The Consulting Engineer's Services
The Consulting Engineer may practice as a sole proprietor, in a partnership, or in a consulting engineering corporation. As an independent business person or entrepreneur in private practice, the Consulting Engineer’s fees earned from consulting activities finance the operation of the business.
The Consulting Engineer is a professional engineer in private practice and registered in accordance with the Engineering Profession Act with no involvement in activities which might influence objective judgment on behalf of a client. The Consulting Engineer is subject to a strict code of ethics and accepts personal responsibility for one's professional acts and those of one's staff. The Consulting Engineer or firm must do work that is not only sound technically, but also takes into account the total socioeconomic factors of projects for the benefit of the public.
Professional services provided by the Consulting Engineer include:
- Advisory services
- Feasibility studies
- Field surveys
- Engineering design services
- Construction related engineering services
- Commissioning
- Supervision of training, maintenance and initial operation
- Record "as-built" drawings/manuals
- Total project management
- Forensic/investigation services