5 virtual sessions. 90 minutes. Pick the ones that fit your role.
Most AI training for contractors is heavy on hype and light on a roadmap. You get lectures, buzzwords, and flashy demos. Generic prompt training that could apply to any industry, but rarely tailored to electrical work. You get warnings like “verify the output,” but few show you how to use AI as a tool that handles only repeatable tasks — while you stay in control.
The AI for Electrical Contractors: ECAO Workshop Series fixes that: Five hands-on, 90-minute sessions that teach you exactly where AI fits in your work, where it doesn’t belong, and how to build a system that actually works — using your data, your projects, and your way.
The Lineup — Attend What You Need, Skip What You Don’t
1️⃣ AI Starts Here: Data That Actually Works.
📅 Oct 13 | 🕒 3:00 PM EST | Best taken before the other sessions.
- Get your data AI-ready: cost libraries, production rates, standard scopes, and templates
- Set up a project folder so AI works off structured text, not a PDF it skims
- Learn the human-AI split: what AI handles, what you check, and what stays your call
Walk away with: A live project folder and templates ready to go.
2️⃣ From Takeoff to Bid: Catch Missed Scope. Keep the Margin.
📅 Oct 28 | 🕑 2:00 PM EST
- Turn specs and drawings into structured scope lists
- Use AI to cross-check quantities against your own count
- Run a price check off your rate library to catch missing scope and rate outliers
Walk away with: A repeatable estimating process while keeping every load-bearing number in your own hands.
3️⃣ The PM’s Daily Engine: Automate the Admin. Run the Project.
📅 Nov 3 | 🕑 2:00 PM EST
- Turn contracts into working task lists with deadlines and owners
- Log and organize emails, RFIs, and meeting notes
- Draft RFIs and client reports from your tracked data
- Build payment claims with AI while you set the percent complete
Walk away with: An AI-powered admin system where AI handles the repeatable paperwork, while the inputs that matter stay with you.
4️⃣ Track Progress. Catch Delays. Stay Ahead.
📅 Nov 11 | 🕑 2:00 PM EST
- Build schedules from production rates, sequence, and critical path
- Turn voice notes into daily records of hours, quantities, and delays
- Run weekly look-aheads to coordinate crews and catch roadblocks early
Walk away with: An AI-current programme and clear visibility into labour and progress — while you own the sequence, progress calls, and delay responses.
5️⃣ Manage Contracts, Changes, & Risks. Protect Your Revenue.
📅 Nov 17 | 🕑 2:00 PM EST
- Draft notices the moment something changes on site
- Build variations with the entitlement case first
- Handle time claims without double-counting
- Run the back-to-back check so you never carry a risk you can’t recover
Walk away with: A clear process for managing change with AI — notice first, prove entitlement, then price — while the strategy and numbers stay in your control.
Who It’s For?
Estimators, project managers, owners, and operations leads with some familiarity with AI who want to take it to the next level.
Session Details
💻 Format: Live online via Zoom (recorded for on-demand access).
💰 Cost: $99 (tax incl.) per live session + recording | $79 (tax incl.) for recording only
Your Instructor
Josh Turner, PMP, ContractorOS
Josh Turner is the co-founder of ContractorOS and a construction industry expert with over a decade of experience on job sites. He spent years as a project manager, estimator, and operations lead before pivoting to help contractors harness the power of AI.
Together, Josh and Tim Fairley saw that most AI training was designed for tech professionals — not construction teams. So they and their team built ContractorOS: a community and workflow library with close to 100 purpose-built AI workflows for estimating, scheduling, contract admin, and take-offs.
Today, over 500 contractors, estimators, and PMs use these workflows to save time, reduce errors, and win more work.
Josh and Tim are not tech gurus — they’re construction people who figured out how to make AI practical, hands-on, and useful.
Need to Know
- What to bring: A laptop and a working internet connection. Participants are encouraged to have a real project folder (specs, drawings, or data) to work with during the session.
- Payment: Online via PayPal or Invoice.
- Cancellation: Full refund (4+ weeks), 50% (2–4 weeks), no refund (<10 days). Substitutions allowed.
- Accessibility & Questions: Contact Témoc Vega – tvega@ecao.org
🎁Exclusive Offer: Free AI Strategy Session for ECAO Members
ECAO members who join ContractorOS receive a complimentary one-hour AI strategy session with Josh Turner. This is not a generic consultation — it’s a personalized session where Josh and his team will look at your specific business, your data, and your role. You’ll walk away with a clear picture of where AI fits for you and the best one or two places to start.
This offer is available to all ECAO members who join ContractorOS — whether you attend the workshops or not. That said, the strategy session is designed to flow nicely from the workshops and give you the exact next steps to take.
ContractorOS is a private community with close to 100 purpose-built AI workflows for construction — covering estimating, scheduling, contract admin, and take-offs. They offer:
- 1-on-1 coaching calls with construction AI experts
- Weekly live group calls
- Weekly AI updates for construction
- 500+ contractors, estimators, and PMs already using these workflows on real projects
How to Claim Your Free Session:
- Join ContractorOS.
- Email Témoc Vega at tvega@ecao.org to request your unique code. This code confirms your ECAO membership and unlocks your free session.
- Book your session. Once you have your code, use Josh Turner’s Calendly link (provided with your code) to schedule your one-hour strategy session. You’ll need your code to book.