Time Tracking for Construction & Engineering
Construction jobs don’t wait for end-of-month paperwork. Labor hours logged on paper get lost, misread, or forgotten before they reach payroll. Sandtime.io lets crews log time from any phone on site, assigns every entry to the right job and phase, and gives you a real-time view of labor cost before the next draw.
Construction & Engineering: why they choose Sandtime.io
Track time by job and phase
Assign every entry to a job and cost code the moment time is logged. See labor hours per phase before the job runs over - not after.
Log from any job site
No laptop needed. Workers start and stop a timer or add their hours from any phone or tablet. Time gets to the right job without anyone chasing paper at the end of the week.
Know labor cost before billing
See hours and estimated labor cost per job in real time. Catch overruns before you submit a draw request or finalize the invoice.
One account, whole crew
Field workers, foremen, and office staff all log into the same account. No separate systems for the job site and the back office.
How a construction contractor tracks labor by job and phase
A construction contractor sets up Sandtime.io with a project per job, split by phase or cost code wherever labor needs its own budget. Crews log hours from their phones on site, and the office gets labor hours and cost per job before each draw request and payroll run.
- Set up jobs with phases or cost codesCreate a project per job and phase, such as a job number followed by framing or electrical rough-in. Set cost rates per worker so labor cost adds up as hours come in, and keep shop and yard time on non-billable projects.
- Put crews and foremen on their jobsInvite workers by email and assign them to the jobs they are on, so their phone shows only those. A foreman can be a Project Administrator for their jobs, and the office staff who run payroll are Administrators.
- Clock hours from the siteWorkers tap start in the iPhone or Android app when they arrive and stop when they leave. A forgotten entry can be added afterwards with its start and end time, and overlap detection flags two entries that cover the same hours.
- Pull labor per job before each drawGroup a report by project to see labor hours and cost per job and phase, then by member for payroll. Approve timesheets weekly, lock paid weeks, and export to Excel or CSV for the draw request or owner billing.
Step by step in the help center: invite the team with the right role, approve a week from the email, and turn on auto-locking.
Common use cases
- Log hours against the right job and cost code from the field
- Report labor hours and cost per phase to spot overruns early
- Let crews log hours from any phone without office access
- Pull a labor hours report at invoice time without chasing timesheets
- Separate billable field time from non-billable shop and travel time
- Keep foremen, subcontractors, and office staff in one account
Key features
One-click timers
Workers start and stop timers from any phone or tablet on site. No login complexity, no paper.
Retroactive time entry
Supervisors can log hours for crew members after the shift ends. No one loses time because they forgot to start a timer.
Multiple jobs at once
Run multiple active jobs at once. Each job tracks separately so hours never bleed between projects.
Export and report
Export labor hours by project, crew member, or date range for payroll or owner billing.
Where Sandtime.io stops
Better to know before you invite the team. These are the gaps people in this line of work ask about most.
- No clock-in or GPSThere is no kiosk, GPS, geofence, or photo check. People start a timer or add their hours afterwards, then submit the week for approval. If a verified location is a requirement, compare a clock-in app such as Jibble.
- No offline recording on mobileThe mobile apps need a connection to record time. If a site has no signal, add the hours afterwards with their start and end time.
- No leave managementHolidays, sick days, and leave requests are not managed in Sandtime.io. Keep them in your HR tool, or start from the free leave policy template.
- Reminders are a weekly emailThe fill-timesheet reminder is one email, sent on Friday at 6 PM while auto-locking is on. It is off by default, so each member switches it on in their notification settings.
Keep exploring
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Create a project for reported time
Create projects that people can report against, mark them billable or non-billable, and keep reporting tidy.
Open pageAccess Control
The system of permissions controlling who can view, edit, or manage resources. Defines what each role can do.
Open pageCreate a new organization
Create a separate workspace from your account menu, then name and configure the new organization. It keeps its own projects, members, and data.
Open pageAdministrator
A user with full organization control: settings, members, every project, and all cost and revenue rates.
Open pageCreate and switch organizations
Create separate workspaces, switch between organizations, and find focused help when data appears missing.
Open pageAssignment
The relationship between a team member and a project. Assignments control who can log time and at what rates.
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