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It is preferred to have a project control engineer, who is specialized in the specific field of that project. Its main purpose is to make sure the successful completion of the project in accordance with the project plan. Any project controller can make it for the client but the question is why a specialized one?
The key reasons behind this demand are that the specialized project control engineer is more:
1- Familiar to the given task
2- Aware of the possible hindrances
3- Advance in better approach to problem solving
4- Precise in time management
5- Practical in handling the matters
of a specific project. It results in a smooth running of the project and the client feels more comfortable.
As Client You Are Most Interested in few things which are
Quality - Scope - Time and Cost
While Quality and Scope They Are Already Covered while doing inspection ad getting approvals for thework done, Time and cost are not being taken in consideration.
Thats why some techniques and tools were developed to judge the performance in the field of time and cost.
Here Comes the job of project control engineer who is responsible for collecting the performance data and analysing it comparing it to the planned data and finally doing some calculations to show the follwing:
1- How much the client is getting benifit for each dollar given to contractor "CPI"
2- How Does the contractor progressing in work compared with schedule "SPI"
3- Whether Contractors performance is satisfying and will project be completed on time and if not what is required to bring it back on track "TCPI"
So finally client will have trust that his investment is being put in the correct place and he will start getting revenue from it as per planned schedule without extra cost
