Tri-City Group

IT Service Desk Lead

Tri-City Group  •  Davenport, IA (Onsite)  •  4 days ago
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Job Description

Tri-City Group is currently hiring an IT Service Desk Lead in Davenport, IA. This position is responsible for delivering daily end-user support across the organization. This role oversees service desk operations, service level performance, end-user satisfaction, and the development of service desk technicians to ensure employees receive timely, accurate, and professional technical support.

Essential Duties

  • Oversee daily service desk operations, including ticket queue management, assignment, and escalation.
  • Monitor ticket volume, aging, and backlog, and reallocate work to maintain service level commitments.
  • Establish, monitor, and report on service level agreements for response and resolution times.
  • Track and report service desk performance metrics, including first-contact resolution, reopened tickets, and end-user satisfaction.
  • Serve as the primary escalation point for complex, sensitive, or high-visibility end-user issues.
  • Monitor end-user satisfaction, follow up on negative feedback, and address recurring sources of dissatisfaction.
  • Provide day-to-day direction, coaching, and technical guidance to service desk technicians.
  • Coordinate technician scheduling and coverage, including after-hours and on-call rotations.
  • Participate in the hiring, onboarding, and ongoing training of service desk staff.
  • Conduct quality review of ticket documentation, resolution accuracy, and customer communication.
  • Develop and maintain service desk procedures, escalation paths, and knowledge base content.
  • Identify recurring incidents and partner with engineering and application teams to pursue permanent resolution.
  • Coordinate with infrastructure, applications, and security teams on incidents that span multiple groups.
  • Support end-user device deployment, imaging, inventory, and lifecycle activities.
  • Communicate outages, planned maintenance, and system changes to end users in advance where possible.
  • Resolve escalated technical issues directly as workload and staffing require.
  • Identify and create automation and self-service opportunities to reduce repeat ticket volume.

Competencies:

  • Critical thinking & problem solving
  • Ability to research and solve issues independently
  • Good interpersonal skills & collaboration
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Dedication to process improvements
  • Maintain accurate system documentation
  • Customer service orientation
  • Patience and professionalism under pressure
  • Ability to coach and develop team members
  • Organization and prioritization across competing requests

Required Education and Experience:

  • Degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or a related field preferred but not required; equivalent hands-on experience in a related role will be considered in its place
  • Minimum of 4 years' experience in IT service desk or end-user support, including time in a lead, senior, or escalation capacity, or an equivalent combination of education and experience related to this position
  • Working knowledge of service desk ticketing systems and service level management
  • Experience supporting Windows operating systems, Microsoft 365, and common business applications
  • Experience with end-user device deployment, imaging, and troubleshooting
  • General knowledge of networking, identity, and access concepts
  • Experience working in a SOX-compliant environment preferred
  • Proficient in MS Office Suite

All job offers are contingent upon the successful completion of a drug screen and reference check. Tri-City Group is an equal opportunity employer.

Tri-City Group

About Tri-City Group

Electrical contracting has come a long way since the late 1800s – and so has Tri-City Group. But while its capabilities and services have expanded over the last 131 years, Tri-City’s mission and values remain the same, keeping employees and their families, customers and communities as top priorities while redefining what’s possible in the industry.

Tri-City has evolved from its roots as an electrical contractor to include low voltage technology solutions, power testing solutions, engineering and integration services, renewable energy services, drone services, structural steel erection, fire protection systems, automated solutions and robotics, millwright construction services and more. In recent years, Tri-City Group has added Treiber Construction Company, Industrial Steel Erectors and B&B Masonry and Restoration to its family of businesses. Expanding awareness of Tri-City’s full breadth of capabilities established the organization as a trusted, reliable partner to whom clients can turn for a variety of needs and projects.

With more than 2,800 employees, Tri-City has proudly contributed to projects in 46 states, two U.S. territories and six countries. Tri-City Group looks forward to continuing that high-quality work, taking care of employees and customers for another century — one project at a time.

Industry
Construction & Skilled Trades
Company Size
201-500 employees
Headquarters
Davenport, Iowa
Year Founded
1895
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