Project Team Roles

An interactive reference showing what each consultant on a construction project is responsible for — across every stage of the project lifecycle.

Construction projects are delivered by multi-disciplinary teams. Understanding who does what — and when — is key to effective collaboration and successful project delivery.

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Stage 1 — Inception

Establish the client requirements and preferences, assess user needs and options, appointment of necessary consultants, establish the project brief including project objectives, priorities, constraints, assumptions, aspirations and strategies.

Development Manager

  1. Formalise project brief
  2. Facilitate preliminary site assessment
  3. Prepare a preliminary desk top project viability
  4. Appoint necessary appropriate consultants
  5. Establish project procurement policy

Project Manager

  1. Facilitate development of a clear project brief
  2. Establish procurement policy for the project
  3. Assist the client in the procurement of necessary and appropriate other consultants including the clear definition of their roles and responsibilities
  4. Establish in conjunction with the client, other consultants and all relevant authorities, the site characteristics, rights and constraints for the proper design of the intended project
  5. Define the consultant's scope of work and services
  6. Conclude the terms of the agreement with the client
  7. Facilitate a schedule of the required consents and approvals
  8. Prepare, co-ordinate and monitor a project initiation programme
  9. Facilitate client approval of all Stage 1 documentation

Quantity Surveyor

  1. Assist in developing a clear project brief
  2. Attend project initiation meetings
  3. Advise on procurement policy for the project
  4. Advise on other consultants and services required
  5. Define the consultant's scope of work and services
  6. Conclude the terms of the agreement with the client
  7. Advise on economic factors affecting the project
  8. Advise on appropriate financial design criteria
  9. Provide necessary information within the agreed scope of the project to the other consultants

Architect

  1. Assist in developing a clear project brief
  2. Attend project initiation meetings
  3. Advise on the procurement policy for the project
  4. Advise on rights, constraints, consents and approvals
  5. Advise on the other consultants and services required
  6. Define the consultant's scope of work and services
  7. Determine availability of data, drawings and plans relating to the project
  8. Provide necessary information within the agreed scope of the project to the other consultants

Interior Architect

  1. Assist in developing a clear project brief
  2. Define the consultants' scope of work and services
  3. Conclude the terms of the agreement with the client
  4. Determine availability of data, drawings and plans relating to the project
  5. Advise on the other consultants and services required
  6. Advise on appropriate financial design criteria which may improve value
  7. Provide necessary information within the agreed scope of the project to the other consultants
  8. Review in conjunction with the client, other consultants and all relevant authorities, the site characteristics, rights and constraints for the proper design of the intended project
  9. Attend the project initiation meetings

Landscape Architect

  1. Assist in developing a clear project brief
  2. Define the consultants' scope of work and services
  3. Conclude the terms of the agreement with the client
  4. Determine availability of data, drawings and plans relating to the project
  5. Advise on the other consultants and services required
  6. Advise on appropriate financial design criteria which may improve value
  7. Advise on the necessary surveys, analyses, tests and/or other investigations
  8. Provide necessary information within the agreed scope of the project to the other consultants
  9. Review in conjunction with the client, other consultants and all relevant authorities, the site characteristics, rights and constraints for the proper design of the intended project
  10. Advise on rights, constraints, consents and approvals
  11. Attend the project initiation meetings

Structural Engineer

  1. Assist in developing a clear project brief
  2. Attend project initiation meetings
  3. Advise on procurement policy for the project
  4. Advise on rights, constraints, consents and approvals
  5. Define the consultant's scope of work and services
  6. Conclude the terms of the agreement with the client
  7. Advise on the necessary surveys, analyses, tests and site investigations including the availability and location of infrastructure and services
  8. Determine availability of data, drawings and plans relating to the project
  9. Advise on appropriate financial design criteria
  10. Provide necessary information within agreed scope of the project to the other consultants

Civil Engineer

  1. Assist in developing a clear project brief
  2. Attend project initiation meetings
  3. Advise on procurement policy for the project
  4. Advise on rights, constraints, consents and approvals
  5. Define consultant's scope of work and services
  6. Conclude the terms of the agreement with the client
  7. Advise on the necessary surveys, analyses, tests and site investigations including the availability and location of infrastructure and services
  8. Determine availability of data, drawings and plans relating to the project
  9. Advise on appropriate financial design criteria
  10. Provide necessary information within agreed scope of the project to the other consultants

Electrical Engineer

  1. Assist in developing a clear project brief
  2. Attend project initiation meetings
  3. Advise on procurement policy for the project
  4. Advise on rights, constraints, consents and approvals
  5. Define consultant's scope of work and services
  6. Conclude the terms of the agreement with the client
  7. Advise on the necessary surveys, analyses, tests and site investigations including the availability and location of infrastructure and services
  8. Determine availability of data, drawings and plans relating to the project
  9. Advise on appropriate financial design criteria
  10. Provide necessary information within agreed scope of the project to the other consultants

Mechanical Engineer

  1. Assist in developing a clear project brief
  2. Attend project initiation meetings
  3. Advise on procurement policy for the project
  4. Advise on rights, constraints, consents and approvals
  5. Define consultant's scope of work and services
  6. Conclude the terms of the agreement with the client
  7. Advise on the necessary surveys, analyses, tests and site investigations including the availability and location of infrastructure and services
  8. Determine availability of data, drawings and plans relating to the project
  9. Advise on appropriate financial design criteria
  10. Provide necessary information within agreed scope of the project to the other consultants

Wet Services Engineer

  1. Assist in developing a clear project brief
  2. Attend the project initiation meetings
  3. Advise on rights, constraints, consents and approvals
  4. Define the consultants' scope of work and services
  5. Conclude the terms of the agreement with the client
  6. Advise on the necessary surveys, analyses, tests and site or other investigations
  7. Determine availability of data, drawings and plans relating to the project
  8. Advise on appropriate financial design criteria which may improve value
  9. Provide necessary information within agreed scope of the project to the other consultants

Fire Consultant

  1. Assist in developing a clear project brief
  2. Attend the project initiation meetings
  3. Advise on rights, constraints, consents and approvals
  4. Define the consultant's scope of work and services
  5. Conclude the terms of the agreement with the client
  6. Advise on the necessary surveys, analyses, tests and site or other investigations where such information will be required for Stage 2
  7. Provide necessary information within the agreed scope of the project to the other consultants

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