Operations software for engineers, labs & contractors

From first quote to final certificate. One system.

Jobs, timesheets, field and lab testing, purchasing and invoicing on one record, synced to Xero. Built for Australian firms where a wrong number has consequences.

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In production since 2018Australian-builtWorks on any phone or tablet
Q-2291 → INV-7730 · one record
QuoteQ-2291
Bulk earthworks testing
Hollis Civil · Lot 12, Marsden Park
Field density tests × 40$6,800.00
CBR, 4-day soaked × 6$2,160.00
Technician on site · 18 h$2,430.00
Total ex GST$11,390.00
Site docketD-0871
Site attendance
14 Oct 2026 · J. Ng · Layer 4
Nuclear density × 12✓
On site 06:30 – 14:007.5 h
Client signature · R. Hollis
Test report · NATAR-00418
Field density ratio
AS 1289.5.8.1 · AS 1289.5.4.1
Lot 12, layer 4 · 12 testsmin 96.6%
Specification≥ 95.0%
ResultPASS
Gauge NDG-07In calibration
Tax invoiceINV-7730
$12,529.00
Inc. GST · from 3 deliverables
Synced to Xero✓
Payment received21 Oct
PAID21·10·26
Only calibrated kit selectable
See how one job runs
Plugs into what
you already use
Xero
Employment Hero
Microsoft 365
Outlook
GeoTester
DWG 01The problem
How most firms run a job today

Six apps, three spreadsheets and a clipboard.

The quote lives in Word, the docket on a clipboard, the test in a lab PDF and the hours in Excel. Somebody types it all into Xero at month-end. Every hand-off is where margin leaks.

Fig 1.1Before
Quote.docxWORD · V3_FINAL_2 Email threadsOUTLOOK · 41 UNREAD Paper docketCLIPBOARD · UTE Lab results.pdfSHARED DRIVE Timesheets.xlsxEXCEL · WEEK 41 XeroTYPED IN AT MONTH-END 1DOCKET LOST IN THE UTE 2RE-KEYED ×3 3WRONG JOB CODE 4UNBILLED: SAT CALL-OUT, 4 H
Fig 1.2With BOSS
QuoteQ-2291 JobJ-3810 DocketSIGNED ON SITE TimesheetON THE JOB Test reportNATA · R-00418 Invoice→ XERO One recordP-1184 · LOT 12 ✓ TYPED ONCE
Leak 01 · Unbilled work

The docket nobody invoiced.

Dockets in BOSS are built from priced deliverables and signed on site, so they're ready to bill the moment the client signs.

Leak 02 · Time

Hours with no job attached.

Time is booked straight to the job, with awards and penalty rates applied, and flows into the pay run.

Leak 03 · Re-keying

The same job, typed four times.

Quote, job, invoice and Xero are one record. The invoice syncs itself, and the paid status comes back.

Leak 04 · Audit

The audit-week scramble.

Calibrations, competencies and CPIRs are tracked, with alerts two months ahead of anything expiring.

DWG 02Product
One job, start to finish

Follow a job through BOSS. Every step on the same record.

From a tender on the board to an invoice marked paid in Xero. Scroll to run the job.

01 · Win

Opportunities & tenders

Every opportunity in one register: fee, stage, likelihood, bid team and tender dates.

02 · Set up

Projects & jobs

Won work becomes a project with jobs, deliverables, invoices, purchases and its own audit log.

03 · Do

Field forms & dockets

Crews record the work on a phone or tablet. The client signs the docket on site and it's emailed straight away.

04 · Test

Samples & lab

Every sample is registered against its test request, client and project, with the AS methods to run.

05 · Book time

Timesheets & pay

Time is booked to jobs and approved, with awards and penalty rates applied, ready for the pay run.

06 · Buy

Purchasing & receipts

Snap a receipt and AI drafts the project, account codes, GST and line items, with a confidence score to review.

07 · Bill

Invoices → Xero

Invoices build from delivered work and sync to Xero, where payment is tracked.

08 · Report

Margin & P&L

P&L by branch against budget and last year, with group eliminations handled.

DWG 03Field & laboratory
For geotechnical & materials testing

Built for NATA-accredited labs. Not bolted on.

Generic job software stops at the invoice. BOSS knows what a sample is, which gauge is in calibration and what the spec says.

  1. 01

    Test requests, in or out

    Level 1 or Level 2, soil or concrete. Or send the client an Excel schedule, re-import it, and every sample and test registers itself.

  2. 02

    Samples with chain of custody

    Sampling method, who took it, where it's been and when each test is due, with late tests flagged automatically.

  3. 03

    Worksheets that do the maths

    Moisture tins, compaction and nuclear densometer worksheets calculate as you enter, and are shared across branches.

  4. 04

    Only calibrated kit

    Test methods are tied to equipment types, so an out-of-calibration gauge can't be picked for the test.

  5. 05

    Reports with a memory

    Every result keeps its full change history, so you can answer a client's question months later. The AI report writer is optional.

Field density ratio, nuclear gauge
NATA
ACCREDITED
LAB
AS 1289.5.8.1 · AS 1289.5.4.1 · Worksheet R-00418
ProjectP-1184 · Lot 12
LocationLayer 4, CH 100–260
GaugeNDG-07
Tested14 Oct · J. Ng
TestChainageWet t/m³Moist. %Dry t/m³MDD t/m³DDR %Result
T-01CH 1202.18011.21.9601.99098.5PASS
T-02CH 1602.15212.01.9211.99096.6PASS
T-03CH 2002.10413.11.8601.99093.5FAIL
T-03RCH 2002.17111.61.9451.99097.7PASS
T-04CH 2402.19610.81.9821.99099.6PASS
Spec ≥ 95.0% standard compaction · T-03 retested after rework NDG-07 in calibration until  3 Feb 2027
Fig 3.1Calculated cells shaded · sample data
DWG 04Back office
Everything behind the job

Pay, people, plant and paperwork.

