Field Engineer 1 - Structured Cabling

The Field Engineer I - Structured Cabling serves as a critical technical resource responsible for project documentation, quality assurance, and closeout activities across structured cabling and technology infrastructure projects. This role ensures installations are completed according to design, testing requirements, and customer expectations while maintaining accurate project records throughout the project lifecycle. Acting as a liaison between field operations, engineering, QA, project management, and customers, the Field Engineer helps drive successful project delivery, documentation compliance, and turnover readiness from project kickoff through final closeout.

What You'll Do

Lead key engineering and documentation efforts throughout the project lifecycle, including product submittals, redlines, testing audits, RFIs, warranties, labeling, and closeout documentation. You'll verify that copper, fiber, network, and infrastructure installations are completed according to design specifications and accurately reflected in project documentation. Responsibilities include maintaining and updating redline drawings, coordinating RFI implementation, managing testing audits, validating cable schedules, and ensuring all project deliverables align with quality standards and customer requirements.

You'll support project teams by reviewing shop drawings, coordinating with engineering and QA teams, overseeing documentation control, conducting field verification activities, and assisting with design updates in BIM360 and related platforms. You'll also participate in lessons learned initiatives, support continuous improvement efforts, manage warranty documentation, coordinate labeling requirements, and help ensure complete and accurate turnover packages for successful project closeout.

What You'll Bring

You bring strong structured cabling, telecommunications, or low-voltage experience with a passion for project quality, documentation accuracy, and technical excellence. You have experience interpreting design documents, reviewing installation quality, managing project records, and supporting closeout activities across complex infrastructure projects. Your attention to detail enables you to effectively manage redlines, testing documentation, cable schedules, RFIs, submittals, and audit processes while ensuring compliance with project requirements.

The ideal candidate is highly organized, proactive, and collaborative, with the ability to work effectively with field teams, engineers, project managers, QA personnel, customers, and subcontractors. You excel at identifying issues before they become problems, maintaining documentation integrity, and supporting continuous improvement initiatives throughout the project lifecycle. Most importantly, you take ownership of project quality and deliverables, ensuring projects are properly documented, thoroughly tested, successfully closed out, and ready for customer turnover.

Min

USD $30.00/Hr.
Max

USD $40.00/Hr.
Qualifications

Education, Certification, License, and Skill Requirements:

We're seeking a motivated and technically skilled low-voltage professional with 3-4 years of commercial structured cabling experience who is ready to take ownership of project execution in the field. The ideal candidate combines hands-on technical expertise with strong problem-solving abilities and can confidently support projects from planning and installation through testing, closeout, and customer turnover.

This individual is comfortable interpreting blueprints, specifications, and project documentation while managing multiple priorities in fast-paced construction environments. They have a proven ability to troubleshoot and resolve technical issues, define project scope, develop task plans, and coordinate work across field teams, project managers, customers, and other stakeholders.

Successful candidates are self-driven, detail-oriented, and collaborative, with excellent communication and customer service skills. They lead by example, promote continuous improvement, and maintain a strong commitment to quality, safety, and operational excellence. Proficiency with Microsoft Office, the ability to meet company driving requirements, and the flexibility to travel within assigned territories are essential.

Most importantly, we're looking for someone who takes pride in delivering high-quality work, thrives with ownership and accountability, and can successfully guide projects from initial planning through final customer acceptance while supporting the growth and success of the broader team.

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.

Minimum Years of Experience

0-2
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 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

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