UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549



                                  SCHEDULE 13G

                   Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934*

                      Integrated Electrical Services, Inc.
                      ------------------------------------
                                (Name of Issuer)

                     Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share
                     ---------------------------------------
                         (Title of Class of Securities)

                                    45811E301
                                    ---------
                                 (CUSIP Number)

                                 August 9, 2006
                                 --------------
             (Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)

Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule
                                   is filed:

                               [ ] Rule 13d-1(b)
                               [X] Rule 13d-1(c)
                               [ ] Rule 13d-1(d)

*The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's
initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and
for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the
disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed
to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 (the "Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the
Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the
Notes).





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CUSIP No. 45811E301                     13G                  Page 2 of 8 Pages
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1          NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
           S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

           Third Point LLC
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2          CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
                                                                    (a) [ ]

                                                                    (b) [X]

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3          SEC USE ONLY
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4          CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

           Delaware
-------------------- ------ ----------------------------------------------------
                     5      SOLE VOTING POWER

                            0
NUMBER OF            ------ ----------------------------------------------------
SHARES               6      SHARED VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY                    990,000
EACH                 ------ ----------------------------------------------------
REPORTING            7      SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
PERSON
WITH                        0
                     ------ ----------------------------------------------------
                     8      SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

                            990,000
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9          AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

           990,000
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10         CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*

           N/A
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11         PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9

           6.4%
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12         TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

           OO
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CUSIP No. 45811E301                     13G                  Page 3 of 8 Pages
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1          NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
           S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

           Daniel S. Loeb
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2          CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
                                                                    (a) [ ]

                                                                    (b) [X]

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3          SEC USE ONLY
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4          CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

           United States
-------------------- ------ ----------------------------------------------------
                     5      SOLE VOTING POWER

                            0
NUMBER OF            ------ ----------------------------------------------------
SHARES               6      SHARED VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY                    990,000
EACH                 ------ ----------------------------------------------------
REPORTING            7      SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
PERSON
WITH                        0
                     ------ ----------------------------------------------------
                     8      SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

                            990,000
---------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------
9          AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

           990,000
---------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------
10         CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*

           N/A
---------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------
11         PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9

           6.4%
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12         TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

           IN
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Item 1(a):  Name of Issuer:
---------   --------------

     The name of the issuer is Integrated Electrical Services, Inc., a
corporation organized under the laws of the State of Delaware (the "Company").

Item 1(b):  Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:
---------   -----------------------------------------------

     The Company's principal executive office is located at 1800 West Loop
South, Suite 500, Houston, Texas 77027.

Item 2(a):  Name of Person Filing:
---------   ---------------------

     This Schedule 13G is filed by:

     (i)    Third Point LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the
            "Management Company"), which serves as investment manager or adviser
            to a variety of hedge funds and managed accounts (such funds and
            accounts, collectively, the "Funds"), with respect to shares of
            Common Stock (as defined in Item 2(d)) directly owned by the Funds;
            and

     (ii)   Mr. Daniel S. Loeb ("Mr. Loeb"), who is the Chief Executive Officer
            of the Management Company and controls its business activities, with
            respect to shares of Common Stock indirectly beneficially owned by
            Mr. Loeb by virtue of such position.

     The Management Company and Mr. Loeb are hereinafter sometimes collectively
referred to as the "Reporting Persons." Any disclosures herein with respect to
persons other than the Reporting Persons are made on information and belief
after making inquiry to the appropriate party.

Item 2(b):  Address of Principal Business Office or, if None, Residence:
---------   -----------------------------------------------------------

     The address of the principal business office of the Management Company and
Mr. Loeb is 390 Park Avenue, 18th Floor, New York, New York 10022.

Item 2(c):  Citizenship:
---------   -----------

     The Management Company is organized as a limited liability company under
the laws of the State of Delaware. Mr. Loeb is a United States citizen.

Item 2(d):  Title of Class of Securities:
---------   ----------------------------

     Common Stock, par value $0.01 ("Common Stock").

Item 2(e):  CUSIP Number:
---------   ------------

     45811E301.


