Lead estimating and preconstruction for the dominant electrical contractor on Maui.
This is not a standard Chief Estimator job with a better view. This is a chance to help lead the front end of the clear market leader in Maui's commercial and industrial electrical construction market.
Our client has by far the largest market share on the island, is founder-led, still growing, and has been recognized as one of Hawaii's Best Places to Work. The company needs a serious electrical preconstruction leader who can bring judgment, structure, and energy to how work is pursued, priced, planned, and handed off to operations.
A strong estimate is not just a number. It is a business decision.
What Makes This Role Different
This is not a volume-bid seat. The Chief Estimator will have a real voice in which projects are worth chasing, how risk should be priced, how design gaps should be handled, and how preconstruction can protect the field before the work ever starts.
The right person will influence design-build and design-assist decisions, value engineering, conceptual budgets, GC estimator confidence, facility-client planning, estimating standards, cost history, and the connection between preconstruction and operations.
This role reaches beyond estimating. It will help shape how the company grows, how professional staff develops, and how the next layer of leadership is built.
What You Will Lead
You will lead estimating and preconstruction for commercial and industrial electrical work across Maui and the broader Hawaii market.
You will own and influence:
| Location | Kahului, HI |
| Job Type | Full-time |
| Salary | $130,000–$195,000 Per Year |
| Year Founded | 1967 |
| Website | https://thebirmgroup.com/ |
What Our Client Is Looking For
The best fit is not a hard-bid estimator who wants to stay behind a screen.
Our client needs an electrical preconstruction leader who is credible with the field, steady with clients, strong with numbers, practical with risk, and able to raise the capability of the people around them without turning the company into a corporate machine.
Ideal experience includes:
Why This Move Is Worth a Conversation
Maui is beautiful, but this is not a vacation pitch. It is a serious construction leadership role in a real market with labor, logistics, procurement, aging facilities, resort and condo work, renewable energy needs, schedule pressure, and long-standing relationships.
For the right Senior Electrical Estimator, Estimating Manager, Preconstruction Manager, or Chief Estimator, this is the kind of career-and-life move most electrical estimating leaders never get to consider: market leadership, founder access, real influence, serious electrical work, and quality of life.
Explore the Opportunity Through TBG
Competitive compensation, bonus opportunity, and relocation support can be discussed.
About The Birmingham Group
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