Project Management Assistance
Project Management Assistance involves representing the owner of a new or renovation construction project in dealings with the project manager and other parties involved with the work.
A partner of choice when it comes to construction, Socotec provides global Project Management Assistants who are available to help all types of project owners, whether occasional or professional, public or private.
Our goal is to help you ensure your projects meet all requirements in terms of quality, budget and delivery, and to manage all risks by instructing an independent third party to validate, monitor and steer your project organisation and resources.
The Socotec Group also offers Specialist Technical PM Assistants whose goal is to manage all risks and improve the performance of your projects within an agreed field. Examples: Safety risk management; Improving energy efficiency.
Why outsource Project Management Assistance?
Outsourcing allows the owner of a project to:
- ensure his project is run in the best possible way, in terms of management and supervision;
- benefit from the databases and skills of specialists in the broadest possible technical, regulatory or QA fields, and receive assistance with obtaining environmental certification;
- be supported by professionals who have developed close relationships with local players (local authorities, project managers, architects, dealers, surveyors etc.);
- have a separate point of contact for certain providers or associations, protecting his confidentiality and managing communications;
- concentrate on his core activities (business, finance, real estate, marketing etc.).
Globally, the added value provided by Socotec's Project Management Assistants can be summed up as three key actions, which are particularly relevant given the difficult international economic climate:
- Management: organisation, information, deadlines, budgets, output, services and performance;
- Savings: operating costs, reserves upon delivery of a project, maintenance costs, risks;
- Improvements: product marketing, sustainability and environmental quality.
Does Project Management Assistance comply with technical inspection requirements?
Based on an initial diagnosis of risks and opportunities, the Project Management Assistant will give the owner of the project a list of suggested targets to be achieved. He will then, acting with complete impartiality, ensure the feasibility and relevance of any solutions proposed by the designer and developer.
He will monitor progress, help the owner during the project handover phases, and carry out a final diagnosis of performance. This method, which is independent from the design and implementation of a project, is fully compatible with technical inspection requirements.
Why chose the Socotec Group?
An independent third party, the Socotec Group is a truly local partner: wherever your site is located, you will always find a Socotec branch less than an hour away.
At the same time, our network of cross-industry technical skills, led by our 3,800 engineers and technicians and based on experience from the 18,000 construction projects we help with each year, are just two more of the benefits that Socotec can offer.
Our mission is clear: to determine and defend the performance requirements and targets of your project by assessing its technical and regulatory feasibility, as well as the relevance of any solutions proposed by the designers and developers.
