Superintendent - $7K bonus

IES Communications; Montgomery (AL); On-site; USD 55,104 - 71,635; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) plan with Employer Contribution Match

Paid Time Off

Health Coverage

Dental and Vision Coverage

Job summary

IES Communications in Montgomery, Alabama, is seeking a Superintendent to oversee complex projects, ensuring compliance with safety, quality, and financial performance standards. The role involves managing staff, meeting customer requirements, and supervising project operations.

The ideal candidate has extensive experience in a supervisory role, strong organizational skills, and the ability to lead teams effectively. Benefits include competitive pay, health coverage, and a 401(k) plan with employer match.

Qualifications

• Minimum three years of supervisory or managerial experience preferred.
• Minimum six years of experience in a similar role.
• Physical ability to work at heights and lift heavy objects.

Responsibilities

• Manage all staff related to project.
• Ensure that all project deadlines are met.
• Serve as the main contact for operational issues.

Skills

Proven problem-solving skills

Strong organizational skills

Ability to interpret blueprints

Critical-thinking skills

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

Job Summary: The Superintendent is the overall manager on a large and/or complex project, ensuring that all contracted work is developed, implemented, installed, and managed in accordance with Company requirements – including but not limited to safety, quality, management, and financial performance.

Responsibilities

• Recruits, hires, trains, manages, supervises, promotes, disciplines, and discharges (if necessary) all project‑related staff.
• Effectively manages all human resource issues per Company policies and procedures.
• Completes recommendations for project‑related employees' performance ratings, promotions, and pay changes.
• Provides guidance and mentoring to meet all customer and Company goals and objectives.
• Acts as the senior Company liaison for operational interface with customer representative(s).
• Plans for, manages, monitors, and maintains project profitability to achieve Company goals.
• Ensures that deadlines are met per customer requirements.
• Manages overall workload distribution and staffing levels; monitors customer delivery and job installation progress.
• Manages successful job completion; ensures productivity, job completion, and compliance with project budget.
• Reviews all job cost postings for accuracy and completeness, including invoice preparation, customer collections, and periodic financial reporting.
• Fully completes all IES and project paperwork accurately and on time (timesheets, material transfers, work orders, change orders, tool transfers).
• Performs quality checks; manages outage prevention; conducts day‑to‑day job walks to ensure quality; prepares red‑lined as‑built drawings.
• Serves as main on‑site customer contact for questions and/or concerns; attends facility and construction meetings when required.
• Performs work consistently, demonstrating a detailed level of technical knowledge; troubleshoots and resolves technical issues as they arise.
• Reviews and monitors operational processes for accuracy, completeness, and efficiency (estimating, purchasing, invoicing, warehousing, scheduling, and reporting).
• Develops, redesigns, and implements process improvements as required to bring processes up to effective levels.
• Works in concert with the Training Department to monitor all quality and safety issues related to the operations department, and actively promotes safety as our first priority.
• Leads any assigned operations meetings and training sessions.
• Manages tools and truck inventory/maintenance.
• Completes any other responsibilities as assigned.

Qualifications

• Self‑motivated, positive in approach, and conveys an appropriate professional image.
• Promotes the Company culture and mission to all employees, vendors, clients, and business partners.
• Possesses proven problem‑solving and critical‑thinking skills, with the ability to read, write, and give oral presentations.
• Has excellent organizational skills and ability to develop branch and job processes and best practices.
• Has a proven high skill level interpreting blueprints and other project documents, including specifications, reporting, and quality requirements.
• Ability to travel within the branch territory and/or regional territory as needed.
• Has the ability to learn and teach Company and customer project management systems.
• Physical: able to work at heights, off a ladder, and in confined spaces; lift up to 50 pounds and move up to 75 pounds; able to see and distinguish different colors, read small print, and hear and recognize audible signals such as dial tones.
• Minimum of three (3) years of supervisory or managerial experience preferred.
• Minimum of three (3) years of experience as a Lead Communications Technician or similar position.
• Minimum years of experience: 6+
• License required: Yes (specific license not listed).
• No minimum education; high school required.

Physical and Mental Requirements

• Must be able to work at heights, off a ladder, and in confined spaces.
• Lift up to 50 pounds and move up to 75 pounds.
• Must see and distinguish different colors, read small print, and hear and recognize audible signals such as dial tones.

Education, Certification, License, and Skill Requirements

• Minimum of three (3) years of supervisory or managerial experience preferred.
• Minimum of three (3) years of experience as a Lead Communications Technician or similar position.
• Minimum years of experience: 6+
• License required (no specific license listed).
• No minimum education; high school diploma or equivalent.

Compensation

• Minimum: USD $40.00 per hour.
• Maximum: USD $52.00 per hour.

Benefits

• Competitive Pay
• 401(k) plan with Employer Contribution Match
• Paid Time Off
• Paid Life Insurance
• Health Coverage (Medical, Prescription, Short Term Disability)
• Dental and Vision Coverage
• Optional Long‑term Disability, Critical Illness, Accident, Legal, and Pet Coverage
• Auto and Home Insurance Discount Programs

EEO Statement

IES is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer: Minorities, Females, Gender Identity, Sexual Orientation, Individuals with Disabilities, Protected Veterans Encouraged to Apply.