Site manager is where you build and maintain the digital structure of your project. It keeps everything in one place—site addresses, structure, and the organisational framework your operatives rely on when they're on site.
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Onetrace offers two versions of site manager, depending on how your project is set up: single site and multi-site. Both give you precise location tools through the what3words integration, but they're structured differently to suit different types of work.
What they have in common
Both single-site and multi-site projects include the what3words integration, which gives every location a unique three-word address accurate to a 3m x 3m square. This replaces vague street references or long coordinate strings with something simple, shareable, and exact—useful whether you're pinning a location on a drawing or confirming where an operative needs to be.
💡 Note: If your project was created before 5 February 2026, you'll need to update existing site addresses to activate the what3words functionality.
Single site vs multi-site: at a glance
| Single site | Multi-site |
Best for | One complex location where internal layout matters | Many separate locations where the address is the key unit |
Typical use case | Multi-storey residential blocks, hospitals, large commercial fit-outs | Social housing programmes, PPM portfolios, multi-address contracts |
Site structure | Blocks, levels, zones, and cores | Named site list with addresses |
Drawings | Yes—floor plans assigned to blocks and levels | No |
Pin placement | Operatives drop pins directly onto drawings | No—drawings aren't currently available for multi-site projects, so pins won't be available either. You can use location attributes instead, to describe where operatives will be carrying out the work. Not applicable |
Zones and cores | Yes—sub-divisions within levels for granular location tracking | No |
Reporting | Filter job sheets by block, level, or zone | Organised by site location |
Add sites | Single site built out manually or via CSV | Sites added one at a time or bulk-imported via CSV |
Scheduling | Locations used for pin placement and job sheet organisation | Sites drive the Jobs tab—operatives assigned per location |
what3words | Yes | Yes |
Choosing between the two
The right setup depends on the nature of your project, not just the number of locations.
Single site is the right choice when location accuracy within a building matters—when operatives need to find a specific room, floor, or zone, and when you need to report on work by area rather than just by date or operative.
Multi-site is the right choice when you're managing work across many separate properties, and the key organisational unit is the address, not the internal layout. Speed of setup and ease of scheduling take priority over internal site mapping.