PROJECT MANAGEMENT


Project Management

Project Management expertise sets UTI apart from the competition. UTI Engineering personnel have years of practical and pragmatic experience.

UTI specializes in managing many multi-million dollar projects in the area of process and Industrial manufacturing for a number of Fortune 100 clients and larger.

From concept to completion, our project management phases include:

Phase I
  • Program Phase


  • Phase II
  • Preliminary Engineering


  • Phase III
  • Final Engineering & Design


  • Phase IV
  • Construction & Commissioning
  • Diligent Cost Control Strategy


  • Program Phase

    1. Define client design criteria and design parameters
    • Flows
    • Temperatures
    • Number of trucks, personnel, and floor space
    • Tonnage / Throughput
    2. Develop (block Flow) diagram
    • Show major process and facility components
    • Outline specific equipment components
    3. Develop ballpark cost and project hurtle rate

    4. Define project milestones and timing

    Preliminary Engineering Phase:

    1. Project definition & process specifications
    • Project screening
    • Problem definition & process identification
    • Team resource identification
    • Product/Process specifications and Bid Waiver requirements
    • Define project deliverables and expectations
    2. Project concept design/specifications
    • Determine best options
    • Develop project requirements: cost and time tables
    • Develop process flow diagram
    3. Funding
    • Cost estimates and justification
    • Formal project data package
    4. Project Schedule
    • Develop detailed timelines with key measures
    5. Process Safety
    • HAZOP (For Hazardous Processes)

    Final Engineering & Design Phase

    1. Detailed Design, Procure and Build
    • Completed detailed design
    • Finalize project construction bid documents
    • Procurement & Contracts
    • Owner reviews
    • Vendor visits, reviews and acceptance
    • Simulate process software and systems
    2. Process Safety Reviews
    • HAZOP (For Hazardous Processes)

    Construction and Commissioning Phase

    1. Construction and Installation
    • Review construction scope with contractor
    • Award construction contracts and Issue purchase orders
    • Construction and equipment installation
    • Diligent cost control with construction manager & owner
    2. Commissioning
    • Equipment checkout
    • Equipment start-up & qualification plan
    • Process validation
    • Project closing


    Diligent Cost Control Strategy

    1. Identify:
    • Clear project objectives
    • Roles and responsibilities
    • Identifying project deliverables
    • Outlining procurement procedures and commercialization plans upfront (Bid/Bid Waiver, Etc.)
    • Identify and measure project against key performance indicators
    • Issue "Cost to Complete" updates as needed






    Locations Across the United States  
    Camarillo, CA
    805.389.7420
    Decatur, IL
    217.876.7730
    Kohler, WI
    920.467.1440
    Madison, WI
    608.825.4959
    Sioux Falls, SD
    605.339.1250
    Woodbury, MN
    651.578.8100