Built by a sub-contractor business owner who understands what it takes to manage commercial and large residential projects

Project management built for contractors.

Every live job on one screen. Progress claims that handle retention properly. Variations roll into the claim. Synced live with Xero. Built for service trades — electrical, plumbing, HVAC, fire, security.

Project overview

PROJECTS
MADE EASY.

Every live job on one screen — contract value, variations, % invoiced, retention held. No drilling. No ten-tab dashboards.

What it does

Six things. Done properly.

We deliberately stripped out the kitchen-sink features that bloat generic project-management software. Construct-it does the things a working specialist trade — electrical, plumbing, mechanical, fire or security — actually needs, from importing a won job to getting paid, and does each one properly.

Project overview

Every live job on one screen — contract, variations, claims, retention, profit, hours. No drilling. No ten-tab dashboards.

  • Adjusted contract value (with variations)
  • % invoiced vs % complete
  • Forecast profit + margin per job
  • Document compliance tracker (drawings, OHS, Form 12, certificates)

Progress claims with retention

Fast, built-in progress claims at a lower cost than standalone claim tools. Retention math runs automatically: 10% per claim, capped at 5% of contract.

  • Live retention calculator on every claim
  • 50% release at Practical Completion
  • 50% release at end of 12-month DLP
  • Posts to Xero as an invoice — rolling out soon

Variations register

Single source of truth across all jobs. Approved variations flow into the project's adjusted contract AND into the next progress claim — automatically.

  • Variation quote (VQ) numbers auto-generated per project
  • Email a quote to the client (PDF)
  • Approval status tracked end-to-end
  • Roll-up across projects in one register

Import your won jobs

Upload your existing project data (CSV) or pull a won tender straight from Tender-up — contract value, scope and client pre-filled. Then one click to connect Xero.

  • CSV import or Tender-up integration
  • Contract, scope and client pre-filled
  • One-click Xero connection
  • Running in about 5 minutes

Run your claim cycle

Open a project, build the schedule of values, mark this period's % complete and approve. Retention is calculated live and variations roll in automatically.

  • Schedule of values per project
  • Mark % complete, see net payable
  • Retention calculated live
  • Approved variations roll into the claim

Post to Xero — and stay paid

One click posts the claim as a Xero invoice — rolling out soon to every plan. Retention sits on the release schedule (50% at Practical Completion, 50% at end of the Defects Liability Period) and you get an alert the moment the client pays.

  • One-click claim → Xero invoice (rolling out soon)
  • Retention release schedule tracked
  • Paid alerts straight from Xero
  • No double entry. Ever.
Built around Xero

Your back office, on autopilot.

Construct-it is wired into Xero, so the admin that eats your week just happens. Bills become costs, quotes become materials, approved leave lands on the schedule — and one-click claims plus sending approved hours to payroll are rolling out to every plan. No double entry, ever.

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Xero flows built in
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Pay your subbies right

Sub-contractor payment summaries in one click

A subbie's bill lands in Xero, Construct-it matches it to the job, builds the full breakdown — base contract, variations and retention — and queues a payment summary ready to send.

No more re-keying

Drop in a supplier quote — we read it for you

Upload a quote or order PDF and the AI pulls out every line, turning it into ordered materials on the right job — then matches it to the supplier's Xero bill automatically.

Out on site

A mobile app your whole crew actually uses

This is the real Construct-it home screen. Your team see their week at a glance and tap straight into their schedule, timesheets, leave and service jobs — synced live to Xero and your office.

  • This week's hours, to-submit and submitted at a glance
  • Field timesheets, approved and payroll-ready
  • Leave requests + approved Xero leave on the schedule
  • Service jobs and messages from the office

Exactly what Construct-it does with your Xero

No black box — here's every job it takes off your plate.

  1. Claims → Xero invoices

    to Xero

    Approved claims post as invoices, with retention split out.

  2. Bills & POs → Materials

    from Xero

    Supplier bills and POs land as materials on the right job.

  3. Timesheets → Payroll

    to Xero

    Approved hours become Xero payroll lines. No re-keying.

  4. Leave → Schedule

    from Xero

    Leave approved in Xero shows on your crew schedule.

  5. Subcontractor bills → Payment summaries

    from Xero

    Subcontractor bills matched, retention applied, summary ready to send.

  6. Contacts & tracking → In sync

    from Xero

    Clients, suppliers and tracking categories stay current.

Book a demo

Want a walkthrough? Pick a time.

30 minutes with our founder. He'll show you the live product against your actual jobs — bring a project you're invoicing this month and we'll model the retention together.

Our team confirms via email within 1 business day.