Preconstruction Integration Lead - Procurement & Handoff

Clayco; Birmingham (AL); On-site; USD 95,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary Bonus

Comprehensive Benefits

Job summary

Clayco SEI is seeking a Preconstruction Integration Manager to align Sales, Preconstruction, Operations, and Procurement into a unified project delivery process. This role leads subcontractor negotiations, manages purchase orders, and builds strong vendor relationships while driving scalable procurement workflows across multiple states.

You will coordinate with leadership on go/no-go reviews, risk assessments, and handoffs from preconstruction to operations, ensuring timely, compliant, and

Qualifications

• 3-7 years of experience in construction, engineering, or industrial project environments with direct involvement in procurement, subcontracting, or project coordination.
• Demonstrated experience negotiating subcontracts, managing purchase orders, and administering vendor agreements.
• Strong understanding of commercial terms, contract documentation, and procurement best practices.
• Experience collaborating across Sales, Preconstruction, Operations, and project teams to drive alignment and successful project execution.
• Proven ability to develop, document, and implement scalable business processes.
• Excellent organizational, written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Strong relationship management skills with internal stakeholders, vendors, and subcontractors.
• Experience utilizing procurement and project management software; familiarity with BuildingConnected or similar platforms is preferred.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities while maintaining attention to detail in a fast-paced project environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead subcontract and vendor negotiations, including commercial terms, scope alignment, pricing, schedules of value, and contract execution.
• Manage the purchase order process for SEI projects, ensuring accuracy, compliance, and timely execution.
• Develop and maintain strong relationships with key subcontractors and vendors to support current projects and future business opportunities.
• Define and manage procurement engagement timelines to ensure early involvement and minimize scope gaps or commercial risk.
• Maintain executed contract documentation while tracking outstanding commercial issues and coordinating their resolution.
• Manage subcontractor and supplier prequalification, including collection of financial, safety, and risk documentation in partnership with the Clayco Risk Department.
• Coordinate licensing and permitting requirements with the Sales team to support work across multiple states and jurisdictions.
• Participate in Sales-to-Preconstruction handoff meetings, ensuring required documentation and deliverables are complete before estimating begins.
• Coordinate the transition from Preconstruction to Operations by validating work packages, job numbers, approvals, and execution readiness.
• Participate in Go/No-Go reviews, project kickoff meetings, capacity planning discussions, and other cross-functional coordination meetings.
• Identify workflow gaps, approval bottlenecks, and coordination issues while partnering with leadership to implement effective solutions.
• Serve as the primary coordination resource between Sales, Preconstruction, Operations, Procurement, and external project partners.
• Develop and document standardized procurement processes, templates, timelines, escalation procedures, and decision gates to support SEI’s continued growth.
• Support ongoing development of handoff documentation and Department of Responsibility (DOR) processes to ensure procurement activities are integrated throughout the project lifecycle.
• Promote consistent utilization of procurement and project management tools, including BuildingConnected and other vendor management platforms.
• Maintain accountability for the role’s responsibilities within SEI RACI matrices and organizational workflows.
• Track process improvements, lessons learned, and workflow enhancements to continuously strengthen SEI’s procurement and preconstruction operating model.
• Prepare procurement status updates, coordination reports, and commercial risk summaries for SEI leadership.

Skills

Procurement

Subcontracting

Vendor management

Project coordination

Cross-functional teamwork

BuildingConnected

Process improvement

Tools

BuildingConnected

Job description

Clayco SEI is seeking a Preconstruction Integration Manager to align Sales, Preconstruction, Operations, and Procurement into a unified project delivery process. This role leads subcontractor negotiations, manages purchase orders, and builds strong vendor relationships while driving scalable procurement workflows across multiple states.

You will coordinate with leadership on go/no-go reviews, risk assessments, and handoffs from preconstruction to operations, ensuring timely, compliant, and