. Applicants who need accommodation in the job application process should contact the IES corporate office at (713) 860-1500 or any IES office to request assistance.