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Item 3:     If this statement is filed pursuant to Rules 13d-1(b) or 13d-2(b)
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            or (c), check whether the person filing is a:
            --------------------------------------------

     A.   [ ] Broker or dealer registered under Section 15 of the Act,
     B.   [ ] Bank as defined in Section 3(a)(6) of the Act,
     C.   [ ] Insurance Company as defined in Section 3(a)(19) of the Act,
     D.   [ ] Investment Company registered under Section 8 of the Investment
              Company Act of 1940,
     E.   [ ] Investment Adviser in accordance with Rule 13d-1 (b)(1)(ii)(E),
     F.   [ ] Employee Benefit Plan or Endowment Fund in accordance with 13d-1
              (b)(1)(ii)(F),
     G.   [ ] Parent Holding Company or control person in accordance with Rule
              13d-1 (b)(1)(ii)(G),
     H.   [ ] Savings Association as defined in Section 3(b) of the Federal
              Deposit Insurance Act,
     I.   [ ] Church Plan that is excluded from the definition of an investment
              company under Section 3(c)(14) of the Investment Company Act of
              1940,
     J.   [ ] Group, in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J).

Item 4:     Ownership:
------      ---------

The beneficial ownership of Common Stock by the Reporting Persons, as of the
date of this Schedule 13G, is as follows:

     A.   Third Point LLC
          ---------------
          (a) Amount beneficially owned: 990,000
          (b) Percent of class: 6.4%. The percentages used herein and in the
rest of this Schedule 13G are calculated based upon the 15,418,357 shares of
Common Stock issued and outstanding as of August 8, 2006, as reflected in the
Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 30,
2006.
          (c) Number of shares as to which such person has:
               (i)    Sole power to vote or direct the vote: -0-
               (ii)   Shared power to vote or direct the vote: 990,000
               (iii)  Sole power to dispose or direct the disposition: -0-
               (iv)   Shared power to dispose or direct the disposition: 990,000

     B.   Daniel S. Loeb
          --------------
          (a) Amount beneficially owned: 990,000
          (b) Percent of class: 6.4%.
          (c) Number of shares as to which such person has:
               (i)    Sole power to vote or direct the vote: -0-
               (ii)   Shared power to vote or direct the vote: 990,000
               (iii)  Sole power to dispose or direct the disposition: -0-
               (iv)   Shared power to dispose or direct the disposition: 990,000


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Item 5:     Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class:
------      --------------------------------------------

If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the date hereof
the reporting person has ceased to be the beneficial owner of more than five
percent of the class of securities, check the following: [ ]

Item 6:     Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person:
------      ---------------------------------------------------------------

Other than as set forth herein, no other person has the right to receive or the
power to direct the receipt of dividends from, or proceeds from the sale of, in
excess of 5% of the total outstanding Common Stock.

Item 7:     Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired
------      ------------------------------------------------------------------
            the Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding Company:
            ------------------------------------------------------------

Not applicable.

Item 8:     Identification and Classification of Members of the Group:
------      ---------------------------------------------------------

Not applicable.

Item 9:     Notice of Dissolution of Group:
------      ------------------------------

Not applicable.

Item 10:    Certification:
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Each of the Reporting Persons hereby makes the following certification:

     By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief,
the securities referred to above were not acquired and are not held for the
purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the
issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection
with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect.


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                                    SIGNATURE

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify
that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.


Dated: August 17, 2006



                                           THIRD POINT LLC


                                           By: /s/ Daniel S. Loeb
                                               ---------------------------------
                                               Name: Daniel S. Loeb
                                               Title: Chief Executive Officer



                                           /s/ Daniel S. Loeb
                                           -------------------------------------
                                           Daniel S. Loeb




                 [SIGNATURE PAGE TO SCHEDULE 13G WITH RESPECT TO
                      INTEGRATED ELECTRICAL SERVICES, INC.]





                                  EXHIBIT INDEX
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Exhibit 99.1:  Joint Filing Agreement, dated August 17, 2006, by and between
               Third Point LLC and Daniel S. Loeb.