Superintendent - 100% Travel

IES Communications; Tempe (AZ); On-site; USD 41,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401K match

Paid time off

Life Insurance

Medical coverage

Dental & Vision coverage

Disability coverage

Pet coverage

Job summary

IES Communications in Tempe, AZ is seeking a Superintendent for Low Voltage / Structured Cabling. The role leads large-scale on-site teams, ensuring installation and maintenance meet safety, quality, and customer standards on complex projects with travel as required.

The position requires strong supervisory experience, field troubleshooting, and proficiency with MS Office. Competitive benefits accompany a comprehensive on-site leadership role in a dynamic contracting environment.

Qualifications

• Minimum five years of telecommunications or related construction experience.
• Minimum three years of supervisory or managerial experience.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office including Word, Excel, and MS Project.
• Must meet company minimum driving standards.

Responsibilities

• Manage multiple project crews; own crew performance, training, and adherence to safety and quality standards; hold weekly safety meetings and implement corrective action.
• Serve as the senior on-site liaison for customer interface; attend facility meetings; act as primary contact for questions.
• Ensure all project deadlines are met per customer requirements.
• Manage workload distribution, staffing levels, and overall job completion including productivity, budget compliance, and closeout.
• Complete all IES and project paperwork accurately and on time.
• Perform quality checks, troubleshoot issues, and prepare red-lined as-built drawings.
• Demonstrate advanced technical knowledge; troubleshoot and resolve field issues.
• Review and monitor processes including estimating, purchasing, invoicing, warehousing, scheduling, and reporting.
• Develop and implement process improvements to bring operations to effective levels.
• Promote safety as the top priority and lead training sessions.
• Manage tool and truck inventory and maintenance.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Safety leadership

Problem-solving

Reading blueprints

Project management

Microsoft Office

Tools

Punch tool

Crimp tool

Volt-ohmmeter

Continuity tester

Tape measure

Job description

Superintendent - Low Voltage / Structured Cabling - 100% travel
Full benefits available after 30 days of employment.

Job Summary The Superintendent is the senior on-site leader on large-scale projects, responsible for ensuring all work is installed and maintained in accordance with company and customer requirements across safety, quality, and project management.

Responsibilities

• Manage multiple project crews; own crew performance, training, and adherence to company and customer safety and quality standards; hold weekly safety meetings and implement corrective action in compliance with company policy
• Serve as the senior company liaison for on-site customer interface; attend facility and construction meetings as required; act as the primary point of contact for customer questions and concerns
• Ensure all project deadlines are met per customer requirements
• Manage workload distribution, staffing levels, and overall job completion including productivity, budget compliance, and project closeout
• Complete all IES and project paperwork accurately and on time including timesheets, material transfers, work orders, change orders, tool transfers, and Job Closing Packages
• Perform quality checks, manage outage prevention, conduct job walks with the Project Manager, and prepare red-lined as-built drawings
• Demonstrate advanced technical knowledge; troubleshoot and resolve technical issues in the field
• Review and monitor operational processes for accuracy, completeness, and efficiency including estimating, purchasing, invoicing, warehousing, scheduling, and reporting
• Develop and implement process improvements to bring operations to effective levels
• Partner with the Training Department to monitor quality and safety issues; actively promote safety as the top priority
• Lead operations meetings and training sessions
• Manage tool and truck inventory and maintenance
• Perform other duties as assigned

Min
USD $30.00/Hr.

Max
USD $45.00/Hr.

Qualifications

Work Environment Must be able to work in indoor and outdoor construction environments and travel within branch or regional territory as needed, including regular travel. Must be able to work at heights, on ladders, and in confined spaces.

Physical Requirements Must be able to lift up to 50 pounds and move up to 75 pounds.

• Self-motivated, professional, and positive in approach
• Strong problem-solving, critical thinking, and organizational skills
• Ability to read, write, and present effectively
• Proven ability to interpret blueprints, specifications, and project documents including quality and reporting requirements
• Ability to define a project, develop a scope of work, create estimates, build detailed task plans, and manage through to completion and customer turnover
• Ability to learn and teach company and customer project management systems
• Promotes company culture and mission to employees, vendors, clients, and business partners

Education And Experience

• Minimum five years of experience in telecommunications or a related technical or construction field
• Minimum three years of supervisory or managerial experience
• Proficient in Microsoft Office including Word, Excel, and MS Project
• Must meet company minimum driving standards

Required Tools

• Basic: Screwdriver (flathead and Phillips), drywall saw, torpedo level, tape measure, snips with belt sheath, needle nose and channel lock pliers, hammer, wrench set, cable stripper, flashlight, and gloves
• Trade: Punch tool with 110 and 66 block blades, 6/8 position combo crimp tool, Krone/3M/BIX tool, butt set, volt-ohmmeter, 4-pair continuity tester, and 5-gang punch

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

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

Right to Work/Ley de Derecho al Trabajo

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