SiteBrief is the operating system for UK construction — and at its heart sits a referral network for structural engineers. Homeowners, builders and contractors bring the work; chartered SEs handle the calcs. We're a few weeks from launch and want to build the network in a way that respects your time and protects your fee.
Ten questions to shape how the SE network works.
Takes about 3 minutes
1
What size is your practice?
Pick one — helps us understand who's in the network
Solo / sole trader
2–5 person practice
6–20 person practice
21+ person practice
Employed by a larger firm — interested personally
2
What sectors do you work in?
Pick all that apply
All of the above — multi-disciplinary practice
Residential
Commercial
Industrial / civils / infrastructure
Heritage / public sector
3
Which best describes your role?
Pick one
Practice director / owner
Chartered Engineer (CEng MIStructE / MICE or higher)
Structural Engineer (IEng or non-chartered)
Graduate / working towards chartership
Employed engineer — interested personally
4
Which job types do you take most often?
Tap in order — most-frequent first. Numbers show your ranking.
Load-bearing wall removal / openings
Single- / two-storey extensions
Loft conversions
New build housing
Underpinning / subsidence
Inspections / defect investigations
Basements / retaining walls
Party wall matters
Other / non-residential work
5
What are the biggest time drains on your jobs?
Tap in order — worst first. Numbers show your ranking.
Writing structural reports / sign-off documents
Drawings, revisions and markup chaos
Scope changes mid-job / rework
Building Control liaison & sign-off
Chasing clients for info & chasing late fees
6
How do you manage and store active projects?
Pick all that apply — the actual day-to-day, not the aspirational
Spreadsheets (Excel, Google Sheets)
Light PM tool (Trello, Asana, Monday, ClickUp)
Construction / practice management software (Procore, BIM360, ProjectWise, Union Square, Rapport3)
Email + cloud file storage (Dropbox, OneDrive, Google Drive)
Paper / notebook / job folders
In my head / on the go
7
Which tools should SiteBrief work with?
Pick all that apply — drives our integration roadmap. Integrations make adoption painless.
Tekla / SCIA / Robot / TEDDS — analysis software
AutoCAD / Revit / BIM tools
Dropbox / OneDrive / Google Drive — file storage
Xero / QuickBooks / Sage — invoicing & accounting
Zoom / Teams / Meet — online calls & consultations
WhatsApp / email — client comms
Google Calendar / Outlook — scheduling
None — keep it standalone
8
Does this two-rung referral model make sense?
Read the model below, then pick how it lands with you
1
Initial consultation — desktop only. SE reviews photos and a short video from the homeowner, gives a written opinion within an agreed turnaround. No site visit, no calcs, no liability for design. Fixed fee.
2
Desktop study — upgrade path. Full written report with calcs based on the same inputs plus any extras requested. Still desktop-based. Priced separately, retained by the SE.
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Site visits are optional. Only offered if the client is within your normal driving radius and you opt in. Referrals are matched by postcode so you're not sent jobs hundreds of miles away.
Fees, branding, liability scope and onboarding all walked through 1:1 if you're in — this is just the shape of the model.
Makes sense — I'd take referrals on this basis
Makes sense in principle — depends on the fee
Worried about PI / liability on the consultation
Wouldn't give an opinion without calcs
Not for me — residential isn't my market
9
What would make SiteBrief earn its keep at £30–40/user/month?
Imagine the tool saved you 4–6 hours of admin a week per user. That's tens of thousands of pounds a year back in billable time. Tap the features that would make the spend a no-brainer.
Anything else that would tip it over the line?
10
Would you take referrals through SiteBrief?
No commitment — we're mapping interest and coverage
Yes — put me on the launch list
Maybe — show me more first
Not for me
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