Project time tracking construction site – assign every hour to the right project

How many hours did the crew work on construction site A – and how many on construction site B? Anyone working on a construction site without project time tracking cannot answer this question. With Jobilino, employees book their working hours directly via app to the correct project, lot, or order – in real time, with construction-site-level accuracy and without any follow-up work in the office.

  • GDPR-compliant
  • Ready to go in minutes
  • Project assignment directly on the construction site

Project assignment directly at clock-in

Employees select the correct project, lot, or trade when starting time tracking – every hour is correctly assigned from the very first moment.

Book multiple projects per day

If a crew switches between job sites or orders, a new booking is simply started – all project times remain clearly separated.

Real-time overview of project hours

The office can see at any time how many hours have already been booked per project – as an early-warning system for budget overruns, while the project is still running.

The problem

Without Project Time Tracking on the Construction Site: What It Costs Construction Companies

In most construction companies, working hours are recorded – but not with project-level accuracy. Hours are allocated to a construction site as a lump sum, with no distinction by lot, trade, or sub-order. The result: post-calculations are unusable, profitable and unprofitable projects cannot be distinguished, and customer invoices are based on estimates rather than actual project hours. Without accurate project time tracking on the construction site, construction companies lack the most important control metric for their profitability.

  • Working hours are recorded as a flat rate – without assignment to a project, lot, or trade
  • Post-calculations only reveal at the end of a project that hours have been exceeded
  • Client invoices are based on estimates rather than verifiable project hours
  • Crews work across multiple job sites per week – allocating time in the office is done manually
  • Profitable and unprofitable projects cannot be distinguished during ongoing operations
  • Future quotes are calculated on the basis of inaccurate empirical values

The solution

The Solution: Project Time Tracking on the Construction Site with Jobilino

With Jobilino, employees book their working hours directly via app to the correct project – right on the construction site, not back at the office. When clocking in, the employee or site foreman selects the construction site, lot, or order. Every minute is automatically allocated to the correct project account. The office can see in real time how many hours have been booked per project – as the basis for post-calculation, customer billing, and better quotes.

Post-calculation based on actual project hours

Target/actual comparisons per project become possible automatically – without manual preparation, without guessing about the hours actually worked.

Export for client billing and controlling

Project time data can be filtered and exported by site, order, employee or time period – as verifiable documentation for every invoice.

How it works

How Project Time Tracking on the Construction Site Works with Jobilino

  1. Create sites and projects

    Sites, lots, trades or sub-orders are set up once in Jobilino – the structure reflects your actual project organisation.

  2. Employees clock in with project-level accuracy

    When clocking in via app or NFC, the employee or site foreman selects the correct project – working time is recorded to the correct account from that moment on.

  3. Log project changes cleanly

    When the crew moves to a different construction site or a different lot, a new booking is simply started – every hour is clearly assigned.

  4. Track project hours in real time

    In the dashboard, the office can view the booked hours per project at any time – target-vs-actual deviations become visible immediately, not just after project completion.

  5. Reporting and billing

    All project time data is available ready-prepared – for post-calculation, client invoicing, payroll processing and internal management.

Your benefits

  • Every working hour is assigned to the correct project – automatically and in real time
  • Post-calculations are based on actual project hours rather than estimates
  • Budget overruns are identified while the project is still in progress
  • Client invoices are fully documented and traceable
  • No manual allocation of hours in the office – the work is taken care of on the construction site
  • Better data foundation for future quote calculation and project planning
  • Profitable and unprofitable projects distinguishable at a glance
  • Easy to use – foremen and employees require no training

For whom

Which Construction Companies Benefit from Project Time Tracking on the Construction Site?

Project time tracking with Jobilino is suitable for all construction companies that work on multiple construction sites simultaneously and need to know how many hours are actually performed per project. Typical areas of application include structural and civil engineering, road construction, shell construction and fit-out, drywall construction, electrical and plumbing contractors, as well as ancillary construction trades. Particularly valuable for companies that invoice on an hourly basis, carry out regular post-calculations, or wish to base their tender calculations on reliable data.

Try Project Time Tracking on the Construction Site Now

Try Jobilino free of charge and experience how simple project-accurate time tracking on the construction site can be. Every hour on the correct project – without follow-up work, without estimates, without Excel.

  • No setup fee
  • cancel monthly
  • GDPR-compliant

Häufige Fragen zur Projektzeiterfassung auf der Baustelle

What is project time tracking on the construction site?

Project time tracking means that working hours are not merely recorded in general terms, but are assigned directly to a specific project, lot, or order. On the construction site, this means: employees book their hours via the app directly to the correct construction site – automatically generating a project-accurate timesheet with no follow-up work required in the office.

Why is standard time tracking on the construction site not sufficient?

Standard time tracking only shows how long an employee has worked – not what they worked on. Without project assignment, post-calculation is impossible, customer invoices are based on estimates, and budget overruns only become visible after the project is completed. Project time tracking delivers the data that construction companies actually need for sound financial management.

Can crews book to multiple projects in a single day?

Yes. With Jobilino, an employee or site foreman can switch between projects as often as needed. Each new booking is assigned to the selected project – all hours remain clearly separated, even if a crew works across two or three construction sites in a single day.

How does project time tracking support post-calculation in construction?

When every working hour is assigned to a project, planned and actual hours can be compared directly. This allows you to identify during the project whether an order is within budget – and to take corrective action in good time, rather than encountering surprises only when the final invoice is issued.

Can project hours be exported for customer invoices?

Yes. All recorded project time data can be exported filtered by construction site, order, employee, or period – providing a structured, documented basis for every customer invoice, with no manual preparation required.

Does project time tracking also work offline on the construction site?

Yes. Jobilino stores all project bookings locally on the device when there is no connection. As soon as the device is back online, all data is synchronised automatically – no entry is lost, not even in basements, deep construction sites or areas with an unstable network.

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