Engineering plays a crucial role in EPC (Engineering, Procurement, and Construction) projects. In these types of projects, a single contractor is responsible for all aspects of a project, from design and planning to construction and commissioning. The engineering function within an EPC project is responsible for defining the technical requirements for the project, developing detailed design, and ensuring that the project is constructed in accordance with those designs.
Engineering begins with the Conceptual Design phase, where the overall objectives and constraints of the project are identified. This includes understanding the client’s needs and requirements, followed by FEED stage where all the previous concept design refined as well as adding any relevant regulatory and industry standards. FEED stand for Front End Engineering Design. Once the FEED result agreed by Client, then the project move the next stage which is the execution phase or EPC phase. this phase sometime called as Detailed Engineering. During the execution phase, the engineering team plays an important role in ensuring what type of material to be procured and in ensuring the project is constructed in accordance with the design. This includes providing technical support to the construction team, performing inspections and testing, and providing any necessary design changes as the project progresses. Additionally, the engineering team is responsible for quality assurance and control, ensuring that the project is in compliance with specifications and industry standards.
EPC projects involve a wide range of engineering disciplines, each with their own specific tasks and responsibilities. Some of the most common types of engineering involved in EPC projects include: Process Engineering, Process Safety Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Piping Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Instrumentation & Control Engineering, Civil Engineering. Some projects where the requirement is unique may require special engineering such as Subsea Engineering, Pipeline Engineering and Material Engineering or some special engineering will be embedded into major discipline such as HVAC engineering will be part or Mechanical Engineering or Telecomm Engineering will be part or Instrument & Control Engineering or Architectural and Structural Engineering will be part of Civil Engineering. Within offshore EPC companies the role of Structural Engineering is become major part of the work, therefore the discipline named after Structural Engineering instead of Civil Engineering. thus civil engineering and Architecture is embedded under Structural Engineering.