The parts of the business that make the field work possible, and the parts auditors ask about. Same system, same records.

4.1 · Time & payAwards · Penalty rates · Leave

Award-aware timesheets and pay runs. Penalty rates, allowances and leave balances, sent to Employment Hero or Xero Payroll.

Pay run · fortnight ending 19 OctDraft
Jess Ng · Senior technicianORD 70.6 hSAT ×1.5 6.0 hSite allowance$3,912.40
Marco Rossi · Geotechnical engineerORD 76.0 hLEAVE 0 hSalary$4,615.38
Aaron Wu · Lab technicianORD 68.0 hPH 7.6 hPublic holiday$3,240.12
4.2 · EquipmentCalibration

Calibrations caught before they lapse. Alerts two months out.

NDG-07 nuclear gauge3 Feb 27
BAL-02 balance, 30 kgin 58 days
OVN-04 drying ovenOverdue
UTE-11 Hilux · service12,400 km
4.3 · Quality & safetyISO 9001

ISO 9001 without the binder. CPIRs, Take 5s, hazards and controlled documents.

CPIR-0219 · CorrectiveHigh
T-03 below spec, layer 4 reworked
ASSIGNEDSite supervision
CLOSE-OUTAwaiting approval
4.4 · PeopleCompetencies

Who's ticketed for what. Skills matrix with supervisor sign-off and expiry alerts.

STAFF
NDG
CBR
CONC
WC
1ST AID
J. Ng
A. Wu
M. Rossi
S. Patel
4.5 · PurchasingPOs · Receipts

Every dollar against a job. POs, contracts and recurring purchases. AI reads the receipts.

PO-1902 Coates Hire · excavator$4,180
PO-1903 Boral · concrete moulds$612
RC-5530 Total Tools · AI 98%Allocated
4.6 · FinanceBudgets · P&L by branch

Know which branch is making money. Budgets, weekly forecasts and P&L against budget and last year, down to the invoice.

BranchActualBudgetVariance
Western Sydney$ 284,120$ 262,000$ 22,120
Hunter$ 168,300$ 171,500$ (3,200)
Illawarra$ 96,410$ 88,900$ 7,510
Central West$ 63,650$ 57,600$ 6,050
4.7 · ControlAccess · Audit

Everyone sees what they should. Permission groups per module, 2FA and a full audit log.

Permission group · Lab supervisors18 modules
Tests & reportingV C U D
InvoicesV · · ·
Pay runs· · · ·
4.8 · WorkspaceMicrosoft 365 · AI

Lives inside Microsoft 365. Every project gets its own Team, mailbox history and SharePoint site.

TA Team per projectSharePoint site with two-way file sync and job sub-folders.
Mail and calendar in BOSS"Keep against…" files the whole thread to the project or tender.
OOutlook add-inLog sent and received mail to jobs without leaving Outlook.
AI where it's usefulBrief me on the inbox, read receipts, draft reports. Switched on per organisation.
DWG 05Integrations
Integrations

Xero keeps the books. BOSS runs everything that fills them.

  • XeroInvoices, payments, purchases, contacts, tracking categories, fixed assets and reports, both ways.
  • Employment Hero · Xero PayrollStaff, leave, timesheets and pay-run journals.
  • Microsoft 365Teams, SharePoint, Outlook mail and calendar, and user provisioning.
  • GeoTesterClients, projects and approved lab invoices.
  • OpenAIReceipts, briefings, form answers and report drafts. Opt-in per organisation.
XeroACCOUNTING Employment HeroPAYROLL · HR Microsoft 365TEAMS · OUTLOOK GeoTesterLAB SYSTEM OpenAIOPT-IN BOSSONE RECORD
DWG 06Track record
Track record

Running real jobs since 2018. Not a pitch deck.

In production
2018

Eight years of field, lab and back-office work run through BOSS every day.

Record types
360+

From tenders and samples to calibration certificates and pay runs.

Live integrations
6

Xero, Xero Payroll, Employment Hero, Microsoft 365, GeoTester and OpenAI.

Permission modules
18

View, create, update and delete control on each, by group, level and branch.

Placeholder · customer quote
“We used to run a job across six systems. Now the docket, the test and the invoice are the same record, and month-end is a report, not a project.”
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Customer nameRole · Company, City
Why firms switch

Made for regulated, technical work.

  • One system from quote to cash to compliance, not job software plus five add-ons.
  • Lab depth: samples, worksheets and calibration-gated equipment.
  • Payroll-grade timesheets with Australian awards and penalty rates.
  • Multi-branch, multi-entity, with budgets and P&L for each branch.
  • Australian-built, Australian support.
DWG 07Switching
Getting started

Switching is a project. We run it with you.

Coming from spreadsheets, simPRO, WorkflowMax or a lab system held together with macros? We've moved firms like yours before.

01

Map

We walk through how your jobs, tests and timesheets actually run today, branch by branch.

02

Import

Clients, staff, price lists, equipment and open projects come across from spreadsheets or your old system.

03

Connect

Xero, Employment Hero or Xero Payroll, and Microsoft 365 are connected and checked.

04

Go live

One branch at a time, with your team trained on their own jobs, not a demo company.

Pricing

A straight number for your team.

Pricing depends on your team size and the modules you switch on. Tell us how you run and we'll quote it plainly, with no countdown banners and no surprises at renewal.

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DWG 08Book a demo
Book a demo

See your own job run in BOSS.

Bring a real job: a quote, a test, a timesheet. We'll run it end to end with you, then give you a straight price.

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