Roles and what each role can see
Last updated: 13 July 2026
Every team member on BuildTrack has one of five roles. The role decides which parts of the app they see and what they can change — so your crew see their site tasks without ever seeing prices, and your office team runs quotations and Progress Claims without extra noise. You choose the role when you invite someone, and can change it any time from Settings → Team.
Administrator
Full access to everything in the company account. Best for: business owner or director.
- Everything a Project Manager can do
- Billing, subscription plan and payment settings
- Company settings and data export
- Job templates
- Add, remove and change roles for any team member
Project Manager
Runs assigned projects end to end — leads, quotations, jobs, invoicing and payroll. Best for: office staff who quote, invoice and manage jobs.
- Leads, quotations, jobs and invoices (create, edit, delete) on assigned projects
- Job costing, margins and Progress Claims
- Customers (add, edit, delete)
- Calendar, dispatch and crew scheduling
- WhatsApp messages, analytics and payouts
- Payroll, including approving time entries
- Invite and manage team members
Not included: billing and subscription settings; job templates; company data export.
Quantity Surveyor
Office commercial on assigned projects — claims, subcontracts, costs and quotations. Best for: qs / commercial staff.
- Edit assigned projects
- Contract claims, subcontracts, costs and quotations
- View analytics
Not included: creating or deleting projects; roster, time, leads, team or company settings; billing.
Site Supervisor
Field role — works on assigned jobs and leads from a smartphone. Best for: supervisors running day-to-day site work.
- Assigned jobs: update progress, stages and tasks
- Upload site photos and files
- View and update assigned leads
- Calendar and crew scheduling for their jobs
- View customers and team members
- Log own time and approve crew time entries
Not included: quotations, invoices and progress claims; job costing, prices and margins; analytics, payroll and payouts; managing team members or company settings.
Crew
Sees only the jobs they are rostered or assigned to. Best for: workers who need tasks, photos and check-in only.
- Assigned jobs: checklist and timeline tasks
- Update progress and upload photos
- GPS check-in on site
- Upload and view job files
- Log own time and view own earnings
Not included: prices, costs and any financials; customers, leads, quotations and invoices; calendar, analytics and payroll; other people’s jobs.
Guest (custom)
Read-only visitor for external clients — create a custom free-guest role. Best for: client visitors (custom role with view-only grants).
- View jobs and job progress
- View the calendar
- View customers
- View files
Not included: editing anything, anywhere; quotations, invoices and financials; submitting trade progress claims; leads, messages, analytics and payroll.
Subcontractor
LOA trade — updates progress and submits their own claims to get paid. Best for: trade companies on a letter of award.
- Open LOA jobs linked to their subcontractor party
- Update progress on assigned programme tasks
- Submit progress claims (auto from SOV weightages, or manual capped by remaining LOA)
- View their claim history on the job
Not included: owner contract sum, owner progress claims, or other trades’ commercials; issuing loas or certifying/paying claims; quotations, invoices, analytics and payroll; company settings or team invites.
BuildTrack roles and permissions matrix
Swipe sideways on mobile to compare BuildTrack role access across every area.
| Area | Administrator | Project Manager | Quantity Surveyor | Site Supervisor | Crew | Guest (custom) | Subcontractor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dashboard | Assigned jobs | Assigned jobs | View only | LOA jobs | |||
| Calendar & scheduling | View only | View only | |||||
| Dispatch | My Dispatch | View only | |||||
| Customers | View only | View only | |||||
| Leads & WhatsApp messages | Assigned leads | ||||||
| Quotations | |||||||
| Jobs | Assigned; no costs | Assigned tasks & photos | View only | LOA jobs; own claims | |||
| Job costing & margins | |||||||
| Invoices & Progress Claims | Own subcontract claims | ||||||
| Analytics | |||||||
| Payouts | |||||||
| Payroll | Incl. approvals | Incl. approvals | |||||
| My time | Own + approve crew | Own time only | |||||
| Team management | Invite & manage users | Invite & manage users | View team | ||||
| Billing & subscription |



