Estimates Don't Translate to the Field
The budget you quoted never connects to the job. Your field team works with different numbers than your estimating team priced.
Catch Overruns in Week 2,Not Month 6.
PMs track budget vs. actual daily, estimators get clean feedback loops, and owners see margin risk before closeout. Steeleye gives every role one live operating view.
The Problem
Why Steel Projects Bleed Money Silently
No Real-Time Job Cost Tracking
You discover margin loss after closeout. A 2-4 week delay in cost visibility can remove your chance to correct labor and production early.
Labor Isn't Measured Properly
Timesheets get reviewed late. Without daily production tracking, crews can burn 40+ labor hours before the issue is visible to management.
No Cost Code Structure
Without standardized cost codes, there is no way to compare performance across projects or identify which categories consistently overrun.
Change Orders Are Disorganized
Change orders live in scattered emails and files. Revenue that should have been captured gets lost or never billed.
Project Managers Operate Blind
PMs lack one financial dashboard, so decisions are reactive. Owners and finance teams receive updates too late to prevent margin drift.
The Steeleye Approach
Complete Project Control, in Real Time
Project Auto-Creation
When an estimate is awarded, Steeleye automatically creates the project with budget, cost codes, and category structure—zero manual re-entry.
Cost Code Structure
Steel-specific cost codes for structural, miscellaneous, deck, and fabrication. Compare performance across every project with the same framework.
Budget vs. Actual Engine
See exactly where you stand at any moment. Compare your original estimate against actual costs by category, labor, equipment, and material.
Labor Performance Tracking
Measure daily production rates against your estimated hours per cost code. Know this week—not next quarter—if your crew is underperforming.
Change Order Management
Track every change order from request to approval, tied directly to your project budget. Never leave revenue on the table again.
Real-Time Alert System
Automatic alerts trigger when a job exceeds budget, labor efficiency drops below threshold, or cost overruns begin—so you can act immediately.
System Intelligence
What the System Produces
Live Profit Tracking
Real-time profit visibility per project — know exactly where you stand before the job ends.
Labor Efficiency Metrics
Measure daily production rates against estimated hours by cost code to catch underperformance early.
Cost Breakdown by Category
Structural, miscellaneous, metal deck, and fabrication costs — all tracked separately.
Forecasted Profit at Completion
Project your final profit based on current spend velocity and remaining budget.
Change Order Tracking
Track every change order from request to approval, tied directly to your project budget.
PM Performance Visibility
Give leadership a clear view of which project managers are hitting targets and which need support.
Stop losing money on active jobs.Control cost, labor, and margin in one live view.
Give PMs, estimators, and owners one connected workflow for daily variance tracking, labor performance, and early overrun alerts before profit erodes.
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