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ENGINEERING & PROJECT ADVISORY

Clear decisions.
Controlled delivery.

We support capital projects from concept selection and pre-FEED through engineering, construction, commissioning and handover. Owner’s Engineer, project management consultancy and specialist assurance services connect technical decisions with cost, schedule, safety and the requirements of the operating team.

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Engineering & project advisory

The full project lifecycle, clearly defined.

For owners, developers and project teams delivering energy, industrial and infrastructure investments, whether the need is a focused assurance review, a specialist work package or coordinated project oversight.

Our services combine engineering and advisory work with implementation support and specialist technology where it adds value. Each engagement has an agreed scope, delivery team, responsibilities and outputs.

Illustration of an Emirati team taking a project from the first sketch through construction to handover.
01 / Engineering & project advisory

Project definition and independent assurance

Resolve the important questions early and give decision-makers a clear view of project readiness before the next commitment.

Front-End Concept & FEED Advisory

We guide concept selection, feasibility, pre-FEED and FEED, comparing development options and testing technical, cost and schedule assumptions before the project progresses into more detailed engineering or execution.

  • Concept selection and feasibility studies
  • Process modelling and capital/operating cost comparisons
  • Constructability, logistics and operability reviews
  • 3D, BIM and digital-twin inputs to concept evaluation

Owner’s Engineer & Project Assurance

We represent the owner’s technical interests through project development and execution, reviewing readiness, contractor alignment and performance while keeping assurance findings and required decisions visible to the client.

  • Stage-gate and project-readiness reviews
  • Independent technical and QA/QC oversight
  • EPC contractor, licensor and stakeholder alignment
  • Earned-value and progress assurance

Front-End Assurance “Red Team”: AI Pilot

We challenge front-end plans through an independent review supported by analytics and AI scheduling, identifying execution alternatives, contract risks and the actions needed before the next project decision.

  • Front-end assumptions and execution-plan review
  • Schedule optioneering and risk heatmaps
  • P50 and P80 schedule-confidence analysis
  • Prioritised findings and stage-gate actions
02 / Engineering & project advisory

Project leadership, governance and controls

Establish clear responsibilities and keep scope, progress, expenditure and decisions connected throughout the assignment.

PMC: Overall Project Management

We coordinate the project-management function around the owner’s objectives, bringing technical and delivery workstreams together, managing priorities and reporting progress, issues and decisions to the client’s project leadership.

  • Project-management support to the client team
  • Delivery planning and workstream coordination
  • Progress reporting and issue escalation
  • Stakeholder and decision coordination

PMO Setup & Programme Governance

We establish project and programme governance arrangements, defining how work is authorised, reviewed and reported so leaders can see delivery status and act on cross-project dependencies or emerging issues.

  • Governance roles and review arrangements
  • Portfolio and programme reporting
  • Stage gates and decision records
  • Common project-control processes

PMC: Project Planning & Controls

We establish and maintain integrated schedules, budgets and progress controls, linking scope, expenditure, change and risk so the project team can understand performance and act on developing deviations.

  • Master schedules, critical path and resource planning
  • Budget, commitments and forecast-at-completion reporting
  • Earned-value analysis and progress measurement
  • Change control, cash-flow forecasts and recovery scenarios
03 / Engineering & project advisory

Engineering, commercial and site delivery

Maintain oversight across the interfaces that connect engineering decisions, procurement, construction and the transition into operations.

PMC: Engineering & Technical Assurance

We oversee engineering deliverables against the owner’s requirements, coordinating technical reviews and queries so design issues, scope changes and quality concerns receive the attention required before they affect execution.

  • FEED and detailed-design deliverable reviews
  • Engineering-manager and project-engineer support
  • Technical-query and design-issue coordination
  • Scope, specification and quality conformance reviews

PMC: Contracts & Procurement Management

We manage contract administration and procurement oversight on the owner’s behalf, connecting tendering, vendor packages and contractual changes with project schedules, commercial obligations and an auditable record of decisions.

  • Tender, RFQ and bid-evaluation coordination
  • Equipment and vendor-package tracking
  • Contract obligations, variations and claims
  • Procurement schedule and supplier-interface oversight

PMC: Construction & HSE Management

We provide construction and health, safety and environment oversight, reviewing contractor performance and site conditions while coordinating responses to field issues, quality findings and risks to the delivery plan.

