Superintendent - Telecommunications ~ Urbandale, IA

Job Summary:

The Superintendent is the overall manager on a medium to large sized project. The Superintendent ensures that all contracted work is developed, implemented, installed and managed in accordance with the Company’s requirements, including but not limited to safety, quality, management and financial performance requirements. All aspects of the assigned project must be carried out as efficiently as possible with respect to staffing, materials management, financial management customer care and customer delivery goals.

Job Duties and Responsibilities:

1. The Superintendent will recruit, hire, train, manage, supervise, promote, discipline and discharge, if necessary, all project related staff. Effectively manage all human resource issues per Company policies and procedures. Complete recommendations for project related employees’ performance ratings, promotions and pay changes. Provide guidance and mentoring to meet all customer and Company goals and objectives.
2. The Superintendent acts as the senior Company liaison for operational interface with customer representative(s).
3. The Superintendent will plan for, manage, monitor and maintain project profitability to achieve Company goals.
4. The Superintendent will ensure that deadlines are met per customer requirements.
5. The Superintendent will manage overall workload distribution, staffing levels and monitor the customer delivery and job installation progress.
6. The Superintendent manages successful job completion; ensure productivity, job completion and compliance to project budget.
7. The Superintendent will review all job cost postings for accuracy and completeness, including but not limited to, the preparation of invoices, customer collections and periodic financial reporting to the customer and management.
8. The Superintendent will fully complete all IES and project paperwork accurately and on time (specifically timesheets, material transfers, work orders, change orders, tool transfers and others as required); ensure all Job Closing Packages meet customer and Company standards.
9. The Superintendent will perform quality checks; manage the prevention of outages; conduct day to day job walks to ensure quality; prepare red-lined as-built drawings.
10. The Superintendent serves as main on-site customer contact for questions and/or concerns; attend facility and constructions meetings when required.
11. The Superintendent will perform work consistently demonstrating a detailed level of technical knowledge; troubleshoot and resolve technical issues as they arise.
12. The Superintendent will review and monitor operational processes for accuracy, completeness, and efficiency, including but not limited to estimating, purchasing, invoicing, warehousing, scheduling and reporting.
13. The Superintendent will develop, redesign and implement process improvements as required to bring processes up to effective levels.
14. The Superintendent will be in concert with the Training Department, monitor all quality and safety issues related to the operations department. Actively promote safety as our first priority.
15. The Superintendent will lead any assigned operations meetings and training sessions.
16. The Superintendent will also manage tools and truck inventory/maintenance.
17. The Superintendent will complete any other responsibilities as assigned.

Qualifications

Minimum Education: High School

Overview

IES is a national provider of industrial products and infrastructure services to a variety of end markets, including electrical, mechanical and communications contracting solutions for the 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: Minorities, Females, Gender Identity, Sexual Orientation, Individuals with Disabilities, Protected Veterans Encouraged to Apply.

From office buildings to wind farms, industrial complexes to housing developments, our employees and design professionals design, build, and maintain the systems that empower lives.

Our commitment to our employees is reflected by our actions:

• Safety is Priority One – and our record shows it
• Competitive Pay
• 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