Jobs & Scheduling

Group jobs into a project and see the whole contract

Some work is not one job. A refurbishment, a new build or a multi-phase install is a dozen jobs, several invoices and a contract value that nobody can see in a job list. Gaffer's projects group all of it under one reference, with a contract value, a site and a start and end date.

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How projects work in Gaffer

A project is the container for everything that belongs to one piece of contracted work.

One reference, many jobs

Jobs, quotes and invoices roll up to a project reference, so a six-month contract is one thing you can look at rather than forty rows in a job list.

Contract value on the record

The project holds its contract value, so what you are billing against is explicit — which is what makes milestone billing and retention make sense.

Its own site and dates

Address, site, start date and end date sit on the project, so programme dates are separate from individual job scheduling.

What you get

Projects sit alongside jobs, milestones, variation orders and retention billing in one platform.

  • Project title, description and reference for the whole contract
  • Contract value recorded against the project
  • Site and full address, or a standalone project address
  • Start date and end date for the programme
  • Status tracked across the life of the contract
  • Jobs grouped under the project rather than scattered across the list
  • Works with milestone billing, variation orders and retention

Common questions about projects

When should I use a project instead of a job?

When one piece of work needs more than one job to deliver it — phased installs, refurbishments, new builds, or anything running over weeks with staged billing. A single-visit repair is a job; a kitchen from strip-out to sign-off is a project.

Can I bill a project in stages?

Yes. Projects work with milestone billing, deposit invoices, variation orders and retention, which is the normal shape of contracted work — a deposit up front, milestones through the programme and a retention release at the end.

Do jobs still work normally inside a project?

Yes. Each job keeps its own scheduling, engineers, forms, photos and certificates. The project adds a layer above them rather than changing how jobs work.

Can I see profitability across a whole project?

Job costing runs per job, and because jobs are grouped under the project, the labour, materials and expenses charged against them roll up to the contract rather than being assessed one visit at a time.

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