ExpertESA’s mission is to assist stakeholders in the built and natural environments to solve issues and add value to projects through the application of expert engineering skills.

We respond to the following frequently asked questions:

• Have I been given the best engineering advice?

• Is the engineer on my project looking after my interests?

• Am I getting the best long-term result for the entire project?

• Does certification provided give me assurance of long-term satisfactory performance?

• How do I resolve poor outcomes?

• Does my current design and documentation provide me with the best opportunity to have the project built without delays and issues?

We want to combat the deterioration in the standard of engineering in the Australian built and natural environments caused by:

• Selection of engineers based on the lowest fee tendered for a poorly defined and / or poorly enforced scope of work

• Short cuts being taken in the services provided by engineers

• Limited involvement of engineers through shifting responsibility to other parties

• Minimal or no research into engineering solutions which provide maximum long-term benefit to the client and the community

• Cursory if any peer review of work within engineering companies

• Limited mentoring of young engineers to develop technical skills and professional ethics

• Poor control of the quality and experience of engineers granted registration

• Out sourcing design and documentation ‘off shore’ companies without adequate review

• Adoption of computer results without thorough checking through independent analysis

• Use of perceived or promoted ‘cheaper’ engineering solutions without assessment of the long-term risks and potential costs of such solutions

• Reduced number and quality of construction compliance inspection

We want to protect our clients from the dangers associated with accepting
‘certification’ of:

• a ‘cheaper’ design by an engineer or supplier rather than obtaining a second or third opinion on the veracity of the design before taking up the ‘saving’. Many initially perceived small capital savings have resulted in massive long-term costs.

• construction compliance without evidence that sufficient and adequate quality control inspections have been undertaken during construction to confirm that the critical requirements of the adopted design has been achieved.