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If it doesn't work for a superintendent at 6 a.m. in the rain, it doesn't ship. Every feature is tested against real site conditions before it reaches you.
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About ACTEMSACTEMS was founded by people who have run projects — superintendents, project executives, and technologists who lived through the spreadsheet years and decided there had to be a better way.
In 2019, our co-founders were running a large commercial build where the team juggled eleven different tools, three shared drives, and a binder of daily reports that nobody read. The project finished late. The post-mortem wasn't about the concrete — it was about the information.
So they set out to build the operating system construction actually needed: one platform where cost, schedule, field data, and documents live together, with intelligence that helps teams decide — not just record. Seven years later, ACTEMS runs thousands of projects across commercial, infrastructure, healthcare, and energy, and our mission hasn't changed.
One source of truth for every project. Everywhere.
They show up in the product, the support we give, and the way we treat each other.
If it doesn't work for a superintendent at 6 a.m. in the rain, it doesn't ship. Every feature is tested against real site conditions before it reaches you.
No more conflicting versions of the truth. When data lives in one connected record, decisions get faster and arguments get rarer.
Construction runs on promises. We build tools that surface reality early — even when it's uncomfortable — so teams can act while there's still time.
The best tool is the one your teams actually use. We obsess over removing steps, not adding features.
Your bids, budgets, and site data are sensitive. We hold ourselves to the same standards we'd demand for our own projects.
Every roadmap item starts with a customer problem we've watched in person. Our advisory council is made up of people who run projects every day.
Two project executives and three engineers start ACTEMS after a painful post-mortem on a late hospital build. First office: a trailer on a job site.
The field app launches, and 40 general contractors sign on in the first year — most of them because superintendents asked for it.
The risk engine goes live, turning seven years of project data into forward-looking forecasts. Early customers report double-digit schedule recoveries.
Offices open in London and Singapore. ACTEMS crosses $28B in project value managed across 30+ countries.
Today, ACTEMS is the operating platform for general contractors, specialty trades, owners, and public agencies building the world's critical infrastructure.
Operators and engineers who've spent their careers on both sides of the blue line.
We're hiring operators, engineers, and customer-obsessed people across Austin, London, and Singapore. If you believe construction deserves better software, we should talk.
Get in touchWhether you're a GC, a trade partner, an owner, or just someone who loves great construction software — we'd love to show you around.
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