Becht Engineering has personnel with extensive experience in executing large and small capital projects from an owner’s perspective. Becht personnel have served in management, as subject matter experts and in the field managing construction, quality assurance, commissioning and start up on a variety of projects in the refining and petrochemical industries. We can supplement an owner’s team to assure all aspects of the project are staffed with experienced professionals. Our subject matter experts can be seamlessly integrated into the owner’s team and our field personnel have decades of experience in all aspects of construction supervision and quality assurance.
Without exception, capital projects undertaken today call for comprehensive planning and closely managed project control. Project Planning and Cost Control have never been more important. An individual’s capacity to deal with change is a must in a rapidly changing world, and the effective use of management practices can contribute to an individual’s ability to effectively […]
– Achieving Excellence in Any Project – The old saying in managing projects was Cost, Schedule and Quality. Pick two. This is because it is very difficult to do a good job on all three of these critical aspects of any project. If we highly control cost, the quality of the finished project may suffer. […]
The Problem Too often, the inability to get the required work done correctly, and on-time, has been blamed on too few people, not enough of the right people, or situations that were not anticipated. Dr. Louis T. Rader’s comments, about engineering management, are still applicable to many managers today. In 1964, he noted that: “The […]
On March 25, 2016 I published a Blog titled “Expert Witness, a Becht Engineering Service to Avoid”. This Blog focused on a number of elements that can be used to assure projects do not result in litigation. These elements include: Developing a sound, complete scope of work Selecting a qualified contractor Using proven industry standards […]
Becht Engineering personnel have significant experience in serving as Expert Witnesses for a variety of legal matters. However, litigation can be costly, time consuming and often times the outcome is unpredictable. It should be avoided if at all possible through implementation of proper controls and oversight. A much better strategy than after the fact litigation […]
