Geofenced Time Tracking Built for Construction Crews
- GPS clock-in and clock-out from any job site.
- Automatic alerts when someone clocks in outside the geofence.
- Labor hours flow straight into job costing and QuickBooks.
Geofenced Time Tracking That Keeps Construction Crews Honest
Projul’s geofenced time tracking gives you real-time visibility into where your crew is clocked in and whether they’re actually on the right job site. Over 5,000 contractors use Projul’s GPS time tracking to cut time theft, speed up payroll, and get accurate labor costs on every project.
Set a virtual boundary around each job site. When a crew member clocks in, Projul’s GPS confirms they’re inside that boundary. If they’re not, you get an alert. It’s that simple.
How Geofencing Stops Time Theft
Time theft costs contractors thousands of dollars every year. Someone clocks in from the parking lot of a gas station. A crew member has a buddy punch them in while they’re still 20 minutes away. Another person logs 8 hours but left the site at 3 PM.
Geofenced time tracking puts a stop to all of it.
When you set up a geofence in Projul, you’re drawing a line around the job site. The app checks GPS coordinates every time someone clocks in or out. If a worker tries to clock in from outside the fence, you’ll know about it immediately. And because Projul runs as a native app on iOS and Android, the GPS tracking is accurate and runs in the background without your crew having to do anything extra.
Here’s what that looks like in practice. You’re running a remodel in Park City and a new build in Draper. Your drywall crew says they started at 7 AM on the Park City job. With geofencing, you can confirm that’s true. No guessing, no arguments, just GPS data tied to their time entry.
Contractors who switch from paper timesheets to geofenced time tracking typically find 5-10% of their labor hours were inaccurate. On a crew of 15, that’s real money.
Why GPS Time Tracking Pays for Itself
GPS time tracking for contractors isn’t just about catching dishonesty. It’s about getting accurate data so you can make better decisions.
When every time entry is tied to a GPS location and a specific project, your job costing becomes trustworthy. You’ll know exactly how many labor hours went into the framing on that custom home. You’ll see that the tile work on the bathroom remodel took 30% longer than you estimated. And you’ll catch cost overruns before they eat your entire margin.
Contractors using Projul report a 32% average profit increase. A big part of that comes from finally having labor cost data they can trust. When you know what jobs actually cost, you bid better on the next one.
The payroll savings alone are worth it. Instead of collecting paper timesheets from three different foremen, manually entering hours into a spreadsheet, and then keying them into QuickBooks, Projul handles it. Time entries sync directly to QuickBooks. Your office manager goes from spending half a day on payroll to wrapping it up in under an hour.
Why Geofencing Requires a Native App
Geofencing depends on direct access to your phone’s GPS hardware. The app needs to run background location services to detect when a crew member enters or leaves a job site boundary. This is only possible with a native app installed from the App Store or Google Play.
Some construction platforms use browser-based apps (called Progressive Web Apps or PWAs) instead of native apps. A browser can request your location once when you tap a button, but it can’t track your position in the background. That means no automatic clock-in when you arrive at the site, no alerts when someone clocks in from the wrong location, and no reliable geofence boundaries.
Projul’s native iOS and Android apps have full GPS access for geofencing. Your crew downloads the app, and geofencing works automatically. No workarounds, no browser tricks. Just accurate location-based time tracking.
Track Time Fast From the Field
Projul replaces paper time cards with a digital time clock built for construction. Your crew opens the app, taps clock in, and they’re done. The GPS does the rest.
From the office side, you see a live feed of who’s clocked in, where they are, and what project they’re working on. If someone’s running late or hasn’t clocked in yet, you know immediately instead of finding out at the end of the week.
Time entries automatically attach to the correct project and task. That means your time tracking data flows into job costing without anyone touching a spreadsheet. And when it’s time to run reports, everything’s already organized by project, worker, and date.
Automated Job Costing From Tracked Hours
Projul automatically ties time logs to specific projects and tasks so you always know your bottom line. Set labor rates for each worker, and Projul calculates real-time labor costs as hours are logged.
When labor costs start creeping past your estimate, you’ll see it in the numbers before it’s too late. That’s when you know it’s time for a change order instead of eating the difference.
Track time to specific projects and tasks for real-time labor costs. Know your profit margins on every job, not just at the end when it’s too late to do anything about it.
Turn Tracked Hours Into Invoices
Your crew’s hours flow right into service invoicing. Pick the time entries, generate the invoice, and send it. No manual entry, no missed billable time. For time-and-materials jobs, this alone can recover thousands in unbilled hours every year.
Know Your Labor Costs Before They Kill Your Margins
Geo-fenced time data feeds directly into budgeting so you can see real-time labor costs against your budget. Pair it with your schedule to know exactly who’s where and what it’s costing you.
And when you need the full picture, Projul’s reporting tools pull all that time and cost data into reports you can actually use. WIP reports, labor cost breakdowns, profitability by project. The data’s already there because your crew tracked it from the field.
