HCSS has enhanced HeavyJob for utility contractors, enabling them to efficiently manage work orders, track revenue and bill accurately. The new features streamline processes, eliminate manual entry and provide real-time visibility, ensuring contractors capture 100 percent of earned revenue and improve profitability.
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Traditionally designed with heavy civil contractors in mind, HeavyJob has launched expanded capabilities to meet the unique challenges of utility contractors who handle hundreds or thousands of work orders under blanket contracts.
HCSS has expanded the capabilities of HeavyJob to better serve utility contractors managing high volumes of work orders for blanket contracts (or MSAs).
Announced at DISTRIBUTECH 2025, these enhancements transform HeavyJob into the only end to end solution on the market for utility contractors, enabling them to capture, track and bill unit-priced work with speed and accuracy.
Traditionally designed with heavy civil contractors in mind, HeavyJob has launched expanded capabilities to meet the unique challenges of utility contractors who handle hundreds or thousands of work orders under blanket contracts. By introducing easy revenue and profit tracking, simplified field capture of billable units by foremen, fast bulk work order import, streamlined review of pay items and backup documents, and enhanced productivity tracking of crews and their billable units, HeavyJob now empowers utility contractors to seamlessly manage daily work and capture 100% of their earned revenue, according to HCSS.
Unlike traditional bid-build projects with defined scopes, utility contractors often operate under master service agreements (MSAs) with unit priced rates for an indefinite period, requiring them to process large volumes of repeatable, short-cycle work. Without the right tools, this complexity leads to revenue leakage, inefficiencies and billing inaccuracies.
According to HCSS, with the latest HeavyJob enhancements, utility contractors can now:
● Import bulk work orders: Quickly upload thousands of work orders from a spreadsheet or via API integration, eliminating manual data entry and accelerating project setup.
● Track progress against pay items: Record multiple pay items per cost code, ensuring every billable activity is accounted for and linked to the right project cost bucket. This feature streamlines field entry and approvals, making it easier to manage complex projects.
● Enhance revenue tracking and billing: Improve cash flow by quickly invoicing owners for completed tasks. With flexible billing options and customizable exports, you can bill according to your customers' requirements, ensuring timely receipt of earned revenue.
"Utility contractors need software that moves at their pace," said Steve McGough, president and CEO of HCSS. "By evolving HeavyJob to accommodate the volume and complexity of short duration utility construction, we're providing contractors with the ability to track costs, manage work orders and invoice owners faster than ever before."
Many utility contractors still rely on outdated paper-based or spreadsheet-based workflows, leading to billing errors and missed revenue opportunities. HeavyJob's new capabilities ensure that every completed job — whether installing gas meters, replacing power poles or burying fiber optic lines — is logged, tracked and invoiced with supporting documentation like photos and timecards. This level of real-time visibility gives contractors a precise understanding of job costs, revenue earned and overall profitability.
"For decades, HCSS has led the way in digital transformation for the construction industry and utility contractors are now reaching a crucial inflection point," added Kishan Patel, senior vice president, product of HCSS. "With these HeavyJob enhancements, contractors can transition away from fragmented systems and manage their entire workflow in one platform — saving time, reducing errors and improving profitability."
HeavyJob remains the industry's most powerful project management solution, offering seamless field-to-office data capture that enables utility contractors to make informed business decisions. Built with self-performing contractors in mind, the latest updates ensure that all stakeholders — from field crews to executives — have access to the information they need to drive project success, according to HCSS.
For more information, visit https://www.hcss.com/lp/hj-for-utilities/.
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