Owner's Engineer or also known as Client's Engineer, Lender's Engineer or Independent Engineer, is a term often given to the representative of the commissioning company of a construction or engineering project. It refers to the personnel involved in technical Due diligence.
Most often, an Owner's Engineer is an independent third party or subcontracted role; undertaken to ensure that the technical and build contractors are adhering sufficiently to the project specification. Owner's Engineers also fill gaps in resources and expertise for a project.
Project Management Function
Ordinarily, the role is separate from the Project Manager's role as this often involves overseeing the technical, financial and commercial due diligence aspects of the works. Owners engineers are usually a "third party" overseeing the executing parties activities throughout the project life
Functions often include:
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