General Superintendent Jobs in Indiana
General Superintendent jobs in Indiana are steadily active, with demand concentrated in commercial construction, heavy civil infrastructure, and industrial building across the state. Indianapolis, Fort Wayne, and Evansville are the primary hiring hubs, where established contractors such as Shiel Sexton, Pepper Construction, and White Construction regularly staff senior site leadership. The most consistent openings are for general superintendents with experience in ground-up commercial builds, utility and roadway projects, and large-scale industrial facilities. Find a role that fits below and apply directly.
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Top employerGaylor Electric
Top cityIndianapolis, IN
Cities hiring7
Work type100% On-site
Top industryConstruction
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IES Communications
General Superintendent
Lebanon, Indiana
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General Superintendent
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Turner Construction Company
General Superintendent
Lebanon, Indiana
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General Superintendent - Sports Arena
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AECOM
General Superintendent - Sports Arena
Indianapolis, Indiana
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Industrial General Superintendent - National Traveler
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InPwr Inc
Industrial General Superintendent - National Traveler
Indianapolis, Indiana
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General Superintendent/Site Superintendent - Electrical Commercial Construction
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InPwr Inc
General Superintendent/Site Superintendent - Electrical Commercial Construction
Indianapolis, Indiana
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General Superintendent
IES Communications·Lebanon, Indiana
Job functions:
$40 - $45/hr
51-200 employees
Job Description
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.
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
100 percent traveler
Job Summary:
The General Superintendent is the overall manager on a large and/or complex project. The General Superintendent ensures that all contracted work is developed, implemented, installed and managed in accordance with the Company’s requirements, including but not limited to: safety, quality, management and financial performance requirements. All aspects of the assigned project must be carried out as efficiently as possible with respect to staffing, materials management, financial management customer care and customer delivery goals.
Job Duties and Responsibilities:
- The General Superintendent will recruit, hire, train, manage, supervise, promote, discipline and discharge, if necessary, all project related staff. Effectively manage all human resource issues per Company policies and procedures. Complete recommendations for project related employees’ performance ratings, promotions and pay changes. Provide guidance and mentoring to meet all customer and Company goals and objectives.
- The General Superintendent acts as the senior Company liaison for operational interface with customer representative(s).
- The General Superintendent will plan for, manage, monitor and maintain project profitability to achieve Company goals.
- The General Superintendent will ensure that deadlines are met per customer requirements.
- The General Superintendent will manage overall workload distribution, staffing levels and monitor the customer delivery and job installation progress.
- The General Superintendent manages successful job completion; ensure productivity, job completion and compliance to project budget.
- The General Superintendent will review all job cost postings for accuracy and completeness, including but not limited to, the preparation of invoices, customer collections and periodic financial reporting to the customer and management.
- The General Superintendent will fully complete all IES and project paperwork accurately and on time (specifically timesheets, material transfers, work orders, change orders, tool transfers and others as required); ensure all Job Closing Packages meet customer and Company standards.
- The General Superintendent will perform quality checks; manage the prevention of outages; conduct day to day job walks to ensure quality; prepare red-lined as-built drawings.
- The General Superintendent serves as main on-site customer contact for questions and/or concerns; attend facility and constructions meetings when required.
- The General Superintendent will perform work consistently demonstrating a detailed level of technical knowledge; troubleshoot and resolve technical issues as they arise.
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The General Superintendent will review and monitor operational processes for accuracy, completeness, and efficiency, including but not limited to estimating, purchasing, invoicing, warehousing, scheduling and reporting.
General Superintendent Revised 11/19/2024
IES Job Description Proprietary and Confidential - The General Superintendent will develop, redesign and implement process improvements as required to bring processes up to effective levels.
- The General Superintendent will be in concert with the Training Department, monitor all quality and safety issues related to the operations department. Actively promote safety as our first priority.
- The General Superintendent will lead any assigned operations meetings and training sessions.
- The General Superintendent will also manage tools and truck inventory/maintenance.
- The General Superintendent will complete any other responsibilities as assigned.
Physical and Mental Requirements:
- Regular attendance is mandatory
- The General Superintendent must be self-motivated, positive in approach, and convey an appropriate professional image.
- The General Superintendent must promote the Company culture and mission to all employees, vendors, clients and business partners.
- The General Superintendent must possess proven problem-solving skills, critical thinking skills and the ability to effectively read, write and give oral presentation(s).
- The General Superintendent must also have excellent organizational skills and the ability to develop branch and job processes and best practices.
