Field Director - Structural Steel

6AM City, LLC; Utah; On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

6AM City, LLC is seeking a hands-on Field Operations Manager to lead field production on steel erection projects. You will manage field manpower, mobilization, crane and equipment planning, delivery coordination, and daily reporting to ensure on-schedule progress. Collaboration with PMs, GC contractors, and field crews is essential to success.

The role emphasizes assembling the right crew, equipment, materials, and sequence at the right time to maximize productivity and avoid delays on site.

Qualifications

• Hands-on leadership and operations experience in field production.
• Ability to coordinate with project management and trades (PM, Production, Shipping, GC, field crews).
• Demonstrated planning and sequencing to keep projects on schedule.

Responsibilities

• Review upcoming projects and develop pre-mobilization plans before crews arrive onsite.
• Review drawings, erection requirements, project sequence, deliveries, and site conditions.
• Build manpower plans based on scope, schedule, sequence and skills.
• Assign field crews by project, task, area and priority.
• Coordinate cranes, lifts, welding tools, and other field resources.
• Coordinate crane and equipment schedules with delivery and erection sequences.
• Verify jobsite readiness before committing crews and equipment.
• Ensure erection and welding follow the planned sequence; meet progress targets.
• Maintain daily field reports and install progress by project/area/phase.

Skills

Leadership

Field operations

Manpower planning

Crane planning

Delivery coordination

Erection sequencing

Bolting

Welding

Reporting

Escalation

Job description

Job Description

Job Description

This is a hands‑on leadership and operations position responsible for turning released project requirements and shipped steel into organized, safe, and predictable field production.

The Field Operations Manager will control field manpower, mobilization, crane and equipment planning, delivery coordination, erection sequencing, bolting and welding completion, daily field reporting, issue escalation, and accurate reporting of installed progress.

This position is expected to actively coordinate with Project Management, Production, Shipping, General Contractors, field crews, crane companies, and other trades to make sure our crews arrive prepared and have what they need to perform.

We are looking for someone who understands that successful field operations are more than putting ironworkers on a jobsite. The goal is to put the right crew, equipment, material, and sequence together at the right time so field labor is productive and projects stay on schedule.

Key Responsibilities

• Review upcoming projects and develop pre‑mobilization plans before crews arrive onsite.
• Review current drawings, erection requirements, project sequence, deliveries, and site conditions before beginning work.
• Build manpower plans based on project scope, schedule, erection sequence, and required skills.
• Assign field crews by project, task, area, and priority.
• Coordinate cranes, boom lifts, telehandlers, welding equipment, bolting equipment, and other field resources.
• Coordinate crane and equipment schedules with actual delivery and erection sequences.
• Verify jobsite readiness before committing crews and equipment.
• Confirm access, laydown areas, crane paths, slab/support conditions, embeds, and other prerequisites are ready for planned work.
• Coordinate with General Contractors and other trades when access, sequencing, or interference affects erection.
• Review incoming deliveries against current erection needs and shipping documentation.
• Identify missing steel, hardware, damaged material, incorrect loads, or incorrect delivery sequences immediately.
• Prevent crews from burning unnecessary labor hours working around incomplete or incorrectly sequenced deliveries.
• Establish clear daily erection and production goals for each field crew.
• Direct erection according to the current project sequence rather than random piece availability.
• Ensure erection, bolting, field welding, and required follow‑through are completed to the expected stage.
• Monitor field productivity throughout the day and adjust manpower or sequence when conditions change.
• Identify why production goals were missed and take corrective action.
• Document delays caused by site conditions, missing material, deliveries, crane issues, other trades, access problems, or GC/owner conditions.
• Maintain accurate daily field reports.
• Track actual installed progress by project, area, phase, sequence, or package.
• Clearly distinguish between fully installed, partially installed, and not‑started work.
• Escalate field problems early enough for Project Management and the GC to take action.
• Communicate next‑day material, equipment, manpower, and site needs before they become emergencies.
• Maintain accurate information on field blockers and schedule impacts.
• Provide Project Management with accurate installed‑progress information for scheduling, client communication, and billing.
• Stop or resequence work when site conditions, material, equipment, sequence, or safety‑critical requirements do not support productive execution.

What Success Looks Like

The Field Operations Manager will be expected to create field operations where:

• Crews arrive knowing exactly what they are expected to accomplish.
• Mobilization is planned instead of reactive.
• Sites are checked for readiness before labor and equipment are committed.
• Crane, lift, equipment, delivery, and crew schedules work together.
• Steel arrives in the sequence needed for erection.
• Missing material and hardware are identified immediately.
• Field crews are not standing around because problems were discovered too late.
• Daily erection targets are clear and measurable.
• Crews follow the required erection sequence instead of installing random available pieces.
• Bolting and field welding follow erection rather than becoming uncontrolled backlog.
• Field delays are documented accurately every day.
• Problems with the GC, other trades, site access, or deliveries are escalated quickly.
• Project Managers know the real status of the job