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Owner's Engineering
Your trusted, independent technical advocate. We extend your in-house capabilities to de-risk the EPC contract, optimize design and construction, and ensure your project delivers maximum value, reliability and compliance.
What Owner's Engineering Means
Your project, protected from every angle
An EPC contractor optimizes for their margin. We optimize for yours. As your independent Owner’s Engineer, we safeguard your scope, cost, schedule and quality, so every decision on the project serves you, not the contractor.
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Independent Advocacy
Unbiased alignment with owner priorities throughout the project lifecycle.
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Risk Reduction & Mitigation
Systematic, risk-mitigated review of business drivers, assets and critical equipment.
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Cost & Schedule Control
CapEx/OpEx optimization with disciplined control of cost and schedule.
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Quality, Compliance & EPC Oversight
Enhanced quality assurance, regulatory compliance and rigorous EPC oversight.
The Growth Path
Owner's Engineering is where it starts
Every major project moves through a sequence of delivery models, each handing more scope to a contractor. The earlier you bring in independent engineering, the more risk you take off the table. We start as your Owner’s Engineer and stay on your side as the project grows, whatever delivery model you choose.
Where CVO™ fits
Facility modelling and agentic AI integration — thermodynamic, process, dynamic and digital-twin models of the entire facility — give owners independent, unbiased insight to challenge assumptions and protect value.
Owner's Engineering
Independent advisors protecting the owner’s interests
EC Work
Engineering and procurement delivered to the owner’s spec
EPCM
A managing contractor coordinating delivery on the owner’s behalf
EPC
A single contractor accountable for the entire build
Scope of Services
Comprehensive, independent, across every phase
Regulatory & Permitting Support
Primary-focus support to navigate approvals and keep timelines on track.
Facility Modelling & Agentic AI
Digital-twin and scenario simulation for design optimization and de-risking.
Risk Assessment & Phased Construction
Safe phased construction planning while maintaining live operations.
Technical Specs & Standards
Specification and standards development that protects owner interests.
EPC Readiness & Contract Support
De-risk the EPC contract and strengthen your negotiating position.
Long-Term Partnership
A trusted advisor for this project and the many that follow.
Why CerilonSoft
Why owners choose us as their Engineer
Owner’s Engineering only works when the team behind it has actually delivered at scale. Ours has, across some of the most complex projects in the world.
Built around you
A flexible, collaborative approach tailored to your project’s needs.
The CIPE process
Our team and CIPE methodology systematically deliver integrated engineering, project management, operations, maintenance and business solutions on multi-billion-dollar projects.
The fundamentals, never optional
A genuine commitment to safety, quality, cost control, environmental performance and stakeholder engagement.
A global bench on call
Specialists across environmental, economic modelling, simulation, reliability modelling and estimating, through relationships spanning decades.
Proven at scale
Large-scale Chemical, Oil & Gas and Gas-Fired Combined Cycle Generation projects.
Fluent in every delivery model
Deep experience with EC, EPCM, EPC, EPFCm, BOOT and BOO structures, so we fit however your project is contracted.
Digital twin and agentic AI
Advanced modelling for process development, system integration, operations training and optimization.
Regulatory expertise where you operate
Strong command of all processes, including AUC, AER and environmental assessments
Put an owner's advocate on your side
Extend your team with independent engineering that de-risks delivery and protects long-term value.