  • Construction progress and contractor coordination
  • Site inspections and HSE-plan oversight
  • Digital field reporting and QA/QC records
  • Safety, quality and corrective-action tracking

PMC: Commissioning & Handover

We coordinate commissioning and systems turnover with contractors and the owner’s operations team, tracking completion requirements, testing and outstanding actions through to the agreed acceptance and handover arrangements.

  • Commissioning plans and procedure reviews
  • Systems completion, testing and punch-list tracking
  • Performance acceptance and close-out documentation
  • As-built, asset, maintenance and training handover records

PMC: Interface & Information Management

We manage project information and interfaces between disciplines, contractors, licensors and the client, establishing clear responsibilities and controlled records for the information needed to progress each work package.

  • Interface registers, agreements and action tracking
  • Document control and common data environments
  • Drawing, RFI, transmittal and revision workflows
  • Decision records and traceable technical information
04 / Engineering & project advisory

Digital delivery and project risk

Use connected information and appropriate analytics to improve visibility, test alternatives and support experienced project judgement.

Project Digital Transformation Support

We assess digital readiness and introduce connected project systems, integrating planning, reporting, field information and asset data so teams can maintain consistent oversight through execution and the transition into operations.

  • Digital-readiness assessment and system requirements
  • Schedule, cost and performance dashboards
  • CMMS and asset-performance system readiness
  • Smart commissioning and structured data handover

Project Risk & Contingency Analysis

We identify and quantify project uncertainties through risk workshops and schedule and cost analysis, helping the owner understand critical exposures, appropriate contingency and the implications of proposed mitigation actions.

  • Risk registers and facilitated risk workshops
  • Monte Carlo schedule and cost analysis
  • Confidence levels and contingency assessment
  • Mitigation, recovery and sensitivity scenarios

AI-Powered Project Scheduling & Risk Analytics

We apply generative scheduling and predictive analytics to compare execution sequences, examine resource constraints and identify activities exposed to delay, supporting informed planning, recovery and portfolio-level risk decisions.

  • Construction-sequence and resource optioneering
  • Predictive delay and cost-risk assessment
  • Schedule recovery and acceleration scenarios
  • Portfolio risk visibility and intervention priorities
WHAT THE WORK PRODUCES

Practical outputs.
Clear next decisions.

The exact deliverables depend on the assignment. These examples show what a focused engagement can provide.

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01

A front-end decision package

An agreed concept comparison, feasibility assessment or assurance review with key assumptions, risks and recommended actions for the next project gate.

02

An integrated delivery and control plan

The scope-specific schedule, budget, reporting arrangements and responsibility structure needed to manage the assignment and monitor change.

03

A project risk and performance view

A risk register, confidence analysis or connected dashboard that makes current performance, forecast exposure and required decisions visible.

04

A commissioning and handover package

Agreed completion records, outstanding-action status and structured technical and asset information prepared for the receiving operations team.

A USEFUL STARTING POINT

Start with a defined assignment.

A focused review, pilot or delivery package can establish what needs to happen next.

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Review the project before the next gate

A focused front-end or Owner’s Engineer review can identify missing information, unresolved assumptions and the actions needed before commitment.

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Strengthen an active project

Add a defined planning, engineering, commercial or site-oversight package where the project needs additional capacity or independent challenge.

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Test a digital or AI use case

Start with a bounded reporting, scheduling or risk-analytics pilot, with an agreed data set and a clear operational decision to support.

YOUR FIRST CONVERSATION

Bring the challenge
as it stands.

A short introduction is enough. We can identify the information and specialist input the next step needs.

  1. What stage is the project at, and what decision or delivery issue needs attention?
  2. What are the agreed scope, milestones and responsibilities?
  3. Which studies, schedules, cost records and contractor packages are available?
  4. Which interfaces, technical concerns or constraints create the greatest uncertainty?
  5. What does the receiving operations team need at handover?
LET’S START WITH YOUR CHALLENGE

What needs to
move forward?

Tell us about your project, development stage and delivery priorities. We can discuss the scope, specialist team and practical next step.

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