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Engineering work, without the operational mess
Engineering work gets complicated when labour, purchasing, drawings and changes all need to stay tied to the same job.
Overview
What these businesses have in common
Engineering businesses can look very different from one another. A machine shop, a civil contractor and a marine engineering team do not run the same workflow. But the operational problem underneath is often similar: substantial work, skilled labour, bought-in materials and changing scope all need to stay connected to the job.
WorkGuru gives engineering-led businesses one place to quote the work, plan it, record labour, manage purchases, keep documents and changes with the project, invoice it and see what it actually cost. That matters when a job runs for weeks or months and the margin can move long before the final invoice goes out.
The right setup depends on the type of engineering work you do. Use the industry pages below to see how WorkGuru fits workshops, site-based projects, steel, machining, marine, mechanical and hydraulic work.
The work
What is different about engineering work
The job is usually bigger than a service call.
Engineering work often runs across days, weeks or months, with enough labour, purchasing and change to make the job itself worth managing properly.
Different teams contribute to the same result.
Office engineering, workshop work, site crews and subcontractors can all feed the same job cost, even when they work in very different ways.
The scope moves after the quote.
Drawings change, parts are substituted, site conditions move and extra work appears. The operational record needs to move with the real job.
Industries
Find the page for your kind of work
Every one of these runs on the same platform. The differences are in how it is set up.
Engineering & Engineering Workshops
Custom and project engineering where labour, purchased parts, tasks and job costs need to stay connected from quote to invoice.
Civil Engineering
Project and site work where crews, subcontractors, purchasing, variations and progress all need to feed the same commercial job.
Structural Steel
Steel projects where estimating, drawings, material purchasing, fabrication, delivery and installation need one operational record.
Machining / CNC Machine Shops
Jobbing machine shops that need to keep quotes, machine work, labour, outside processing and material costs tied to each job.
Marine Engineering & Marine Services
Marine repair, refit and engineering work where workshop labour, field work, parts and changing scope all land on the same job.
Mechanical Services / Mechanical Contractors
Commercial mechanical work with crews, equipment, long-lead purchases, site changes and variations moving at the same time.
Hydraulics
Hydraulic repair and build work where parts, workshop hours, field call-outs and changed scope need to stay with the right job.
Outcomes
What changes when it is all in one place
See the job before the month-end report.
Keep labour, purchasing, progress and changes visible while there is still time to act.
Keep skilled labour tied to the work.
Record engineering, workshop and site hours against the jobs that actually used them.
Know what the job really cost.
Put labour, materials, purchases and outside work together and compare the result with what you quoted.
Run different engineering work in one system.
Keep simple jobs simple and give larger projects the tasks, documents, purchasing and control they need.
Proof
Businesses like these already run on it
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The last program you couldn’t talk to anyone, having being able to talk directly with the guys at WorkGuru is worth the money alone.
Sean Dixon, General Manager, CPM Engineering
FAQs
Engineering questions
What kind of engineering businesses use WorkGuru?
WorkGuru suits project and job-based engineering businesses where labour, purchases and job costs matter. That includes workshops, structural steel, machining, civil, marine, mechanical and hydraulic operations.
Is WorkGuru engineering design software?
No. WorkGuru does not replace CAD, engineering calculation or design tools. It manages the commercial and operational job around the design work.
Can WorkGuru handle both workshop and site work?
Yes. The same job can carry workshop and site labour, purchases, tasks, documents and costs so the project does not split into separate operational records.
Does WorkGuru replace accounting or ERP software?
No. WorkGuru runs the operational job and works alongside the accounting or finance systems the business already uses.
See how WorkGuru fits the way your engineering business works.
Show us how a job moves through your business and we will show you how WorkGuru can keep the work, costs and people connected.