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VP, Strategic Initiatives

IES Holdings, Inc.

Sugar Land, TX • On-site

Full-time

Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, Retirement, PTO

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Job description

Position Summary
The VP, Strategic Initiatives serves as a strategic partner and operational extension of the CEO and Executive Chairman, ensuring alignment and execution across the enterprise. This role acts as a trusted advisor, project leader, and cross-functional liaison-driving strategic initiatives, improving organizational effectiveness, and enabling the CEO and Executive Chairman to focus on the highest-impact priorities. The VP, Strategic Initiatives operates with significant autonomy and discretion, representing the CEO and Executive Chairman perspective across internal and external stakeholders including the Board of Directors, investors, segment leadership, and corporate functions.
Key Responsibilities
Strategic Planning & Execution
  • Partner with the CEO and Executive Chairman to develop, prioritize, and track enterprise-wide strategic initiatives across the Company's four operating segments.
  • Support the CEO and Executive Chairman in coordinating strategic priorities, capital allocation, and governance responsibilities with the Executive Chairman.
  • Prepare briefing materials, talking points, and strategic recommendations for Board meetings, investor presentations, and executive leadership sessions.

Growth Management & Scaling
  • Help the CEO and Executive Chairman manage the organizational complexity of rapid growth-including workforce scaling, capacity expansion across multiple facilities, and the coordination of long-duration, high-value customer relationships.
  • Maintain consolidated cross-segment visibility into the Company's data center pipeline, including demand signals, capacity constraints, and execution risks.

Operational Effectiveness
  • Drive accountability for enterprise priorities by tracking progress, removing obstacles, and escalating issues across C-Suite executives and segment Presidents.
  • Identify operational inefficiencies or process gaps and recommend solutions to improve organizational performance and scalability.
  • Support the implementation and monitoring of enterprise initiatives such as D365, IT upgrades, HRIS, HVAC/plumbing expansion, and cross-segment data center service coordination.

CEO Communications & Governance
  • Manage the CEO and Executive Chairman strategic agenda, ensuring time is allocated to the highest-impact activities.
  • Synthesize complex inputs into clear, actionable summaries for the CEO; draft and review executive communications including internal memos, Board correspondence, and external messaging.
  • Coordinate preparation for earnings calls, investor conferences, shareholder meetings, and Board and Committee meetings in collaboration with the CAO, CFO, and external advisors.

M&A and Integration
  • Support the CEO and Executive Chairman in evaluating acquisition opportunities, including strategic assessment, coordination of due diligence workstreams, and preparation of investment recommendations.
  • Oversee post-acquisition integration planning and execution in coordination with segment leadership and corporate functions, ensuring newly acquired operations are integrated effectively into the Company's decentralized model.
  • Track integration milestones and report progress to the CEO, Executive Chairman and executive team.

Financial Analysis & Capital Allocation
  • Partner with the CFO and finance team to prepare financial analyses, scenario modeling, and capital allocation recommendations.
  • Assist in annual budgeting and long-range planning processes.
  • Monitor key financial and operational metrics-including backlog conversion rates, margin trends, capacity utilization, and remaining performance obligations-flagging variances requiring CEO and Executive Chairman attention.

Organizational & Talent Priorities
  • Support the CEO and Executive Chairman leadership development and succession planning responsibilities.
  • Help facilitate executive team effectiveness through meeting design, agenda management, and follow-up on action items.

Specific Qualifications
Qualifications Required
  • Bachelor's degree in business, finance, engineering, or a related field or equivalent experience.
  • 8-12 years of progressive professional experience, with at least 3 years in a strategic advisory or senior operational role.
  • Strong financial acumen, including experience with financial modeling, budgeting, capital allocation analysis, and the ability to interpret segment-level P&L and backlog data.
  • Demonstrated experience supporting or interacting with Boards of Directors, investors, or other senior stakeholders in a public company environment.
  • Meaningful M&A experience, including due diligence, deal evaluation, or post-acquisition integration-ideally across multiple transactions.
  • Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to synthesize complex information for executive audiences.
  • High degree of discretion, integrity, and judgment in handling confidential and sensitive matters.
  • Proven ability to manage multiple high-priority projects simultaneously in a fast-paced, high-growth environment.
  • Comfort operating within a decentralized model.
  • Digital-forward mindset with a willingness to leverage emerging technologies, including AI, to enhance productivity, decision-making, and organizational scalability.

Preferred
  • MBA or advanced degree in business, finance, or a related discipline.
  • Experience in electrical contracting, infrastructure services, technology systems integration, data center, or industrial fabrication industries.
  • Prior experience in strategic initiatives, corporate development, or corporate strategy role at a company with $1B+ in revenue.
  • Familiarity with SEC reporting requirements and public company governance practices.
  • Experience supporting organizations through rapid scaling, including workforce expansion, facility buildouts, and the integration of acquisitions.
  • Understanding of end-market dynamics relevant to IES, including data center infrastructure, power generation/distribution, residential construction, and electrification trends.
  • Experience with enterprise digital transformation initiatives, including ERP implementations, data analytics platforms, or technology-driven process improvements across multi-site operations.

Working Conditions
  • Houston, Texas corporate headquarters; in-office presence expected.
  • Travel to operating segment locations (including facilities in Arizona, Florida, Louisiana, Wisconsin, Alabama, Ohio, Oklahoma, and other markets), customer sites, investor meetings, and industry events as needed (estimated 30-40%).
  • Extended hours and flexibility required around Board meetings, earnings cycles, M&A activity, and strategic initiatives.

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 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

Additional Data
PLEASE NO AGENCY CALLS.
NOTE TO ALL AGENCIES: Any unsolicited agency resumes or agency represented candidates that are presented to any IES employee without first having a signed contract between that agency and the IES Talent Acquisition organization will become the property of IES and no fees will be paid.
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.
View Your Equal Employment Opportunity rights under the law. "Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal; Conozca sus Derechos: La Discriminación en el Lugar de Trabajo es Ilegal
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.
IES Participates in E-Verify/IES participa en el programa E-Verify
E-Verify Information/ Información sobre E-Verify
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