The Range in Roles of an Owner’s Engineer:
An ‘owner’s engineer’ is an expert that serves as an independent advocate for the owner. The owner’s engineer plays a supporting but critical role by filling gaps and supplementing an owner’s resources during design and construction. An owner’s engineer can add to a project team with the focus on avoiding design errors and keeping the project on schedule.
Narrow Focus
Technical reviewer in design / peer reviewer, project manager, Quality Assurance / Quality Control agent
Wide Focus
Function as an extension of the owner’s staff involved in all aspects of project development, execution, and completion.
Benefits
Reduce/Manage Risks, ensure a deliverable that is closer to the owner’s expectations, reduce overall capital and operation and maintenance costs.
Engage Early
An owner’s engineer who is brought in when a project is still in the conceptual stage can act proactively to better project outcomes and delivery. An owner’s engineer who is involved from the outset can help develop a project execution plan and contracting strategy, and the owner benefits from having a partner who is intimately familiar with all aspects of the project as the work progresses. Laying the groundwork with the aid of an owner’s engineer can help the owner identify opportunities that may otherwise be overlooked while avoiding or minimizing risks.
Early Project Stage Services:
- Defining and/or reviewing the project scope
- Assessing and evaluating the budget
- Conducting feasibility studies and alternatives analysis
- Analyzing available technologies and their suitability to a project
- Preparing early project schedules and design criteria
- Preparing technical specifications for owner-furnished equipment
- Preparing RFP (request for proposal) issuance and response analysis
Design Phase Services:
- Technical and Focused Design Review/Peer Review
- Project Management
- Specific detailed design
Construction Phase Services:
- Contract Administration
- Construction oversight
- Administer/Facilitate Personnel Technical Training
- Enforce/Document warranties after project turnover
