Technical assurance and independent design review

The problem this solves

Clients increasingly hold designs they did not produce: contractor designs under review, inherited packages, or schemes prepared under programme pressure. They need an independent, senior technical view of whether a design is correct, compliant and buildable before it is approved, procured or energised.

Project types we support

• Independent review of third-party substation and network designs
• Owner's engineer and technical adviser roles
• Design governance for multi-party projects
• Pre-energisation and pre-procurement design checks

Design, calculation and study work

• Independent design checking against the governing specification
• Compliance review against NGTS, ENA, BS, G99 and Grid Code requirements
• Constructability and maintainability review
• Designer risk assessment and CDM 2015 designer-duties review
• Design risk identification and reporting

Deliverables

• Structured design review reports with categorised findings
• Compliance matrices against the applicable standards
• Independent check certificates and records
• Clear, actionable recommendations with engineering justification

How this reduces risk

An independent check is the last inexpensive point to find a design error. Review before approval or procurement converts latent safety, compliance and constructability issues into managed actions, instead of site instructions and delay claims later.

Why appoint Saqib Engineering

Reviews are carried out by engineers who produce designs at this voltage range themselves, applying the same design governance, checking discipline and documentation standards we apply to our own work.

Common questions

What does an owner's engineer do on a power project?

An owner's engineer acts as the client's independent technical authority: reviewing contractor designs, checking compliance and constructability, and advising through approval, procurement and energisation. We take this role on substation, protection and network projects from LV to 400 kV.

Do you review designs prepared by other consultants or contractors?

Yes. We carry out independent design checks against the governing specification and the applicable standards, including NGTS, ENA, BS, G99 and the Grid Code, and report categorised findings with clear, justified recommendations before a design is approved, procured or energised.