Contractors
Staffing a data center build?
Post project roles — 15 electricians, 4 foremen, 3 fiber techs — and get verified workers and crews ranked by fit.
Staff your projectThe workforce network for AI infrastructure
Build AI infrastructure faster.
Verified electricians, fiber technicians, and skilled trades — ready for deployment. Staff data centers, power projects, and industrial builds in days, not months.
48 hrs
to a ranked crew shortlist
0%
markup on worker pay
1x
verify once, deploy anywhere
Workers
Looking for work?
Create a free profile, verify once, and get deployed on AI infrastructure projects — hired directly, no agency cut.
Get hired as a tradesperson
Data center electrician · Phoenix · NFPA 70E
Fiber technician · NoVA · BICSI preferred
Low-voltage installer · Columbus · 12-week project
Commissioning specialist · Dallas · NFPA 70E
Journeyman electrician · DFW · 6/10s
Data center electrician · Phoenix · NFPA 70E
Fiber technician · NoVA · BICSI preferred
A workforce network, not a staffing agency
How Gridbench works.
Post a role or a full project, see verified workers and crews ranked by fit, confirm a start date, and build a reliability record from completed work — for both sides.
Match
AI ranks workers by license, trade, geography, schedule, site requirements, and comparable project history.
Verify
ID, license, certifications, background consent, and edge cases flow through automated checks plus trust ops review.
Book
Contractors confirm placement-level dates, shifts, gate details, PPE requirements, and no-show replacement paths.
Rate
Reliability is recorded as completed-work history: showed up, safe, finished, would rehire, and worker-owned portability.
For contractors
Verified hiring without payroll markup.
Search mission-critical trades by license, skill, availability, site requirements, and reliability history. Contractors pay Gridbench through a flat subscription and pay workers directly, keeping the platform software-first.
AI-ranked shortlists
Role requirements become ranked matches with clear fit reasons and missing-credential flags.
Reusable job templates
Repost common roles like journeyman, fiber tech, or low-voltage installer in seconds.
Light contractor orgs
Admin seats own billing and teammates. Hiring users search, post, confirm, and review.
Marketplace console
Built for the first successful search.
The interface prioritizes supply density and match quality, not bloated crew management. Every surface is tuned to help a contractor find available, project-ready labor faster.
Role builder
Template saved
Available matches
36 workers
Marcus Chen
VA Journeyman · NFPA 70E · 4.9 reliability
Selena Brooks
Switchgear · OSHA 30 · available in 48h
Owen Patel
Data hall conduit · 31 completed placements
Placement confirm
Mon 6:00 AM
ID verified
License active
Certs reviewed
Gate details sent
No-show path armed: Gridbench can surface backup matches from the same shortlist.
Worker profiles, names, scores, and counts shown above are illustrative examples only. They do not depict real individuals or measured platform results.
Trust rails
Automated-first verification with humans where it matters.
There is no clean national license registry. Gridbench is designed around that reality: automate the easy checks, route fragmented records to trust ops, and never pretend an upload is the same as verification.
Identity
ID scan and liveness check through an identity vendor.
License
State board lookup where available; reviewer queue for fragmented states and city records.
Certifications
OCR parses OSHA, NFPA 70E, NICET, BICSI, and comparable uploads with fraud checks.
Background
Consent-based Checkr or Sterling flow with policy-based adjudication for exceptions.
For workers
Free profiles for workers. Your reputation, your record.
Join free, verify once, and get paid directly by contractors. Carry your reliability record from project to project — it belongs to you.
Create your free profileLB
Lena Banks
Low-voltage installer · Phoenix
OSHA 30
BICSI
NFPA 70E
ID verified
97%
reliability
42
completed shifts
18
would rehire
Shared with contractors only when the worker opts into a matched role.
Business model
Software subscription, not payroll spread.
Contractors pay Gridbench for marketplace access, verification, and matching. Workers remain direct hires or direct contractor-paid labor, so the model avoids recurring staffing-agency markup.
Starter
$299/mo
For contractors filling their first roles in one market.
Verified worker search, single-role requests, match ranking, intro requests, and credential review.
Start with StarterGrowth
$999/mo
For teams staffing active data center and industrial projects.
Everything in Starter, plus project staffing requests, crew matching, multi-seat accounts, and priority verification for your shortlists.
Start with GrowthEnterprise
Custom
For primes and contractors staffing multiple AI infrastructure projects.
Dedicated workforce coverage across markets, custom reporting, and direct trust-ops support.
Talk to usWhat Gridbench never charges
- No placement fees.
- No recruiter commissions.
- No percentage of worker pay — ever.
- Workers are always free.
What stays out of Gridbench
- No payroll processing or escrow.
- No crew-level calendar replacement.
- No daily chat suite.
- No enterprise approval maze.
Questions
Straight answers.
Is Gridbench a staffing agency?
No. Gridbench is a software marketplace. Contractors hire and pay workers directly — Gridbench never takes a percentage of worker pay. Contractor teams pay a flat monthly software subscription.
How much does Gridbench cost?
Contractor plans are a flat monthly software subscription — Starter at $299/month, Growth at $999/month, and custom Enterprise plans. Never a placement fee or a percentage of worker pay. Worker profiles are free forever.
How does worker verification work?
Workers verify identity, licenses, and certifications like OSHA 30, NFPA 70E, and BICSI once. Automated checks handle the clean records; a human trust-ops review handles the edge cases. Verification is free for workers.
Which markets and trades does Gridbench cover?
Gridbench is live in Northern Virginia, Phoenix, Columbus, and Dallas — the markets where AI infrastructure is being built. We focus on journeyman electricians, fiber technicians, low-voltage installers, foremen, and commissioning specialists. No residential or handyman work.
How fast can I get a shortlist of workers?
Post a single role or a full project staffing request — for example 15 electricians, 4 foremen, 3 fiber techs. Gridbench ranks verified workers by fit and confirms a shortlist within 48 hours.
Get started
Staff your next AI infrastructure project.
Gridbench is live where AI infrastructure is being built: Northern Virginia, Dallas, Phoenix, and Columbus. Tell us what you are building and the crews you need.