Texas · For GCs, subs & facilities teams
Work Engine fills skilled-trade and labor shifts across Texas with verified, background-checked W-2 workers — and acts as the employer of record. Payroll, withholding, workers' comp, and backup workers are all handled. You get one invoice.
Instant quote before you commit · most jobs filled in under 30 minutes
What it is
Work Engine is a labor marketplace that behaves like a staffing agency where it matters — employment, insurance, payroll — and like software everywhere else.
Every worker is our W-2 employee: payroll, tax withholding, workers' comp, and general liability are on our side of the line. No misclassification risk, no comp audit surprises.
Every worker clears a background check and has trade licenses verified before they see a single job. A reliability score — built from show-ups, sign-offs, and supervisor ratings — ranks who gets offered your job first.
Backup workers are held against every job at no extra cost. If someone doesn't clock in by start time, dispatch sends the backup automatically — you'll see it happen live.
How to use it
Trade, headcount, dates, site address, required certs and PPE. You see an instant all-in quote — labor, fee, everything — before you commit.
The match engine offers your job to the top-ranked qualified workers first, in waves. Most jobs fill in under 30 minutes, with backups held on standby.
GPS-geofenced clock-ins, live headcount, and in-app messaging. Your site supervisor approves timesheets from their phone at shift wrap.
One NET-7 invoice per job with signed timesheets attached. No payroll runs, no withholding, no comp paperwork — that's all on us.
Who it's for
Fill trade gaps mid-project — an electrician for two days, a welder for a week — without calling three staffing offices.
Smooth out crew peaks. Take the bigger bid knowing you can scale headcount up for the pour and back down after.
HVAC techs, plumbers, and general labor on demand for turns, make-readies, and the emergency that's always at 4 PM on Friday.
Forklift operators and laborers for surge weeks, inventory counts, and seasonal ramps — verified and comp-covered.
What it costs
Pricing is a markup on worker gross pay. Every tier includes W-2 employer of record, payroll & withholding, workers' comp + GL coverage, backup workers, and signed digital timesheets.
Starter· DEFAULT
22% markup
No subscription · pay per job
Pro
$500/mo + 18%
For steady weekly volume
Enterprise
$1,500/mo + 15%
Markup floor — it never goes lower
Worked example · Electrician · 8 hrs · evening surge · Starter
FAQ
No. Work Engine is the W-2 employer of record. We run payroll, withhold taxes, and carry workers' comp and general liability. You direct the work on site; the employment relationship — and its liability — is ours.
Most jobs fill in under 30 minutes. The match engine offers your post to the top-ranked qualified workers in waves, starting within seconds. For true emergencies, the +$50 emergency fill jumps the queue on posts under 2 hours' notice.
Backups are held against every job at no extra cost. If a worker hasn't clocked in by start time, dispatch sends the backup automatically and you see the swap live in your dashboard.
The post form shows an instant all-in quote — labor, platform fee, insurance, any surge — before you confirm. The number you approve is the number on your NET-7 invoice, plus only what you approve later (like overtime a supervisor signs off).
Post a job now — see the quote before you commit, pay nothing until it fills.
