Deputy General Counsel
IES Holdings
Deputy General Counsel
IES Holdings
Diversified holding company operating electrical services
IES Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: IESC)
IES Holdings is looking for a senior legal leader to run its legal function day to day. The title will be Deputy General Counsel or General Counsel depending on the candidate's experience and fit; in either case, the role carries full operational leadership of the department and reports to the Chief Administrative Officer, who has served as IES's General Counsel for nearly seven years and will continue in the CAO role. This is a close working partnership: the CAO and this role will set legal and compliance strategy together, drive initiatives through the organization, and jointly oversee the function as it scales. The CAO retains Board-facing responsibilities and will serve as a thought partner across the full scope of the department's work. For a candidate joining as Deputy General Counsel, this position is structured as a clear transition to the General Counsel title.
IES is a publicly traded infrastructure services company operating at the center of several powerful market trends: data center construction, power infrastructure, and electrification. The company has grown significantly through an active acquisition program that now includes international operations, and the legal function needs a leader who can grow with it. The team is experienced, trusted across the business, and well positioned to build the next chapter.
Responsibilities
Department Leadership
A key priority of this role is leading the legal department. The position oversees a team of three attorneys and three paralegals at the holding company level and coordinates with divisional legal professionals who report through their respective business lines. The right candidate will invest in the development and growth of this group, strengthen the connective tissue between the corporate legal team and divisional resources, and bring the operational discipline needed to scale a high-trust, high-output team without losing what makes it effective. This work is done in close partnership with the CAO, who remains actively engaged in shaping the department's strategy and priorities. This includes championing the modernization of legal operations through AI and technology tools that improve both efficiency and quality of work product. The legal department at IES is a strategic partner to the business, and this role is responsible for embedding legal strategy and risk awareness into business decisions across the company.
SEC Compliance and Corporate Governance
This role owns IES's SEC reporting calendar, including periodic filings, the proxy statement, Section 16 reporting, Reg FD compliance, and disclosure controls. The position drafts executive compensation disclosure for the proxy in collaboration with the CAO. Over time, the role takes on increasing direct participation in board and committee presentations, preparing materials and building independent relationships with directors and committee chairs.
Mergers, Acquisitions, and Commercial Oversight
IES has an active acquisition program, and this role plays a central part in the legal execution of that strategy, collaborating with the CAO and other members of the legal team on diligence, structuring, and integration. The role also sets standards and provides direction for the company's broader contract function, including vendor MSAs and procurement, and builds scalable contract templates, playbooks, and approval processes that allow the business to move efficiently.
Compliance and Risk
The position builds on and further develops IES's corporate compliance program, including code of conduct administration, whistleblower and ethics hotline procedures, and compliance training. This includes partnering with other departments, including Internal Audit, HR and Finance, to maintain a strong compliance framework across the organization. The goal is continued maturation of these programs as IES grows in size and geographic reach.
Data Privacy and Cybersecurity
The role develops IES's approach to data privacy and cybersecurity from a legal perspective, including considerations arising from the company's expanding international footprint. This means partnering closely with IT leadership to assess risk, establish policies, and stay ahead of a regulatory landscape that continues to evolve.
Litigation Oversight and Outside Counsel Management
The position provides strategic direction and escalation support for litigation across IES, in conjunction with the established legal team members.
Path to General Counsel
For a candidate joining as Deputy General Counsel, the transition path is concrete. In the first phase, the Deputy General Counsel takes ownership of the SEC reporting calendar, day-to-day leadership of the team, and the next stage of the compliance program. As relationships with board members and business segment leaders develop, the role expands to include direct committee presentations and broader subsidiary governance. For a more senior candidate, the position could include immediately assuming the General Counsel role.
Required Qualifications
Preferred Qualifications
Why IES
IES is in a period of significant growth, driven by strong tailwinds in data centers, power infrastructure, electrification, and an expanding international footprint. The legal function is already strong, and this role offers a rare opportunity to grow with the business and help shape what the department looks like at the next stage. The right candidate will scale a proven, high-performing team into a larger, more modern, technology-forward legal department at a company whose business is accelerating. The right candidate will also have a genuine partner in the work: the CAO, who led this function as General Counsel for nearly seven years, will remain closely involved in strategy, initiatives, and oversight of the department. For a Deputy GC candidate, there is a clear path to the General Counsel title.
The legal department at IES covers a broad mandate with an experienced, high-trust group that steps in where needed and consistently delivers. The right candidate finds that energizing, and would rather pick up the phone and solve a problem than act as a roadblock. The best legal advice at IES starts with understanding the business problem: spending time with the people who run our projects and operating subsidiaries, learning how the work gets done, and offering solutions that move things forward.
This is a full-time, in-person position based at IES's Houston headquarters.
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 10,200 employees at over 174 domestic locations across the United States.
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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.
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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 (713) 860-1500 or any IES office to request assistance.
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Diversified holding company operating electrical services
IES Holdings is a diversified holding company that provides electrical contracting and related infrastructure services through four segments: Communications, Residential, Commercial & Industrial, and Infrastructure Solutions. It coordinates a nationwide network of more than 8,000 employees across over 125 locations, delivering services from wiring homes to building electrical systems for data centers and industrial facilities. Its edge comes from scale, multi-market reach, and a history of consolidating local contractors into a national platform. Its goal is to reliably serve multiple markets by leveraging its network and pursuing growth through acquisitions and diversification.
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