Contractor & subcontractor coordination
Coordinating main contractors and specialist subcontractors around the engineering requirements, helping sequence their work and providing the technical input each trade needs.
Project Management
Project Management & Construction Support in London
Engineer-led management of your project, contractor coordination, tendering, programme and cost oversight, site inspections and technical control from design through to completion.
The Short Answer
What our project management covers
Project management is engineer-led control that takes a project from drawings to a well-built result. We sit on your side of the table, coordinating contractors and specialist subcontractors, running tendering so you can compare quotes fairly, advising on buildability, managing programme and temporary works, and inspecting work on site so it follows the engineering intent. The appointed contractor carries out the works; our role is the technical management and continuity that keeps a structural or repair project on track, controls risk and avoids costly misunderstandings on site.
What We Provide
Technical support across the build
Practical, construction-stage input that complements your design and protects the quality of the finished work.
Tendering support
Preparing or reviewing the technical information needed to obtain comparable quotes, defining scope and reviewing returned tenders for a fair, like-for-like comparison.
Site inspections & quality review
Inspections at key stages so groundworks, foundations, steelwork and repairs are built in line with the design, with issues flagged before they are covered up.
Buildability advice
Reviewing details for practicality on site, helping resolve clashes and refining the approach so the design can be built efficiently and safely.
Temporary works coordination
Identifying temporary works needs such as propping and shoring, and coordinating them with the contractor so the permanent works can be carried out safely.
Repair & construction oversight
Technical oversight of structural and repair works through to completion, providing continuity from design intent to finished build.
Who This Is For
Who we support
Project management suits anyone who wants engineer-led control of their project without taking on the technical management themselves.
- Developers
- Homeowners
- Businesses
- Architects
- Contractors
Our Involvement
How a project runs with our support
We can be involved at any stage, but most projects benefit from continuity across these steps. Recent examples include the steel mezzanine platform at Short's Gardens and our design-and-build rear extension in Richmond.
1
Review
Review the design, drawings and scope, and advise on buildability and likely construction risks.
2
Tender
Prepare or check the technical information, support approaching contractors and review returned quotes.
3
Coordinate
Coordinate contractors and specialist subcontractors and sequence their work around the engineering needs.
4
Inspect
Carry out site inspections at key stages to check work follows the design and specification.
5
Resolve
Provide technical answers to site queries and resolve issues quickly to keep the project moving.
6
Complete
Review the works through to completion so the finished result matches the engineering intent.
Related Services
Services that work alongside project management
Project management often runs together with these related services. If your project needs a CDM 2015 dutyholder, our guide to Principal Designer duties explains what the role involves.
FAQs
Project management questions, answered
Project management with EMA Structures, key facts:
- Role: engineer-led project management, sitting on your side of the table from drawings to completion.
- Includes: contractor and subcontractor coordination, tendering, programme and cost oversight, buildability advice and site inspection.
- The works: carried out by the appointed contractor; EMA provides the technical management and continuity.
- Coverage: London and Greater London.
Do you manage the whole project?
Yes. We provide client-side, engineer-led project management: we plan, coordinate and oversee the works on your behalf, managing tendering, programme, contractors and specialist subcontractors and inspecting the works, while the appointed contractor carries out the construction. You get a single, engineering-led point of control from design through to completion.
Can you help us tender to contractors?
Yes. We can prepare or review the technical information needed to obtain comparable quotes, help define the scope of works, support you in approaching suitable contractors and review the returned tenders so you can make an informed, like-for-like decision.
Do you inspect work on site?
Yes. We carry out site inspections at key stages so that structural and repair works are built in line with the design, drawings and specification. We can review groundworks, steelwork, foundations and repairs and flag any issues before they are covered up.
Can you coordinate specialist subcontractors?
Yes. Many projects rely on specialist subcontractors for groundworks, underpinning, steelwork or repairs. We coordinate these trades around the engineering requirements, help sequence their work and provide the technical input they need so the elements come together correctly.
Need engineer-led management on your project?
Tell us about your project and where you need help, and we will advise how our project management could keep it on track.