Electrical Procurement Engineer for Data Center Projects

Clayco; Phoenix (AZ); On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary annual bonus

Medical, dental and vision benefits

401k plan

Job summary

Clayco is seeking a Procurement Engineer to support electrical procurement for large-scale data center, industrial, and life sciences projects. The role emphasizes drawing review, scope development, pricing, and buyout with hands-on field background.

Ideal candidates will read electrical diagrams, perform quantity takeoffs, and draft trade scopes. Expect collaboration across constructability reviews, bid management, and cost tracking in a fast-paced design-build environment.

Qualifications

• 2 to 5 years of experience in construction procurement, estimating, project engineering, or electrical contracting.
• Hands-on field experience required, such as field engineer, on-site project engineer, or construction internship.
• Ability to read electrical drawings, one-line diagrams, panel schedules, and specifications, and perform quantity takeoffs.
• Working understanding of power distribution, electrical equipment lead times, installation sequencing, and testing and energization.
• Strong Excel skills; Bluebeam, BuildingConnected, and Procore experience a plus.
• Organized, detail-oriented, and eager to learn, with clear written and verbal communication.

Responsibilities

• Review electrical drawings, one-line diagrams, equipment schedules, and specifications with the Procurement Lead and perform conduit, wire, device, and equipment takeoffs.
• Draft scopes of work, inclusions, exclusions, and trade responsibility matrices, including owner-furnished equipment, utility work, temporary power, and testing responsibilities.
• Log drawing conflicts and missing information, and prepare RFIs for resolution before bid.
• Support constructability and sequencing reviews; document rough-in sequence, gear setting, energization, prefabrication, and delivery assumptions.
• Identify potential trade clashes and scope gaps and bring them to the lead early.
• Build labor and material pricing breakouts for major components; assemble CBS bid packages; issue invitations; manage bidder questions; track coverage.
• Prepare bid leveling sheets and gap analysis to support negotiations.
• Collect prequalification data and support long-lead gear procurement and release.
• Track RFIs, submittals, gear releases, factory witness testing, utility coordination, and deliveries; flag slippage early.
• Review payment applications and stored equipment backup for accuracy.
• Prepare change event pricing comparisons and maintain cost tracking logs.

Skills

Electrical drawings

Quantity takeoffs

Excel

Communication

Field experience

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Related field degree or equivalent experience

Tools

Bluebeam

BuildingConnected

Procore

Job description

Clayco is seeking a Procurement Engineer to support electrical procurement for large-scale data center, industrial, and life sciences projects. The role emphasizes drawing review, scope development, pricing, and buyout with hands-on field background.

Ideal candidates will read electrical diagrams, perform quantity takeoffs, and draft trade scopes. Expect collaboration across constructability reviews, bid management, and cost tracking in a fast-paced design-build environment.