Steel Procurement Lead — Field-Driven Construction

Clayco; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary annual bonus

Benefits package — medical, dental, or

Paid time off and holidays

Job summary

Clayco is seeking a Procurement Manager with real field experience in steel projects to read drawings, price scopes, and coordinate with fabricators, erectors, and trades. The role emphasizes constructability, sequencing, and cost control on large-scale data center, industrial, or high-rise developments.

Candidates must bring hands-on field background, knowledge of AISC/SJI/SDI standards, and proficiency with Bluebeam, Procore, BuildingConnected, and Excel.

Qualifications

• 8+ years as steel PM, estimator, fabricator, erector PM, or GC PM.
• At least 3 years of hands-on field experience (not office-only).
• Strong drawing review, takeoff, and shop drawing review skills.
• Deep understanding of constructability, erection sequencing, and trade coordination.
• Experience writing scopes and building labor/material pricing breakdowns.
• Proficiency with AISC Code, SJI/SDI, OSHA Subpart R, and cost management.

Responsibilities

• Review drawings and specifications at design milestones; perform independent tonnage, joist, and deck takeoffs.
• Write field-ready scopes with clear inclusions, exclusions, and trade interfaces; drive RFIs to resolution before bid.
• Make design suggestions that reduce cost and schedule: member optimization, joist and deck alternates, simpler connections, standard details, and erection-friendly sequencing.
• Evaluate how every package will be erected: crane locations, shipping, staging, and what must be in place before work starts.
• Build the erection sequence with Operations and the erector and make sure it drives detailing, fabrication, and delivery order.
• Find trade clashes and scope gaps before they reach the field: anchor bolts and embeds, MEP supports and openings, envelope attachments, and fireproofing; confirm every item is owned by exactly one trade.
• Price every change independently before negotiating and track cost-to-complete.
• Act as the steel project manager alongside Operations: run coordination meetings and track RFIs, submittals, shop drawings, and joist and deck submittals.
• Monitor fabrication, joist and deck production, delivery, and erection against the sequence and planned production rates.
• Review payment applications and stored material billings for accuracy; maintain fallback bidders.
• Bring field credibility to every decision and partner effectively with superintendents, foremen, and erectors.
• Serve as the enterprise steel expert; maintain scope libraries and pricing templates, and turn lessons learned into better tools.
• Cross-train in other structural and envelope scopes and help develop the same breadth in others, so coverage can flex across the team as volume shifts.

Skills

Drawing review

Takeoffs

Shop drawings

Negotiation

Field leadership

Cost management

Education

Degree in Construction Management or Engineering

Tools

Bluebeam

BuildingConnected

Procore

Excel

Job description

Clayco is seeking a Procurement Manager with real field experience in steel projects to read drawings, price scopes, and coordinate with fabricators, erectors, and trades. The role emphasizes constructability, sequencing, and cost control on large-scale data center, industrial, or high-rise developments.

Candidates must bring hands-on field background, knowledge of AISC/SJI/SDI standards, and proficiency with Bluebeam, Procore, BuildingConnected, and Excel.