Technical Director - MCG I TSE

IES Communications; Fort Worth (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive Pay

Company 401K plan with Employer Contribution Match

Company Paid Time Off

Company Paid Life Insurance

Choice of Medical Coverage

Choice of Dental and Vision Coverage

Optional Long-term Disability

Job summary

IES Communications is seeking a Technical Director in Fort Worth, Texas, to provide overarching technical governance and leadership across multiple projects. The role partners with various teams to align execution with IES standards while ensuring project objectives are met.

Candidates should have a strong background in telecommunications, with at least seven years of supervisory experience and proficiency in Microsoft Office. IES offers competitive pay and various benefits, including a 401K match.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of supervisory or managerial experience.
• 5+ years of experience in telecommunications or a related field.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities across regions and departments.

Responsibilities

• Provide program technical governance across all projects.
• Establish standardized technical execution practices.
• Serve as the escalation point for technical issues.

Skills

Problem-solving

Critical-thinking

Communication skills

Team leadership

Technical documentation interpretation

Education

High School diploma or GED

Bachelor's degree (preferred)

Tools

Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, MS Project)

Job description

Job Summary

The Technical Director is responsible for providing program‑level technical leadership, governance, and oversight of execution across multiple customers, regions, and project teams. This role serves as the senior technical authority for assigned programs, ensuring consistent standards, engineering alignment, schedule coordination, and technical discipline across all work.

The Technical Director partners closely with Program Leadership, Operations, Quality, and Field teams to ensure projects are executed in accordance with IES standards, customer technical requirements, and program objectives. This role is program‑based and customer‑agnostic, enabling scalable support across multiple accounts and regions.

General Job Duties And Responsibilities

• Provide program‑level technical governance and oversight across all program projects and regions.
• Establish, maintain, and enforce standardized technical execution practices, engineering standards, and documentation requirements.
• Provide leadership and direction to Technical Managers and Senior Field Engineers supporting the program.
• Provide oversight to program‑assigned schedulers to ensure schedule discipline, forecasting accuracy, and coordination with operations.
• Serve as the program‑level escalation point for technical issues impacting delivery, schedule, or customer confidence.
• Ensure consistent application of technical requirements, specifications, and standards across all sites.
• Support program startup and readiness processes, including engineering reviews, constructability alignment, and execution planning.
• Partner with Pre‑Construction teams to support scope validation, constructability reviews, estimating support, and proposal development.
• Support program‑level change management discipline, including scope validation, technical justification, and trend visibility.
• Monitor program‑level performance metrics, dashboards, and KPIs related to technical execution and schedule health.
• Identify technical risks early and support mitigation and recovery planning as required.
• Drive continuous improvement, lessons learned, and best‑practice adoption across programs.
• Reinforce company safety culture, technical accountability, and Stop Work Authority expectations.
• Participate in customer meetings, performance reviews, and strategic planning sessions.
• Perform other responsibilities as assigned.

Qualifications

• Must be self‑motivated, professional, and able to lead cross‑functional teams through influence rather than direct authority.
• Must promote the culture and mission of IES to employees, vendors, and customers.
• Strong problem‑solving, critical‑thinking, and communication skills.
• Ability to interpret technical documentation, specifications, reporting, and quality requirements.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities across regions and departments.
• Ability to travel nationally as required to support program needs.

Additional Requirements

• Must have proven skill in interpreting project documentation, specifications, reporting, and quality requirements.
• Must be able to travel nationally as required to support hyperscale customer program sites.
• Must possess the ability to learn and utilize the Company and customer project management and reporting systems.
• Must be able to successfully secure and maintain a Company-sponsored corporate card. Regular attendance is mandatory.
• Must possess the ability to learn the company and customer project management systems.

Education, Certification, License, And Skill Requirements

• Must have experience in customer interface, such as liaison between the customer and the Company.
• Must possess a minimum of seven years supervisory or managerial experience.
• Must have a minimum of five years of experience in telecommunications or a related technical or construction field.
• Must be proficient with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, and MS Project).
• Must meet Company minimum driving standards.
• Must be able to manage multiple tasks/projects simultaneously.
• Must be able to supervise multiple PMs. Must have demonstrated verifiable ability to define a project, create a project scope of work, develop detailed associated tasks, and manage these to final completion and customer turnover.
• Must possess at least a High School diploma or GED equivalency; bachelor’s degree preferred.

Minimum Years Of Experience

6+ years

License Required

No

Minimum Education

High School

Company 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.

Benefits

• 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

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

Disability Accommodation

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

E-Verify Information

Languages

English/Spanish

Right to Work

English

Spanish