- The General Superintendent must have proven high skill level to interpret blueprints and other project documents, including but not limited to, specifications, reporting and quality requirements.
- The General Superintendent must be able to travel within the branch territory and/or regional territory as needed.
- The General Superintendent must possess the ability to learn and teach the Company and customer project management systems.
- The General Superintendent must be able to work at heights, off of a ladder and in confined spaces, lift up to 50 pounds and move up to 75 pounds.
- Must be able to stand and walk very large job sites regularly.
- The General Superintendent must be able to see and distinguish different colors, read small print and hear and recognize audible signals such as dial tones.
Education, Certification, License, and Skill Requirements:
- Prefer a minimum of five (5) years’ experience of supervisory or managerial experience.
- The General Superintendent must have a minimum of three (3) years’ experience as a Lead Communications Technician or similar position.
- The General Superintendent must also have a minimum of five (5) years’ experience in telecommunications or a related technical or construction field.
- Must be proficient with a computer and be skilled with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel and MS Project).
- Must meet Company minimum driving standards.
- The General Superintendent Must have demonstrated verifiable ability to define a project, create a project scope of work, create an estimate, develop detailed associated tasks and manage these to final completion and customer turnover.
- Must be able to use the following trade Tools: punch tool with 110 block and 66 block blade, 6/8 position combo crimp tool, Krone/3M/BIX, butt set, volt-ohmmeter, 4-pair continuity tester and 5-gang punch tool.
IES Communications
General Superintendent
Lebanon, Indiana
Added 3d ago51-200 employees
Job functions:
$40 - $45/hr
Job Description
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.
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
100 percent traveler
Job Summary:
The General Superintendent is the overall manager on a large and/or complex project. The General Superintendent ensures that all contracted work is developed, implemented, installed and managed in accordance with the Company’s requirements, including but not limited to: safety, quality, management and financial performance requirements. All aspects of the assigned project must be carried out as efficiently as possible with respect to staffing, materials management, financial management customer care and customer delivery goals.
Job Duties and Responsibilities:
- The General Superintendent will recruit, hire, train, manage, supervise, promote, discipline and discharge, if necessary, all project related staff. Effectively manage all human resource issues per Company policies and procedures. Complete recommendations for project related employees’ performance ratings, promotions and pay changes. Provide guidance and mentoring to meet all customer and Company goals and objectives.
- The General Superintendent acts as the senior Company liaison for operational interface with customer representative(s).
- The General Superintendent will plan for, manage, monitor and maintain project profitability to achieve Company goals.
- The General Superintendent will ensure that deadlines are met per customer requirements.
- The General Superintendent will manage overall workload distribution, staffing levels and monitor the customer delivery and job installation progress.
- The General Superintendent manages successful job completion; ensure productivity, job completion and compliance to project budget.
- The General Superintendent will review all job cost postings for accuracy and completeness, including but not limited to, the preparation of invoices, customer collections and periodic financial reporting to the customer and management.
- The General Superintendent will fully complete all IES and project paperwork accurately and on time (specifically timesheets, material transfers, work orders, change orders, tool transfers and others as required); ensure all Job Closing Packages meet customer and Company standards.
- The General Superintendent will perform quality checks; manage the prevention of outages; conduct day to day job walks to ensure quality; prepare red-lined as-built drawings.
- The General Superintendent serves as main on-site customer contact for questions and/or concerns; attend facility and constructions meetings when required.
- The General Superintendent will perform work consistently demonstrating a detailed level of technical knowledge; troubleshoot and resolve technical issues as they arise.
-
The General Superintendent will review and monitor operational processes for accuracy, completeness, and efficiency, including but not limited to estimating, purchasing, invoicing, warehousing, scheduling and reporting.
General Superintendent Revised 11/19/2024
IES Job Description Proprietary and Confidential - The General Superintendent will develop, redesign and implement process improvements as required to bring processes up to effective levels.
- The General Superintendent will be in concert with the Training Department, monitor all quality and safety issues related to the operations department. Actively promote safety as our first priority.
- The General Superintendent will lead any assigned operations meetings and training sessions.
- The General Superintendent will also manage tools and truck inventory/maintenance.
- The General Superintendent will complete any other responsibilities as assigned.
Physical and Mental Requirements:
- Regular attendance is mandatory
- The General Superintendent must be self-motivated, positive in approach, and convey an appropriate professional image.
- The General Superintendent must promote the Company culture and mission to all employees, vendors, clients and business partners.
- The General Superintendent must possess proven problem-solving skills, critical thinking skills and the ability to effectively read, write and give oral presentation(s).
