Project Management Software Built for Engineering Teams
Improve visibility. Manage labour and materials. Track profit. Boost productivity.
Bespoke project
management software
for engineering firms
Blue Wren builds bespoke project management software for engineering firms with Flight — configured to your workflows, job costing, labour scheduling, stock control and profit tracking. Get real-time project visibility and adapt as your business grows, at no additional cost.
Why Engineering Projects Go Off Track
Job costing is slow due to manual spreadsheets
No real-time view on labour or material overruns
Scheduling engineers, subcontractors, and equipment requires juggling systems and emails
Lack of clarity on stock levels, on-order quantities, and material allocations
Your firm is unique…
That’s why our Flight platform will create Project Management Software that is designed to the specific requirements of your Engineering firm.
We’re here to guide your journey on Flight, but no-one knows your firm better than you. We’ll listen and help to identify how we can streamline your business processes.
Software built to grow your Engineering Firm
Affordable, cloud-based, customisable to your needs
Optimise labour and material scheduling to maximise profits
Adapt the software as your business evolves
Enterprise-level features at a fraction of the cost
Project Management Software for Engineering
To grow your Engineering Firm you will need visibility of all projects and accurate control of your labour and materials.
Using our award-winning Flight platform we will create your own Project Management Software that designed to specifically overcome the challenges you’re facing. And as you grow, you can change and tweak the software as many times as you need at no additional cost.
You will also receive continuous support and training from our dedicated customer service team to help you get the most from Flight.
Plan with precision
- Efficient project management – easily create, manage and track an unlimited number of projects and jobs. Give controlled access to fee earners, agents and sub-contactors
- Centralised data – a single place for all job activity including tasks, notes and correspondence. Easily organise teams and projects as well as instantly see progress and milestones
- Secure document management – securely store or link to all relevant documents that can be accessed from anywhere. Instantly send client notifications, quotes and reports that auto-populate with personalised client information
Schedule your labour
- Add the right people to the right projects – based on skill, role, cost and availability. See everyone’s schedule in a shared team calendar. Know what they are working on at all times
- Flexible rates and billing – charge different rates for different project stages, different people and different client types
- Reserve equipment and resources – attach and schedule resources to the project to avoid double booking
Stock management
- Real-time inventory – define an inventory status for each product, enabling staff, partners and customers to check availability broken down by numbers on hand, on order and in production
- Product information – full product details including supplier information, stock location, size and weights and special instructions
- Forecasting – automatically generate accurate forecasts based on historic orders and supplier lead-times
- End-to-end analysis – extract analytics for each stage of the inventory flow such as cost of goods sold, turnover rates and shrinkage
Efficiency with workflows and automation
- Intelligent workflows – build automated workflows based on rules and triggers to move projects along without constant supervision
- Automated tasks – minimise project risk and administrative costs by automating repeatable tasks and actions such as project updates and follow-up reminders
- Generate dynamic documentation – create documents, emails and letters using our document generator inserting specific client information to personalise the output
Track time and budget
- Multiple job-types – build budgets based on job-type and fee structure including professional fees, project work and commission-based activity. Monitor profitability across the entire practice in real-time
- Timesheets – record staff time against a project, tracking costs in real-time with reminders and notifications to ensure time is accurately recorded
- Track billable and non-billable hours – get a complete overview of each project’s profitability and trigger alerts when profit margins are threatened
Keep your clients up to date
- CRM – manage the client acquisition process from enquiry through to conversion, as well as track the effectiveness of your referral partners
- Contact database – manage your contacts efficiently. See when you last emailed or spoke, any outstanding documentation (such as RAMS, method statements, or O&M manuals), which projects they are associated with, or how much they owe you
- Project updates – automate notifications and alerts to clients keeping them informed of progress
Integrate with key systems
- Finance – seamlessly integrate with existing finance systems including Xero, QuickBooks and Sage Cloud
- Ecommerce – connect to your ecommerce website to effectively manage online sales and deliver a first-class customer experience every time
- Shipping – integrate with online shipping and distribution portals such as DPD, DHL and UPS
- RestfulAPI – every solution comes with a fully documented RestfulAPI layer allowing it to connect to any other 3rd party application or website
Customised for you
Getting your software right is key. It can mean the difference between creating positive change for your business, or it being mothballed by staff unwilling to engage in a system they don’t feel a part of.
That’s why we do things differently; we’re with you every step of the way. From initial discussions, all the way through to launch and ongoing support. We’re there to ensure you get the most from your software.
Flight is not SaaS (software as a service), it is an award-winning platform that creates bespoke Project Management Software that is unique to your business.
And one that you can change and develop over time at no additional cost.
Our 4 step process
We do the heavy lifting. You run your engineering firm.
- Map – We meet with you to understand your business processes and produce a workflow map and a flight specification sheet.
- Configure – Using your spec, we configure your system and give you access to a working test version.
- Launch – Once you’ve tested and signed off, we migrate your existing data and launch. Configurations can be ready in as little as a few weeks.
- Support – Our team is on hand for support, training, and changes. Add new features or adjust workflows at any time, no additional configuration cost.
Take control. Take Flight.
CUSTOMER STORY
Smarter resource planning and project control with Flight
WA Cooke Group delivers steel fabrication and mechanical installation services nationwide. Flight transformed how they manage quotes, project costs, and labour across multiple jobs.
Results:
- Up to 60% faster quote production
- Real-time visibility of project costs and margins
- Reduced admin and manual tracking
- Tighter budget control across the business