Senior Superintendent – Field Telecom Projects Lead

IES Communications; Montgomery (AL); On-site; USD 55,104 - 63,369; Full time

Job summary

IES Communications seeks a General Superintendent to oversee large telecom projects, ensuring safety, schedule adherence, budget control, and compliance. You will act as the primary liaison with customers, lead project personnel, and drive profitable, on-time closures across complex assignments.

Responsibilities include managing staffing, reviewing progress, controlling costs, conducting site inspections, and enforcing quality and safety standards.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 3 years supervisory or managerial experience.
• Minimum of 3 years as a Lead Communications Technician or similar role.
• Minimum of 5 years experience in telecommunications or related technical or construction field.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, MS Project).
• Meet company minimum driving standards.
• Demonstrated ability to define projects, scope work, estimate, develop detailed tasks, and manage to completion.
• Proficiency with trade tools: punch tool with 110 block and 66 block blade, 6/8 position combo crimp tool, Krone/3M/BIX, butt set, volt‑ohmmeter, 4‑pair continuity tester and 5‑gang punch tool.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage project personnel including hiring, training, and performance management.
• Serve as primary contact for customers and maintain strong client relationships.
• Oversee project schedules, staffing, workload distribution, and resource allocation for timely completion.
• Manage project budgets, profitability, job costs, invoicing, collections, and financial reporting.
• Ensure compliance with company policies, safety standards, quality requirements, and customer expectations.
• Conduct site inspections, quality control reviews, job walks, and troubleshoot technical issues.
• Monitor and improve operational processes including estimating, purchasing, scheduling, warehousing, invoicing, and reporting.
• Lead safety initiatives, training programs, operational meetings, and process improvement efforts.
• Manage project documentation, change orders, timesheets, material tracking, job closeout packages, and as-built drawings.
• Oversee company tools, equipment, vehicle inventory and maintenance.

Skills

Project leadership

Customer liaison

Team management

Reading blueprints

MS Office proficiency

Education

High School diploma

Tools

MS Project

Job description

General Superintendent - Summary

The General Superintendent is responsible for the overall leadership, execution, and performance of large or complex projects. This role oversees all project operations to ensure work is completed safely, efficiently, on schedule, within budget, and in compliance with company and customer requirements. The General Superintendent serves as the primary operational liaison with customers, manages project staffing and resources, drives profitability, maintains quality and safety standards, and ensures successful project delivery from start to completion.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and manage all project personnel, including hiring, training, coaching, performance management, and workforce planning.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for customers and maintain strong client relationships.
• Oversee project schedules, staffing, workload distribution, and resource allocation to ensure timely completion.
• Manage project budgets, profitability, job costs, invoicing, collections, and financial reporting.
• Ensure compliance with company policies, safety standards, quality requirements, and customer expectations.
• Conduct site inspections, quality control reviews, job walks, and troubleshooting of technical issues.
• Monitor and improve operational processes, including estimating, purchasing, scheduling, warehousing, invoicing, and reporting.
• Lead safety initiatives, training programs, operational meetings, and process improvement efforts.
• Manage project documentation, change orders, timesheets, material tracking, job closeout packages, and as-built drawings.
• Oversee company tools, equipment, and vehicle inventory and maintenance.
  
  
  

Key Success Measures

• Safe project execution with zero preventable incidents.
• Projects completed on time, within budget, and meeting quality standards.
• Strong customer satisfaction and successful project delivery.
• Effective team leadership, workforce development, and operational efficiency.
• Achievement of financial and profitability goals.
  
  
  

Min

USD $40.00/Hr.

Max

USD $46.00/Hr.

Qualifications

Physical and Mental Requirements:

• Regular attendance is mandatory
• The Superintendent must be self-motivated, positive in approach, and convey an appropriate professional image.
• The Superintendent must promote the Company culture and mission to all employees, vendors, clients and business partners.
• The Superintendent must possess proven problem-solving skills, critical thinking skills and the ability to effectively read, write and give oral presentation(s).
• The Superintendent must also have excellent organizational skills and the ability to develop branch and job processes and best practices.
• The Superintendent must have proven high skill level to interpret blueprints and other project documents, including but not limited to, specifications, reporting and quality requirements.
• The Superintendent must be able to travel within the branch territory and/or regional territory as needed.
• The Superintendent must possess the ability to learn and teach the Company and customer project management systems.
• The Superintendent must be able to work at heights, off of a ladder and in confined spaces, lift up to 50 pounds and move up to 75 pounds.
• The Superintendent must be able to see and distinguish different colors, read small print and hear and recognize audible signals such as dial tones.
  
  
  

Education, Certification, License, And Skill Requirements

• Prefer a minimum of three (3) years’ experience of supervisory or managerial experience.
• The Superintendent must have a minimum of three (3) years’ experience as a Lead Communications Technician or similar position.
• The Superintendent must also have a minimum of five (5) years’ experience in telecommunications or a related technical or construction field.
• Must be proficient with a computer and be skilled with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel and MS Project).
• Must meet Company minimum driving standards.
• The Superintendent Must have demonstrated verifiable ability to define a project, create a project scope of work, create an estimate, develop detailed associated tasks and manage these to final completion and customer turnover.
• Must be able to use the following trade Tools: punch tool with 110 block and 66 block blade, 6/8 position combo crimp tool, Krone/3M/BIX, butt set, volt-ohmmeter, 4-pair continuity tester and 5-gang punch tool.
  
  
  

Career Path

• Project Manager
  
  
  

Minimum Years Of Experience

2-4

License Required

No

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
  
  
  

EEO Statement

PLEASE NO AGENCY CALLS.

NOTE TO ALL AGENCIES: Any unsolicited agency resumes or agency represented candidates that are presented to any IES employee without first having a signed contract between that agency and the IES Talent Acquisition organization will become the property of IES and no fees will be paid.

EEO & Affirmative Action

The IES policy on equal employment opportunity prohibits discrimination based on race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, gender identity, sexual orientation, individuals with disabilities, protected veterans, or any other protected status or characteristic. This policy applies to recruiting, hiring, transfers, promotions, terminations, compensation, benefits, and all other terms and conditions of employment, and also states that retaliation against any employee who files a complaint regarding possible violations of this policy will not be tolerated. IES is also committed to taking affirmative steps to promote the employment of minorities, women, individuals with disabilities, and protected veterans. IES develops affirmative action programs to support its commitment to equal employment opportunity, consistent with company policy and the company’s obligations as a contractor to the United States government.

View Your Equal Employment Opportunity rights under the law. "Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal; Conozca sus Derechos: La Discriminación en el Lugar de Trabajo es Ilegal

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 [phone] or any IES office to request assistance.

IES Participates in E-Verify/IES participa en el programa E-Verify

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Right to Work/Ley de Derecho al Trabajo

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Workplace Type

Onsite