- The General Superintendent must also have excellent organizational skills and the ability to develop branch and job processes and best practices.
- The General Superintendent must have proven high skill level to interpret blueprints and other project documents, including but not limited to, specifications, reporting and quality requirements.
- The General Superintendent must be able to travel within the branch territory and/or regional territory as needed.
- The General Superintendent must possess the ability to learn and teach the Company and customer project management systems.
- The General Superintendent must be able to work at heights, off of a ladder and in confined spaces, lift up to 50 pounds and move up to 75 pounds.
- Must be able to stand and walk very large job sites regularly.
- The General Superintendent must be able to see and distinguish different colors, read small print and hear and recognize audible signals such as dial tones.
Education, Certification, License, and Skill Requirements:
- Prefer a minimum of five (5) years’ experience of supervisory or managerial experience.
- The General Superintendent must have a minimum of three (3) years’ experience as a Lead Communications Technician or similar position.
- The General Superintendent must also have a minimum of five (5) years’ experience in telecommunications or a related technical or construction field.
- Must be proficient with a computer and be skilled with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel and MS Project).
- Must meet Company minimum driving standards.
- The General Superintendent Must have demonstrated verifiable ability to define a project, create a project scope of work, create an estimate, develop detailed associated tasks and manage these to final completion and customer turnover.
- Must be able to use the following trade Tools: punch tool with 110 block and 66 block blade, 6/8 position combo crimp tool, Krone/3M/BIX, butt set, volt-ohmmeter, 4-pair continuity tester and 5-gang punch tool.
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What Indiana Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in general superintendent jobs across Indiana.
- Active OSHA 30-Hour Construction certification required or strongly preferred by Indiana employers
- Ten or more years of field construction experience with at least five years in a superintendent role
- Demonstrated ability to manage subcontractors, scheduling, and budgets on commercial or industrial projects
- Proficiency with project management software such as Procore, Primavera P6, or Microsoft Project
- Valid driver's license and ability to travel to project sites across Indiana
- Strong understanding of local building codes and Indiana Department of Transportation standards for public projects
General Superintendent Jobs in Indiana: Frequently Asked Questions
How do you become a general superintendent in Indiana?
Most general superintendents in Indiana reach the role by progressing through field trades, starting as a carpenter, ironworker, or laborer and advancing through foreman and superintendent positions. Indiana does not issue a state license specific to general superintendents, but OSHA 30-Hour Construction certification is a near-universal requirement among Indiana contractors. A degree in construction management from a program like Purdue University or Indiana State University can accelerate advancement, particularly at larger commercial firms.
How much do general superintendents make in Indiana?
General superintendents in Indiana earn a median of about $106,390 a year, based on May 2025 Bureau of Labor Statistics wage data, ranging from around $63,270 for the lowest 10% to over $172,000 for the top 10%. Pay rises with experience, specialty, and employer.
Which companies hire general superintendents in Indiana?
Employers hiring general superintendents in Indiana right now include Gaylor Electric, InPwr, and Gaylor Electric, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of September 2026. Indiana's strong base of commercial general contractors and infrastructure firms means demand is distributed across both the Indianapolis metro and regional markets like Fort Wayne and Terre Haute.
Which Indiana cities have the most general superintendent jobs?
Indianapolis, Lebanon, and Frankfort have the most general superintendent openings in Indiana. Indianapolis dominates because of its concentration of commercial development and headquarters for major regional contractors, while Fort Wayne and Evansville generate steady demand from industrial construction and ongoing infrastructure investment in those regional economies.
Are there remote general superintendent jobs in Indiana?
Yes, but they're rare. General superintendent work is fundamentally on-site, requiring daily presence to oversee crews, subcontractors, and physical progress. About 0% of general superintendent openings tied to Indiana are remote or hybrid as of September 2026, and those tend to be preconstruction or program-management roles where site visits are periodic rather than daily.
How can I get hired as a general superintendent in Indiana with little or no experience?
The most realistic path for candidates without superintendent experience is to apply for an assistant superintendent or field engineer role with a large Indiana commercial contractor such as Shiel Sexton or Pepper Construction, both of which run structured field development programs. Completing an OSHA 30 course, earning an Indiana-recognized construction management degree, and building a record on mid-size projects as a foreman are the credentials that move a resume to the top of the pile.
Where can I find and apply to general superintendent jobs in Indiana?
You can find and apply to general superintendent jobs in Indiana on Migrate Mate, which lists current Indiana openings from employers actively hiring right now. Search the listings, find roles that match your experience and preferred location, and apply directly to the ones that fit.
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