How to Streamline Commercial Electrical Projects with WorkMax

In electrical contracting, every minute counts, and efficiently managing time, labor and resources on a commercial construction project is essential.  

Commercial electrical projects involve intricate tasks with high safety stakes and every job brings unique challenges. An efficient time tracking and project management solution can make a huge difference for electrical contractors.

That’s where WorkMax comes in.

Designed for electrical contractors like you in mind, WorkMax simplifies workforce management by tracking time, managing equipment, ensuring safety compliance and more — all through a mobile app.

Here are 5 ways WorkMax helps electrical contractors tackle their everyday challenges, keeping projects on track and teams productive.

Key Takeaways for Electrical Contractors:

• WorkMax’s GPS tracking and biometric features allow commercial electrical contractors to monitor employee locations and hours worked in real-time, ensuring accountability and reducing time theft.
• Efficiently track and manage your valuable tools and equipment, minimizing downtime and optimizing resource allocation.
• Ensure safety compliance by using WorkMax’s digital safety forms to streamline safety checks and reduce accidents.
• Streamline payroll processes, improve accuracy and gain valuable insights into project performance with WorkMax’s data-driven analytics.

#1. Real-Time Time Tracking

Commercial electrical projects, whether it’s an electrical wiring job for commercial buildings, setting up government systems or handling emergency repairs, often involve multiple teams spread across different locations.

Knowing where your team is and what they’re working on is crucial for keeping commercial projects on schedule and under control.

WorkMax simplifies this by providing real-time employee location tracking and time tracking features:

• GPS Timestamps: Capture an employee’s exact location when they clock in, change tasks or clock out.
• Biometric/Facial Recognition: Require employees to clock in using patented biometric technology, even in areas with no internet connection.
• Pin Entry: Allow employees to access the app with a simple PIN, eliminating the need for passwords.
• Geofencing: Set up virtual boundaries around job sites, like office buildings, to automatically track employee entry and exit.

For example, if a crew is scheduled to install high-voltage panels in a warehouse, you can verify their presence and working hours.

You can use the real-time location tracking helps prevent time theft and payroll errors. And in case of emergencies, you can quickly identify the nearest team to respond.

WorkMax also offers streamlined time tracking workflows, allowing employees to easily clock in, change tasks and clock out, and enabling supervisors to quickly clock entire teams in or out.

#2. Equipment and Asset Management

Electrical contractors rely on specific, and often costly, equipment like:

• Digital multimeters
• Conduit benders
• Insulation resistance testers
• Power quality analyzers
• Cable locators

When these tools go missing, it causes common issues like delays and increases project costs.

That’s why WorkMax’s asset management feature is a lifesaver — it lets you track and assign tools and electrical equipment to the right people and electrical installation projects.

Imagine you’re working on an industrial installation and need an insulation tester and voltage detector on hand, avoiding potential issues like downtime.

With WorkMax, you can keep your field and office communicating by knowing exactly where these tools are and who’s using them.

This helps you avoid misplaced equipment, reduce downtime and keep everything running smoothly.

Plus, you can schedule maintenance and check usage, so your tools stay in top condition.

#3. Digital Safety Forms and Compliance

Safety standards are a top priority in the electrical industry, vital safety steps include:

• Managing live wires in electrical installations
• Ensuring proper grounding
• Using PPE like insulated gloves to avoid electric shocks

With WorkMax’s customizable digital safety forms, commercial electricians can complete safety checks right from the jobsite — making it easier to ensure construction workers are safe and compliant.

Imagine a high-voltage systems repair job where every step needs to be checked before work begins.

WorkMax’s digital safety forms help industrial electricians make sure protocols like lockout/tagout are completed and that all PPE is in place.

This creates a safer electrical construction environment, amplifies safety and communication on the jobsite and ensures OSHA compliance, giving everyone peace of mind.

#4. Simplified Payroll and Invoicing

Payroll for construction crews is often time-consuming, especially when your teams are scattered across jobsites or commercial property.

WorkMax construction time tracking software integrates with popular construction payroll systems, so data flows directly from the app into your payroll software, making the process quicker and more accurate.

For electrical contractors, WorkMax eliminates the guesswork and time-consuming process of payroll reconciliation.

WorkMax simplifies payroll management by providing a complete data trail, including certified break times and verified overtime compensation.

To ensure compliance with state labor laws, WorkMax requires employees to clock in and out with mandatory start and stop times.

Employees also must sign and approve their logged hours and breaks at the end of each workday, including certifying overtime hours to comply with wage orders.

When employees log their hours, you can virtually capture employee signatures on timecards for unlimited pay periods, ensuring accuracy and avoiding payroll errors.  

Integrated payroll also ensures your team gets paid on time, keeping morale high.

#5. Data-Driven Insights

Having solid data on hand helps contractors improve future planning and bidding.

With WorkMax, you to create custom real-time reports tailored to your specific needs. This electrical project managers to visualize data in a way that is most relevant to your business so that across your projects you can track:

• Productivity
• Labor hours
• Cost efficiency

This lets you better estimate time and costs when you’re planning or bidding on new jobs.

Say you’re bidding on a hospital electrical system upgrade and want to estimate labor and costs accurately.

With WorkMax, you can review historical data from similar jobs to help guide your bid, making it more competitive and realistic.

This way, you can offer more accurate estimates to clients, enhancing both your reputation and your profitability.

See How WorkMax Can Help Simplify Your Construction Electrical Processes

Electrical contractors have a unique set of needs when it comes to construction workforce management, from keeping track of high-value tools to maintaining a safe work environment and managing complex schedules.

WorkMax’s mobile time tracking and project management solution addresses these specific needs, providing licensed electricians with tools to improve productivity, safety and financial accuracy in their commercial electrical projects.

By adopting WorkMax, electrical contractors can focus on delivering high-quality work while staying on schedule and within budget.

See how WorkMax can transform your electrical contracting business into a more efficient and safe operation.

Chat with our construction time tracking experts today to learn more!