Electrical certificates issued on paper and filed in folders -- no searchable certificate history, and customers calling months later asking for documents that take hours to find?
Test and inspection records filled on paper on site and transcribed in the office -- double handling that introduces errors and delays certificate issue?
Electrical Contractor Job Management Software
Custom job management software for electrical contractors that need mobile test and inspection recording, compliant certificate generation, and a searchable archive -- built for the compliance requirements of electrical work, not a generic field service business.
Paper certificates filed in folders and test results transcribed from site sheets in the office create errors, slow down certificate issue, and make it impossible to find a document when a customer calls months later.
Job scheduling and engineer dispatch
Mobile test and inspection data capture
Electrical certificate generation (EICR, EIC, Minor Works)
Certificate archive and customer portal
Custom electrical contractor job management software covers job scheduling and engineer dispatch, mobile test and inspection data capture with automatic pass/fail calculation, generation of compliant EICR, EIC, and Minor Works Certificates, and a searchable certificate archive with a customer self-serve portal. It eliminates paper-based recording and the double-handling that delays certificate issue. RaftLabs delivers in 12-14 weeks at a fixed cost.
100+Products shipped
·24+Industries served
·FixedCost delivery
·12-14Week delivery cycles
From test instrument to certificate -- without the paper in between
Most electrical contractors still run a two-step process: test data recorded on paper on site, then typed up in the office to produce a certificate. The engineer reads off the instrument, writes the value down, drives back, and someone else types it in. Errors enter at both steps. Certificates are delayed by the office queue.
Custom software removes the second step. The engineer enters test values directly into the mobile app on site -- the same values read off the instrument. The circuit schedule builds as they work. Pass/fail calculations run automatically. The certificate is ready to issue the moment the test is complete.
The archive problem is solved at the same time. Every certificate is stored against the property address and searchable by address, customer, certificate number, and date. A customer calling for a five-year-old EICR gets it in under a minute, not after a folder search.
What we build
Job scheduling and dispatch
Job booking with property type, work scope description, and engineer skill and certification requirements. Schedule view by engineer and by date. Emergency job insertion with notification to the assigned engineer. Job confirmation sent to the customer by SMS and email with date, time, and engineer name. Job capacity view per engineer for forward planning. Access notes and property details visible on the schedule and on the engineer's mobile app. Recurring inspection jobs created automatically from the previous certificate date plus the recommended inspection interval.
Mobile test and inspection recording
Engineer records circuit test results directly in the mobile app on site -- no paper. Values entered per circuit: insulation resistance, continuity, earth fault loop impedance, and RCD test results. Circuit schedule built on site as circuits are tested -- circuit description, protection type, and rating entered per circuit. Automatic pass/fail calculation against the BS 7671 limits for each test type. Observation recording with code classification -- C1, C2, C3, and FI -- entered against the affected circuit or location. Inspector details, scope of inspection, and declaration recorded in the app before submission.
Electrical certificate generation
EICR, Electrical Installation Certificate, and Minor Works Certificate generated from the inspection data entered on site. Compliant format with all required fields populated from the recorded data -- no manual re-entry in the office. Engineer signature captured in the app and applied to the certificate. Certificate PDF issued to the customer by email immediately on completion -- or held for office review before issue if that is your process. Certificate number generated automatically in sequence. Previous certificate for the same property linked to the new record for continuity of history.
Certificate archive and search
All certificates stored and indexed by property address, customer name, certificate number, certificate type, and issue date. Search returns results in under a second from any of those fields. Certificate accessible to office and field staff with role-based access -- engineers see their own issued certificates and the property history for jobs assigned to them. Customer portal for self-serve certificate download -- the customer logs in, sees all certificates issued for their properties, and downloads the PDF without calling the office. Certificate re-issue from the archive without regenerating.
Compliance and remedial tracking
EICR observations listed with C1, C2, and C3 code classification and the affected location and circuit. Remedial work quotation generated directly from the observation list -- each observation becomes a line item in the quote. Customer approves the quote and remedial work is scheduled as a follow-up job linked to the original EICR. Remedial completion sign-off linked to the original certificate -- the EICR record is updated to show remedials completed and by whom. Outstanding remedials report for the office showing all EICRs with unsatisfied C1 or C2 observations.
Job history per property
All previous visits, certificates, inspection records, and photos stored against the property address. Accessible to any engineer attending a return visit before they arrive on site. Previous circuit schedule visible for reference when carrying out a new inspection at the same property. Historical fault and observation data visible to inform the current inspection scope. Property notes for access codes, distribution board location, known hazards, or customer contact preferences. Multiple properties under one commercial client account with separate job and certificate records per site.
Frequently asked questions
Poor signal is common on site -- in basements, inside buildings under refurbishment, and in rural properties. The mobile app works fully offline. The engineer enters all test data, builds the circuit schedule, records observations, and captures the inspector declaration without a connection. Data is stored locally on the device and synced to the server when connectivity is restored -- typically when the engineer leaves the site. The certificate is generated from the synced data immediately after upload. No data is lost if the device is closed or restarted during an offline session.
The system generates Electrical Installation Condition Reports (EICR), Electrical Installation Certificates (EIC) for new installations, and Minor Works Certificates for small additions and alterations. All three follow the compliant format required by BS 7671. The data fields for each certificate type are different -- the app presents the correct form for the job type selected at booking. Additional certificate types can be added -- PAT test records, Emergency Lighting certificates, and Fire Alarm certificates are all structured data capture and PDF generation tasks that follow the same pattern.
Yes. PAT testing is a separate job type with its own data capture form -- asset description, make and model, test type, earth continuity and insulation resistance results, and pass/fail outcome. PAT test records are stored in the same archive as fixed installation certificates, searchable by asset, location, test date, and customer. A PAT test register can be generated per site showing all tested assets, results, and retest dates. The PAT module is built as part of the initial platform or added later -- the architecture is the same as the fixed installation recording.
An electrical contractor job management platform covering scheduling, mobile test and inspection recording, EICR and EIC certificate generation, archive search, and a customer portal typically takes 12-14 weeks from project start to production. That includes discovery, design, development, compliance review of the certificate output format, testing with your engineers on live jobs, and deployment. PAT testing or additional certificate types added to the initial scope extend the timeline by 2-3 weeks depending on complexity. All projects are priced at fixed cost before development starts.
