Jobsite Security Cameras for LA Construction Sites

Deter theft, document your project, and watch your site from anywhere. Cellular and PoE camera systems with cloud recording, motion alerts, and a mobile app that actually works.

Why every active jobsite needs cameras

Construction sites in Los Angeles are a target. Copper, tools, lumber, generators, and even rebar walk off after hours. Insurance covers replacement, but it doesn’t cover the schedule slip while you re-order materials or the deductible you eat every time. A few well-placed cameras pay for themselves the first time they catch (or deter) a break-in.

Beyond theft, cameras give you a real-time view of the site when you’re not there: who arrived, when concrete poured, whether the gate got closed at end of day. We design systems for active construction — not retrofitted office security.

Camera options

Cellular Cameras (no internet needed)

Solar-powered, 4G/5G-connected cameras for raw lots, remote sites, or before the temp pole is energized. Self-contained — just mount, power on, and it’s recording to the cloud. Ideal for the dirt-moving phase of a project.

PoE Cameras (wired to your jobsite network)

4K outdoor IP cameras powered and networked over a single Ethernet run. We integrate them with your jobsite internet so the trailer router records locally, the cloud has a backup, and your team views everything in one app. Best image quality and lowest cost-per-camera once you have power and network on site.

Pan-Tilt-Zoom (PTZ)

For large sites and gate coverage. We can program tour patterns, slew-to-cue on motion alerts, and integrate with vehicle-detection so the PTZ tracks anyone arriving or leaving.

What’s included with every camera deployment

  • Site survey to plan camera angles, mounting points, and cable runs
  • Industrial-grade outdoor IP66 cameras with IR night vision
  • Motion-zone configuration tuned to your site (no false alerts from passing traffic)
  • Cloud recording with 30-day retention by default (90-day option available)
  • Mobile app with multi-user access for your supers, owner, and security
  • Integration with your jobsite internet (or self-contained cellular for new sites)
  • Signage required by California law (visible recording notice)
  • Pickup and clean removal at project closeout

Live monitoring & alerts

Want a human watching after hours? We partner with a 24/7 monitoring center that can trigger a voice-down warning over the camera speaker, dispatch a guard, or call LAPD when motion is detected outside business hours. Optional add-on, deployed per site.

Construction time-lapse

Add a dedicated time-lapse camera and we’ll deliver a finished project video at closeout — great for marketing, owner walk-throughs, or owner-rep deliverables on multifamily and institutional jobs.

How it works with our other services

If you already have us for temporary power and jobsite internet, the cameras drop right onto the network we built for your site. PoE cameras pull power from the same managed switch as the access points, and the cloud feed runs over the failover-bonded LTE so footage uploads even if the local recorder gets stolen.

Security Camera FAQs

How many cameras do I need?

Depends on the site footprint and risk level, but a typical 1-acre site is well-covered with 4–8 cameras: gates, lay-down yard, generator, trailer, and any blind corners. We’ll walk the site and recommend a layout.

Do cameras work before we have power on site?

Yes. Solar-powered cellular cameras don’t need anything from your site — they self-power and connect over LTE. We deploy them on the dirt-moving phase and replace with PoE units once your network is up.

Who can view the footage?

You control access. Multi-user app accounts let your superintendent, project executive, owner, and security all log in with the right level of access. Most clients give the super and the PE full access and limit owner views to public-facing camera angles.

Is this legal in California?

Yes — commercial property surveillance is permitted in California with visible signage notifying people of recording. We provide and post the required signage. Audio recording has different rules; we ship cameras with audio disabled by default and only enable it where the deployment satisfies California’s two-party consent law.

What happens to the footage at project closeout?

You get a final export of any footage you want to keep, and we remove the cameras when we pull the rest of the temp infrastructure. Cloud recordings expire on the retention schedule you chose unless you ask for a permanent export.