Monaco's engineering offices and inspection bodies design, manage and check projects. They are involved in particular in the design, monitoring and technical inspection of building, infrastructure or energy projects.
Engineering & Design Offices in Monaco: what you need to know
What the category covers
The companies in this category work mainly before and during a project: design, monitoring and inspection. They carry out technical studies for buildings, civil engineering, infrastructure and urban planning, as well as energy studies. The category also includes testing, analysis and inspection bodies, which check structures and installations or diagnose defects in a building. Their activity codes are mainly 7112Y Engineering and related technical consulting activities and 7120H Technical analysis, testing and inspection.
Choosing by assignment
Design: carrying out the studies, calculations and drawings for a structure or an installation. Support the client: the client adviser helps the project owner define their needs, select the contractors and follow the project. Direct the execution: coordinate the contractors and supervise the site, which is the role of the project manager. Check: inspect the compliance, soundness or safety of a structure. One company may cover several of these assignments; its profile states which.
Engineering office or works contractor
The engineering office designs and inspects; the works contractor builds the structure on site. Once the studies are done, the site is entrusted to companies in Building & civil engineering. To produce parts or equipment, see the Industrial Manufacturing category.
Frequently asked questions
What is a client adviser?
It is advisory support given to the client who commissions the project, the project owner. The client adviser supports them in defining their needs, selecting the contractors and following the project. In this assignment, they neither design nor build the structure.
What is the difference between the client and the project manager?
The client, or project owner, orders and finances the project. The project manager, or prime consultant, designs the structure or directs its execution on the client's behalf: coordinating the contractors, supervising the site and checking that the works match the project.
What is a technical inspection body for?
It checks that a structure or an installation meets technical and safety requirements, for example the soundness of a building or an electrical installation. These bodies fall under the code 7120H Technical analysis, testing and inspection.
