Engineering firms across the country are being forced into cost reductions and have become commoditized. Successful businesses operating in this space have reduced senior-level engineers and hired many low-level designers to establish a competitive blended labor rate. This has resulted in engineering firms with the widest knowledge gap in a generation. No longer are engineers frequenting job sites and working through issues hand-in-hand with contractors. They have been relegated to their office and are expected to understand complex installations and respond to questions from a distance. They are quickly producing poor designs with little thought behind 1) means and methods, 2) supply chain issues (material and labor), 3) initial cost implications, and 4) lifetime cost implications.

The development community needs engineers with an understanding not only of code and it’s nuances, but of the latest field conditions which can be incorporated into their designs in real time.

Our company solves this problem by bringing together engineering, material procurement, and program management as one cohesive team working parallel paths. All three parts occur simultaneously to minimize owner costs and expedite installation schedules which is truly unique in the marketplace.