One job, run step by step
Follow one job through Urban Pulse in the order a job runs: Properties, Planning, Marketplace, Send & Sign, then Project Management. Every screen below is an example with invented details, and each one says so.
The job: one house becoming three townhouses
An owner has an older house on a large block at 42 Wallaby Way, Sydney. They want to know whether three townhouses could replace it, who would do the work, and how the job would be run.
That is the job we follow. The owner, the businesses and every figure are made up.
Step 1 of 5: Properties
Start with the block
Every job starts with an address. Put it in and read the zone, what the council allows, the overlays to check and the likely approval pathway, from published planning data.
Where a council's controls aren't fully mapped yet the read says so, and any overlay layer left unread is marked Not checked.
How it connects. When the block is worth a closer look, the same address goes into Planning.
42 Wallaby Way, Sydney
- The home todayOlder single house
- ZoneR3 Medium Density Residential
- What the council allowsTownhouses, with consent
- Likely pathwayDevelopment application
- HeritageConservation area, check
- FloodNot checked
Step 2 of 5: Planning
Work out the approval path
Planning keeps the job as a matter: where it is up to, what is owed to the consent authority and the documents to attach.
On Planning Pro it builds the planning pack for the owner to review and lodge, with a list of the documents to attach shaped by the overlays on the site. The owner lodges it, a town planner can sit alongside, and the owner stays the applicant.
How it connects. The pack points to a heritage report, and the job needs a builder. Both mean finding trades, so the job goes to Marketplace.
Three townhouses, 42 Wallaby Way
- Where it is up toDrafting
- Owed to the consent authority2 open
- Site surveyAttached
- Heritage impact statementNot started
- Stormwater conceptNot started
- Flood layerNot checked
Step 3 of 5: Marketplace
Get the quotes
Post the job and trades on the platform quote it. You compare the quotes side by side and award the one you want. Posting a job is on any paid plan.
How it connects. Once you have picked, the agreement goes out for signing in Send & Sign.
Build three townhouses, 42 Wallaby Way
- Example Builders Pty LtdA$1,140,000
- Sample Construction CoA$1,095,000
- Placeholder Homes Pty LtdA$1,210,000
Step 4 of 5: Send & Sign
Put it in writing
Send the contract or a report as a private link. The other person opens it on their phone, reads it and signs on the same page, with no account to make.
You see when it was sent, when it was opened and when it was signed.
How it connects. With the contract signed, the job moves into Project Management.
Building contract, 42 Wallaby Way
- SentTuesday 10:05
- Opened by your clientTuesday 11:12
- SignedWaiting
Step 5 of 5: Project Management
Run the build
Awarding a quote opens a project for the job in Project Management, with the awarded contractor on it. From there the programme, the tasks, the costs and the document register live in one place, so everyone on the job works from the same record.
How it connects. This is where the job runs until it is finished.
42 Wallaby Way, three townhouses
- Awarded contractorSample Construction Co
- DemolitionNot started
- Site establishmentNot started
- FrameNot started
- 1. Quote awardedIn Marketplace you pick Sample Construction Co’s quote.
- 2. Project opensProject Management starts a project for the job, with the awarded contractor on it.
- 3. The job runsProgramme, tasks, costs and the document register, in one place.
After the build
Payments & Finance
Coming soon
Questions about how it works
Is any of this real client data?
It is all made up. The house, the owner, the businesses, the figures and the address are invented, and every screen on this page carries an Example label. The screens show how the real ones are laid out.
Do I have to use all five steps?
Each part works on its own, and they connect when you use them together. Some features need a paid plan, so see plans for what each one includes.
Who lodges the planning application?
The applicant lodges it. Planning builds the planning pack for them to review and lodge, and a town planner can help. The decision on approval sits with the council or the relevant authority.
Run your own job this way.
Start with an address. The rest follows in the order the job runs.
Urban Pulse is an Australian construction platform: check what a site allows, build the planning pack, get quotes from trades, send contracts and reports for signing, and run the build.