Course Duration: 35–50 minutes
Fieldwire is the jobsite management app Five 9s uses to share plans, assign and track work, and document what gets installed. This course walks through the features you’ll use in the field: plans and version control, tasks and statuses, forms and reports, the mobile app and offline mode, and how the field and office stay in sync.
Some features depend on your company’s Fieldwire plan. Where that matters, the course says so.
Fieldwire by Hilti is a mobile-first jobsite management platform designed to empower every member of the construction team — from foremen and technicians to project managers — with real-time access to project data, plans, and tasks. It bridges the gap between field operations and office management in a single, easy-to-use application.
Used on more than 4 million projects worldwide, according to Fieldwire.
Hilti agreed to acquire Fieldwire in November 2021 for about $300 million. It’s now sold as Fieldwire by Hilti.
Fieldwire reports that it improves trade productivity by more than 12% on average.
Runs in a web browser and on iOS and Android phones and tablets. The mobile apps also work offline.
At Five 9s Communications, Fieldwire is used to coordinate installation tasks, share as-built documentation, and keep project managers aligned with field technicians across all active job sites.
Fieldwire makes it simple to upload, organize, and share project plans so that every team member is always working from the most current version. Outdated drawings cause costly rework — Fieldwire eliminates this risk with automatic version control.
Fieldwire automatically tracks plan revisions, so no one works from an outdated drawing — and earlier versions stay available for reference.
Annotate directly on plans with comments, shapes, photos, and video links.
Integrates with Box, Dropbox, OneDrive, and Google Drive for seamless document flow.
Task management is the operational core of Fieldwire. Tasks give every crew member a clear, accountable record of what needs to be done, where, and by when — all linked directly to the relevant location on a site plan.
On Pro and higher plans, admins can create custom statuses — for example, a punch or inspection workflow — so your project may use different names. Ask your project manager which workflow your project uses.
Each task is pinned to a specific location on the site plan — instantly visible to all stakeholders.
Assign tasks to individuals or trade crews with deadlines and priority levels.
Attach photos and videos directly to tasks for as-built documentation and quality control.
Push notifications alert assigned team members instantly when a task is created or updated.
For Five 9s technicians: use tasks to document installation checkpoints, flag issues requiring supervisor review, and capture photographic evidence of completed work — all linked to the relevant area of the site plan.
Fieldwire replaces paper-based field documentation with digital forms that can be filled out on-site, automatically compiled into reports, and instantly shared with the project team and management.
Capture crew size, work performed, materials used, and site conditions each day.
Complete jobsite safety checklists and document hazards with photos.
Create and close punch list items linked directly to plan locations for final inspections.
Build PDF or spreadsheet reports on the web, schedule them to recur, and send them to people who don’t have a Fieldwire account.
Important: Thorough documentation in Fieldwire has enabled contractors to successfully defend change orders. Always document your work with photos and detailed task notes.
Fieldwire is built mobile-first — designed to work reliably in the demanding conditions of a real job site, including areas with poor or no connectivity. The mobile experience is the primary way field technicians interact with the platform.
The iOS and Android apps work offline with project content already downloaded to the device. Changes sync when you reconnect and open the app. (The Windows app has no offline mode.)
Native apps available for both platforms via the App Store and Google Play.
Full functionality available via Chrome, Edge, Firefox, and other modern browsers.
The intuitive interface requires minimal training — most technicians are productive within minutes.
Tip: Before heading to a low-connectivity site, log in and let your enabled projects finish syncing while you’re still connected — you can’t log in offline. Smart Sync limits full syncing to Wi-Fi by default to save data. Reports, bulk edits, and the Gantt view are done on the web.
Fieldwire keeps every stakeholder — project owners, general contractors, subcontractors, and field crews — connected through a single, shared source of truth. Decisions are faster, miscommunications are reduced, and accountability is built into every interaction.
Comments live inside each task, so the discussion stays with the issue and its photos — there’s no separate chat thread to lose track of.
Connects with cloud storage, Outlook and Google Calendar, Microsoft Teams, Power BI, and Hilti ON!Track, and offers a REST API.
From owners to subcontractors, all participants share one real-time updated project database.
Every action is logged with user attribution and timestamps for full project accountability.
All tasks, photos, and documents captured in the field are available to the Five 9s office team as soon as your device syncs, enabling project managers to stay current without needing to be on site.
Answer all 10 questions. A score of 80% or higher (8 of 10) is required to pass. These questions are different from the section knowledge checks.
1. What type of platform is Fieldwire primarily designed to be?
2. Which cloud storage services can Fieldwire bring plans and files in from?
3. How does the Fieldwire mobile app handle a job site with no internet connection?
4. Which file format works best for importing construction plans into Fieldwire?
5. On which devices can Fieldwire be used?
6. Which Fieldwire feature lets team members annotate plans directly with notes, photos, and markups?
7. Who can receive a scheduled Fieldwire PDF report?
8. Which of the following is NOT a Fieldwire feature?
9. What happens to tasks, photos, and documents captured in the Fieldwire field app?
10. What are Fieldwire's default task statuses?
When you submit, your results are emailed automatically to the Five 9s Communications training team, and a copy is sent to the email address you enter here — whether or not you pass.
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