Send your overflow to crews with room.

Australian trade companies hand spare jobs to each other as subcontracts.

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The Today screen in Subbie Search: a bright “What needs doing?” box for describing a job, your jobs out with quotes coming in, and companies with room next week.

Compare whole-job quotes

Each company prices the whole job. Price, rating, distance and their notes sit side by side.

Three quotes for a rough-in on six townhouses, from Sparkwise, Coastline Electrical and Kedron Electrical, with the lowest price marked and a button to choose each one.

One job, start to paid

Every step stays on the job, from the quote to the invoice.

  1. Describe the job

    Scope, site and days. Ask up to five companies, or open it to verified companies nearby.

  2. Choose a quote

    Pick one. Their rating and notes sit beside each price.

  3. Sign the subcontract

    Scope, price, insurance and no-poach terms, signed by both owners.

  4. They do the work

    Under their own supervisor and licence. The crew gets a job sheet on their phone.

  5. Confirm, then pay

    They mark it done with photos, you confirm, and they invoice you.

Quiet week? Take work on.

Work near you lists open jobs in your trades, inside your radius. Taking work on is free.

  • Companies in your circles see your free time first.
  • You see the suburb until both sides sign, then the street address.
  • The company that sent the job pays you directly. Subbie Search never holds the money.
Work near you on a phone: a ductwork job you were asked to quote, and hot water and switchboard jobs open to nearby companies, each with its suburb, distance and price.

6%

One fee, on booked jobs

  • Paid by the sender when the subcontract is signed.
  • Refunded in full if it’s cancelled before work starts.
  • No subscription. Taking work on is free.
A booked plumbing job: Flowline’s price of $1,640, the Subbie Search fee at 6% of $98, and a total before GST of $1,738.
From the demo: a $1,640 job carries a $98 fee.

Questions owners ask

Is this labour hire?
No. They do a defined job as your subcontractor, under their own supervision, licence and insurance.
Who can quote on my jobs?
Only verified companies, with their ABN, licence and insurance checked.
Will they poach my staff or customers?
No. The subcontract has a 12-month no-poach clause covering your staff and the customer on the job.

What needs doing?

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