Project Lead -

About the Role

The Project Lead - OSP acts as the on-site coordinator and crew supervisor for voice and data installation projects, ensuring job completion according to company and customer quality and safety requirements while maintaining staff efficiency.

Responsibilities

• Guide daily inspections and manage all confined space equipment.
• Oversee radios and air monitors for projects.
• Maintain a clean, organized, and hazard-free worksite.
• Lead major project crews, ensuring effective performance, training, and adherence to company and customer safety and quality guidelines; hold weekly safety meetings.
• Determine best practices for multiple vendor products, including MAXCELL, Innerduct, and various types of cabling.
• Coordinate with the Project Manager to ensure productivity, job completion, and compliance with the project budget.
• Provide "as built" documentation to identify materials, labor, equipment, and tooling; invoice customers and update final documentation as required.
• Perform quality checks and prepare red-lined as-built drawings.
• Serve as the main on-site customer contact for questions or concerns, alongside the OSP Superintendent; attend facility and construction meetings as required.
• Complete all IES paperwork accurately and on time (timesheets, material transfers, work orders, change orders, tool transfers, etc.).
• Demonstrate technical knowledge, troubleshoot, and resolve technical issues as they arise.
• Complete other responsibilities as assigned.

Requirements

• Efficient in reading blueprints and conduit maps.
• Self-motivated, professional, and capable of creating, developing, and implementing project process improvements.
• Able to withstand prolonged and repeated physical activities, including lifting (including overhead), standing, climbing, kneeling, reaching, crouching, crawling, pulling, and shoveling.
• Capable of working in outdoor (heat, rain, snow, etc.) or indoor construction environments.
• Promote company culture and mission to employees, vendors, clients, and business partners.
• Act as the company liaison for customer representatives.
• Proven problem-solving and critical thinking skills; ability to read, write, and give oral presentations effectively.
• Able to work at heights, off ladders, and in confined spaces; lift up to 50 pounds and move up to 75 pounds.
• Ability to distinguish colors, read small print, and recognize audible signals such as dial tones.
• Willingness to travel within the branch or regional territory as needed.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or GED equivalency.
• Minimum of three (3) years of experience in telecommunications or a related technical field.
• Ability to terminate fiber.
• Minimum of six (6) months of supervisory and/or managerial experience.
• Proficient with tools: screwdriver (regular and Phillips), torpedo level, tape measure, snips (with belt sheath), pliers (needle nose and channel locks), hammer, cable stripper, flashlight, gloves, and muck/water boots.
• Proven skill level to interpret blueprints and other project documents, including specifications, reporting, and quality requirements.
• Knowledge of universal communications color codes.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, and MS Project).
• Meets company minimum driving standards.

Pay

$35.00 – $40.00 per hour.

Benefits

• Company 401K plan with employer contribution match.
• Company-paid time off.
• Company-paid life insurance.
• Choice of medical coverage, including prescription and short-term disability plans.
• Choice of dental and vision coverage.
• Optional long-term disability, critical illness, accident, legal, and pet coverage.
• Auto and home insurance discount programs.

About the Company

IES is a national provider of industrial products and infrastructure services, 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 and employs over 9,400 employees across 174 domestic locations.