Division Vice President - Electrical

Job Title: Division Vice President – Electrical

Business Unit: Electrical Construction

Location: Phoenix, AZ

Status: Exempt

Job Summary

We are seeking a proven electrical construction executive to lead and grow a new electrical construction division in the Phoenix market. This is a senior business leadership role with responsibility for operations, P&L, sales, business development, estimating, project delivery, licensing, and team leadership.

The ideal candidate will have a demonstrated history of successfully running a large electrical contracting business, division, or market. This individual must be capable of leading the overall business while maintaining accountability for financial performance, operational execution, client relationships, business development, and team development.

This role will be responsible for establishing a scalable, high-performing electrical operation while partnering with ownership and executive leadership on strategy and long-term growth.

Key Responsibilities/Job Functions

• Lead the overall Phoenix electrical division and its financial performance.
• Manage revenue, profitability, backlog, labor productivity, and overall operational performance.
• Maintain accountability for the division's P&L and financial results.
• Lead operations, project management, estimating, preconstruction, and field execution.
• Oversee turnkey and design-build electrical projects from initial opportunity through completion.
• Lead business development efforts and sales activities for the Phoenix market.
• Develop and maintain strategic relationships with major general contractors, developers, owners, and industry partners.
• Identify new business opportunities and develop strategies to expand the division's market presence.
• Manage key customer relationships and serve as a senior representative of the organization.
• Recruit, develop, mentor, and lead a high-performing electrical team.
• Establish scalable processes, accountability measures, and operational standards.
• Ensure projects are delivered safely, efficiently, profitably, and in accordance with contractual requirements.
• Oversee estimating and preconstruction activities to support profitable growth.
• Maintain responsibility for Arizona electrical licensing and regulatory compliance.
• Monitor project financials, labor performance, productivity, and overall operational results.
• Partner with ownership and executive leadership on strategic planning, market development, and long-term growth initiatives.
• Establish and maintain a strong presence within the Phoenix and broader Arizona construction market.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Preferred Attributes & Skills

• Proven executive leadership within the electrical construction industry.
• Strong business development and sales capabilities.
• Demonstrated ability to build and maintain relationships with owners, developers, general contractors, and industry partners.
• Strong financial and business acumen with the ability to manage a P&L.
• Excellent understanding of electrical construction operations, estimating, contracts, project financials, labor, and project delivery.
• Strong negotiation, communication, and relationship-building skills.
• Ability to lead through both strategic planning and day-to-day operational execution.
• Strong executive presence and ability to communicate effectively with ownership, clients, field personnel, and project teams.
• Proven ability to recruit, develop, and retain high-performing teams.
• Strategic, entrepreneurial, and growth-oriented mindset.
• Strong understanding of the Phoenix and Arizona construction market preferred.

Minimum Job Requirements

• Active Arizona Electrical Contractor License is required.
• Minimum 15 years of progressive electrical construction experience.
• Proven experience running a large electrical contracting business, division, or market.
• Significant P&L and financial management experience.
• Strong commercial and/or industrial electrical construction background.
• Demonstrated experience with turnkey electrical construction.
• Design-build experience preferred.
• Proven sales and business development success.
• Experience leading large teams and complex operations.
• Strong understanding of estimating, contracts, project financials, labor, and construction operations.
• Established Phoenix/Arizona construction relationships strongly preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple functions, including operations, estimating, project management, business development, and field execution.
• Must be based in or willing to permanently relocate to Phoenix, AZ .

This Is the Person We Want

We are not looking for someone who simply holds an executive-level title. We want someone who has actually run the business .

The ideal candidate understands the electrical trade and the business behind it. They can win the work, manage the numbers, lead the operation, build the team, develop client relationships, and grow the Phoenix market.

This person should be comfortable being accountable for both the strategic direction and financial performance of the division , while also understanding the operational details required to successfully deliver complex electrical construction projects.

Small-shop experience alone will not meet the requirements. Candidates should have meaningful experience leading a large electrical contracting operation, division, or market with significant financial and operational responsibility.

Physical Requirements

The physical requirements of this position include activities associated with both general office and construction environments. The position may require sitting, standing, walking, talking, and hearing for extended periods of time, as well as using hands to write, type, handle, or operate tools and equipment.

The position may also require the ability to visit and navigate active construction sites, including walking on uneven surfaces, climbing stairs, reaching, bending, stooping, kneeling, crouching, and lifting as necessary to perform job duties.