Managing labour in Ensign
Labour is a key component of every estimate. Ensign gives you full control over how labour costs are calculated, from hourly rates and travel allowances through to on-site productivity adjustments.
Key concepts
- Labour rates — set standard, out-of-hours, and out-of-town rates as reusable options
- Job-specific rates — override the default rate for a particular project
- Multiple rates per job — use different rates for different parts of the same estimate
- Labour factors — adjust the standard hours for items based on site conditions
- Travel & lodge — calculate mileage costs and lodging allowances automatically
- Productivity — model how many engineers and what productivity percentage to plan for
Next steps
Explore the guides in this section to learn how to configure your labour rates and get the most accurate labour costs in your estimates.