Key skills
ERP
About this role
EPC industry consultant -
An EPC industry consultant provides technical expertise and strategic guidance to Engineering, Procurement, and Construction companies, focusing on managing capital project risks, costs, and timelines. They offer services ranging from conceptual design and analytical solutions to project controls and site staffing.
Core Consulting Services
EPC consultants often focus on specific phases or overall management of large-scale projects, on following:
- Project Controls: Experts in cost and schedule management help keep projects within budget and on time.
- Engineering & Technical Support: Consultants provide full-cycle engineering services, including analytical solutions from conceptual design through testing and startup.
- Construction Management: Support includes field operations, staffing skilled tradespeople, site superintendents, and safety management.
- Quality Assurance (QA/QC): Driving teams to meet stringent quality standards from design validation to final inspection.
- Commissioning: Inspecting and testing operational components to ensure safe delivery and reliability.
Typical Consultant Profile
- Individuals in these roles are typically highly experienced technical professionals:
- Education & Certification: A bachelor’s degree in Mechanical or Chemical Engineering is often required, along with a Professional Engineer (PE) license.
- Experience: Generally, requires 15+ years of hands-on experience in capital projects, particularly in oil & gas, LNG, or petrochemical sectors.
- Skills: Ability to translate complex technical concepts into actionable strategies for project execution
- The candidate should come from a strong EPCC background with over 15+ years and with very strong business process knowledge of the EPCC industry having worked with Organizations that operate globally and deliver end-to-end solutions—from concept to commissioning—for oil and gas, liquefied natural gas (LNG), and carbon energy transition projects.
- The candidate needs to work closely with business leaders to understand the current operations, constraints, document the process, and help address several process related challenges on project reimbursables, punch in-punchout, time keeping, project costing and service billing for services associated with contract labor, equipment, materials and payroll.
- Knowledge of how this works with the JD Edwards ERP system is a plus.