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Energy conversion

Technical responsibility for an industrial project

Illustration: turbine package in its enclosure, air intake, exhaust stack, generator and step-up transformer

On industrial turbine and energy conversion projects, Miles Group holds the technical responsibility for the project: managing the systems engineering, ensuring the deliverables comply, and coordinating the teams and subcontractors, on time and on budget.

The role

Working with the project manager, technical responsibility means managing the project's systems engineering, ensuring the technical compliance of the deliverables and coordinating the teams and subcontractors, on time and on budget.

What was done

  • implementing the detailed execution strategy for the project engineering;
  • leading the systems engineering team and coordinating subcontractors and internal and external interfaces;
  • analysing and tracking the contractual, technical and regulatory requirements, with risk analyses reviewed regularly;
  • writing the technical specifications for internal and external suppliers, and the project's system documentation;
  • resolving the open technical points raised in progress meetings;
  • optimising the engineering schedule, handling deviation requests and controlling the financial risks of the technical scope;
  • setting up and monitoring engineering performance indicators throughout the project.

The client interface

As the main technical contact for the client and the EPC representatives (engineering, procurement, construction), Miles Group takes part in the technical reviews of commercial offers and leads the technical reviews with the experts.

Through to commissioning

Design documents and equipment are delivered in line with the contractual requirements, and the technical requirements are met during installation, testing and commissioning.

Skills involved

  • Systems engineering
  • Technical management
  • Contractual and regulatory requirements
  • Risk analysis
  • Supplier specifications
  • Engineering schedule and budget
  • Testing and commissioning
  • Professional English