Job Costing Spreadsheet Template for Trades

Template

Download a simple job costing template and learn how to track labour and materials by project.

Quick Start Pack

Unlock the job costing review pack

Get a simple worksheet and review prompts to make labour, materials, and margin easier to track by job.

A practical starting point for teams still costing jobs in scattered spreadsheets or after-the-fact notes.

What You Get

A weekly job-cost review layout you can reuse.

Clear cost buckets for labour, materials, travel, and subcontractors.

A simple margin check routine to run before invoicing.

Key takeaways

Practical guidance designed for owner-led and office-led trade teams.

Track labour and material costs per job from day one.

Use actuals vs estimate to protect margin on repeat work types.

Review costing before quote approval to avoid underpricing.

Include labour hours, labour rate, materials, subcontractor costs, travel, and contingency. Keep each cost line tagged to job ID.

Use historical job costs to build more accurate quote options and reduce margin surprises after delivery starts.

Next steps

Every resource links to practical product and industry workflows.

Feature page

Track job costs, supplier bills, and purchase orders so each project margin is visible and controlled.

Industry page

Coordinate multi-stage projects, progress invoices, and site updates in one calm operating workflow.

Pricing

See Lite, Pro, and Plus options with transparent monthly pricing.

FAQ

Can this work for small teams with no finance manager?

Yes. A lightweight weekly review is enough to start improving quote accuracy and margin visibility.

Should travel be a separate cost line?

Yes. Travel often erodes margin when bundled invisibly into labour assumptions.

Book a short call and we will map this into your quote, scheduling, and invoice process.