As an industry leader in providing project management for onshore and offshore facilities and pipelines, AMEC Paragon is frequently called upon to provide “owner’s engineer” services, managing entire development projects on behalf of clients. As owner’s engineer, AMEC Paragon serves as the client’s project management team throughout a project, from conceptual study through FEED, detailed design, procurement, construction, installation, and start-up.

Operator’s Perspective
Many of AMEC Paragon’s key personnel have worked for operating companies. As a result, we are able to maintain an operator’s perspective regarding best practices for any project. This perspective is an important factor in our ability to meet clients’ needs in regard to managing schedule, cost, safety, environmental stewardship, and communication among all project stakeholders and contractors.

Comprehensive Suite of Services
Owner’s engineer scope of work typically includes management of EPC bid requests, evaluation of bids received, and coordination of EPC contractors’ work throughout the project. On one large-scale development project in the Gulf of Thailand, AMEC Paragon’s team managed more than 20 separate EPC contracts and purchase orders.

In sum, our owner’s engineer suite of services includes the following:

· Project management
· Comprehensive project planning, scheduling, and reporting
· Engineering support
· Procurement
· Inspection
· Expediting
· Construction management
· Start-up and commissioning assistance

State-of-the-Art Communications
AMEC Paragon has developed automated work processes and software systems to facilitate management of projects that are executed simultaneously at different locations worldwide. These systems were specifically designed to be flexible and compatible with various client processes and systems and are especially relevant to owner’s engineer efforts involving various design, fabrication, and installation sites.