Field Service Management for Utilities

Real-time dispatch, full visibility, protected compliance. Shifton keeps utility field work coordinated and auditable.

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Real-Time Control for Utilities Field Operations

Running utilities means inspections, meter work, leak surveys, emergency restorations, and planned maintenance—often across wide territories under strict compliance. Teams need live visibility of who’s available, which crew is onsite, what materials are issued, and where work is slipping. Shifton Field Service gives utilities one operational picture with accurate and clean handoffs between dispatch, supervisors, and crews, and proof-of-work for audits.

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Features of Field Service Management for Utilities

How Shifton Field Service Empowers Utilities Teams

A focused field-service toolkit for inspections, meter work, leak checks, restoration steps, and planned maintenance. Give dispatch, supervisors, and field crews the same live picture to cut delays, protect compliance, and keep work auditable.

  • Team Location Tracking
    Track crew movement in real time. See who is where, how long they spent on a site, and where they were during the workday. No chaos, no calls — everything is on the map.
  • Mobile Access
    All the work is in your pocket. Field employees start the workday with one tap, mark tasks, capture readings/notes, and receive notifications on the phone. No Excel files or paperwork — everything in one app.
  • Digital Job Forms
    Create, fill out, and sign forms right in the system. Photos, signatures, comments — everything is stored online with no paper trail. Ideal for inspections, meter work, leak checks, and restoration steps.
  • Client & Asset Management
    Store customer and asset data in one place — contacts, addresses, equipment/asset IDs, and work history. Dispatchers and supervisors see what they need to respond quickly and keep service quality high.

 

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Boost Efficiency with Utilities Field Service

Managing field work across locations requires structure, accountability, and live coordination between dispatch, field teams, and stakeholders.

  • Job Progress Tracking 
    Real-time control — from task creation to completion.
    See who’s working on which job, what’s done, and what’s still pending.
    Transparency that saves time, prevents confusion, and improves client satisfaction.
  • Instant Alerts 
    The system notifies you if a task hasn’t started on time, if a delay occurs, or when an issue is flagged (missing part, location change, weather impact).
    No surprises — you always know what’s happening in the team.
    Push, email, or Telegram — choose your preferred notification channel.
  • Inventory & Warehouse Management 
    Full control over tools, materials, and spare parts.
    Track what’s issued, where it’s used, and when restocking is needed.
    When creating a task, assign required materials in advance for smooth execution.
    Fewer shortages, fewer errors, more transparency — every item tracked from warehouse to job site.
  • Access Control 
    Configure who sees what — each with their own access level.
  • Owner
  • Admin
  • Requester
  • Approvers 
  • Technicians 

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Streamline Utilities Operations with Shifton Field Service

For providers running mixed work across districts and plants, you need systems that talk to each other, airtight audit trails, and clean visibility of who did what, where, and when. This block mirrors your layout and keeps your service texts verbatim.

  • Integrations
    Connect Shifton Field Service with your tools: CRM/CIS, ERP/EAM, accounting, GIS. Data syncs automatically — no manual updates.
  • Work Order History
    A complete history of each order: who performed it, when, and what was done. Convenient for analysis, audits, compliance, and evidence-based reporting. No data is lost; everything is at hand.
  • Service Area
    Multiple districts or plants? No problem. Divide the map into service zones by territory (circuits, pressure zones, routes). Plan work and track teams in different locations — all from one panel. Unified control, transparent structure, local autonomy.
  • Reporting
    Track who completed how many tasks (or didn’t), how much time was spent on each task, and the time spent in every status.

Shifton Field Service gives utility teams one operational picture—from dispatch to closeout. You get real-time control, verifiable service  that actually move: faster response, lower MTTR, higher compliance pass rates, and predictable costs.

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Resources

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Connecting Field Service with Business Systems
Connecting Field Service with Business Systems
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Best Practices for Managing Field Technicians and Routes
Best Practices for Managing Field Technicians and Routes
Every service business depends on people in motion — technicians traveling from job to job, solving problems that keep clients’ lives and...
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Common Challenges in Field Service and How to Solve Them
Common Challenges in Field Service and How to Solve Them
Field service work looks simple from the outside: a client calls, a technician goes, the problem gets fixed. But anyone who has...
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