Senior Field Engineer - Structured Cabling

IES Holdings; Monroe (LA); On-site; USD 85,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

IES Holdings in the United States seeks a Senior Field Engineer—Structured Cabling to lead technical work across project lifecycles, coordinating submittals, cable schedules, RFIs, and turnover deliverables while upholding engineering standards at multiple sites.

The ideal candidate brings 3-4 years in commercial structured cabling, strong problem-solving and communication skills, and the ability to mentor field teams.

Qualifications

• 3–4 years of commercial structured cabling experience.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and lead work through turnover.
• Strong problem-solving, communication, and leadership skills.
• Valid driver's license and willingness to travel within territory.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office suite.

Responsibilities

• Oversee submittals, cable schedules, RFIs, and project documentation.
• Provide technical leadership and mentor site engineering teams.
• Ensure installations meet design requirements and customer expectations.
• Coordinate turnover packages and final customer acceptance.
• Travel as needed to support multiple projects and teams.

Skills

Problem-solving

Communication

Leadership

Organization

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

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 2024 fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, IES produced over $2.8+ billion in revenue and employed over 9,485 employees at over 131 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

Senior Field Engineer - Structured Cabling serves as a key technical resource throughout the project lifecycle, supporting project startup, execution, and closeout while ensuring consistent engineering standards across all sites.

What You’ll Do

This role partners with field engineers, project teams, and management to oversee submittals, cable schedules, RFIs, documentation, quality control, and closeout deliverables. The ideal candidate provides technical leadership, mentors site engineering teams, promotes best practices, monitors project performance, and helps ensure projects are delivered accurately, efficiently, and in compliance with company standards. Success in this role requires strong technical expertise, communication skills, customer focus, problem-solving abilities, and the flexibility to travel as needed while supporting multiple projects and teams.

What You’ll Bring

Seeking a candidate who brings strong structured cabling and field engineering experience with a proven ability to support projects from pre-construction through closeout. They have expertise in managing product submittals, RFIs, shop drawings, cable schedules, redlines, testing audits, warranties, and project documentation while ensuring installations align with design requirements and customer expectations.

Success in this role requires a detail-oriented professional who can verify and document copper, fiber, network, and infrastructure installations; maintain accurate redline drawings; oversee testing and audit processes; and manage project closeout deliverables. The candidate will be comfortable serving as a technical liaison between field teams, engineering, QA, project management, and customers, while driving consistency, quality, and accountability across all phases of project execution. The ideal individual is organized, collaborative, and proactive, with strong problem-solving, communication, and leadership skills. They have experience interpreting technical drawings, managing documentation revisions, supporting BIM and design workflows, coordinating lessons learned and continuous improvement efforts, and ensuring complete and accurate turnover packages. Just as importantly, they take ownership of project quality, support field teams with technical guidance, and help deliver successful project outcomes from kickoff through final customer acceptance.

Education, Certification, License, And Skill Requirements

Seeking a motivated and customer-focused low-voltage professional with 3-4 years of commercial structured cabling experience and a strong foundation in project execution. The ideal candidate can manage multiple priorities, interpret blueprints and technical documentation, define project scope, and successfully lead work through customer turnover. Success in this role requires strong problem-solving, communication, leadership, and organizational skills, proficiency with Microsoft Office, the ability to collaborate effectively with teams and clients, and a commitment to quality, continuous improvement, and company values. A valid driver's license, the ability to meet company driving standards, and flexibility to travel within the assigned territory are required.

English language proficiency, including the ability to speak, read, write, and understand English, is required. This is based on the requirement to communicate directly with customer(s) and other employees, to complete regular reporting both to management and to the customer, and to promote safety and efficient communication in the case of emergencies.