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From marine and inland waters to roads and highways, rail, metro and tram projects to tunnels and bridges, as well as airports and institutional buildings, our infrastructure solutions support your projects, while:
- Protecting the safety and health of the construction workers and end-users
- Building confidence by guaranteeing that quality standards and procedures are being followed
- Enhancing circular economy and sustainability
- Ensuring buildings and infrastructure assets performance throughout their life cycle
- Embracing digital transformation across construction processes
Enabling safer, more sustainable and environmentally friendly buildings and infrastructure, you can rely on our support at every stage:
- Pre-design, design, engineering
- Pre-construction bidding and tendering
- Construction procurement
- Handover, commissioning, operation and maintenance
We collect, test and monitor soil, air, water and waste samples to ensure your activities do not impact negatively on the environment while ensuring EHS compliance with regulatory obligations during construction and operation.
- Auditing & Compliance
- EHS performance and compliance audits
- GHG emission verification
- Carbon and water footprint
- Energy audits, Green Building audits and certification (EDGE)
- Environmental due diligence
- Waste management, reduction and disposal – “zero waste to landfill”
- Life cycle assessments and environmental product declarations
- Environmental Field Services & Monitoring
- Air: ambient and indoor air, source emissions (stack), odor sampling and analysis
- Soil and sediment sampling
- Soil vapor sampling
- Water: surface, waste, drinking, ground, marine
- Legionella surveys
- Environmental noise and vibration monitoring
- Biodiversity, including eDNA techniques
- Hazardous materials and waste sampling
- Laboratory analysis and data: both stationary and mobile
- Environmental testing: air, soil and sediments, water, sludge, waste
- Building environment: asbestos, lead, PCBs, PAHs, heavy metals, mold
We ensure that the implementation risks you face over a project life cycle are properly identified, addressed and controlled. Our services help you to manage safety, cost overrun and timely delivery.
- Project Planning
- Design review
- Topography and ground utility mapping surveys
- Site assessment and feasibility studies
- Tender Support
- Bid specification preparation and evaluation
- Tender procedure management
- Support in contract negotiation
- Project/Construction Supervision
- Project and resource management planning
- Supervision of project/construction deliverables
- Cost and schedule supervision and optimization
- Coordination and assurance of processes during construction works
- Quality management
- EHS management
- Operation and Maintenance Supervision
- Project and resource management planning
- Supervision of operation/maintenance deliverables
- Cost and schedule supervision and optimization
- Coordination and assurance of processes during construction works
- Quality management
- EHS management
- Project Commissioning and Handing Over
- Commissioning and final tests procedure approval
- As built review and reporting
- Project handing over
- BIM Consultancy – Certification, Training & Auditing
We support you with your inspection, testing and certification obligations while on site, as well as with the evaluation, verification and qualification of your supply chain, materials, processes or shipment logistics.
- Statutory and Voluntary Inspections
- Machinery certification (new/old)
- Material and coating inspections, damage forensics and failure analysis
- Crane and hoisting and lifting equipment inspections
- Mechanical and electrical installations and fire safety
- Structural Health & Integrity Monitoring
- Non-destructive testing (NDT): strength/resistance testing, corrosion detection, rebar location, concrete moisture, structural radiology
- Structural Health Monitoring Consultancy
- Supply & Installation of IoT sensors
- Geotechnical field investigation services
- Real-time supervision and monitoring of structures: crack status, temperature, stress, strain, vibration, displacements
- Laboratory Analysis and Data: both stationary and mobile
- Construction material testing: soil and aggregates, asphalt, cement, concrete, bricks, bitumen
- Other materials testing: metals, polymers, lubricants, coating, roofing, façade and insulation
- Geotechnical testing
- Third-party Verification (TPV)
- Supplier evaluation and qualification
- Third party QA/QC procedures inspection: product and parts quality and quantity, FATs, packaging, marking, certificates
- Inspection and supervision of loading and unloading operations
- Pre-shipment inspections and progress monitoring/expediting
We support you with recruitment, outsourcing and headhunting activities, providing technical assistance on payroll and global mobility solutions.
- Permanent Recruitment (Head-Hunting)
- Market review and analysis, including salary survey
- Direct company/candidate targeting
- Research and shortlisting of candidates
- In-depth screening and interviewing/tests
- Offer negotiation support
- Contract Recruitment (Staff Outsourcing)
- Market review and analysis
- Workforce planning support
- Global talent pooling (forecasted needs)
- Local and international sourcing
- Mass recruitment
- Interviewing and job offer management
- Transition/Type of existing personnel
- Contract compliance with local legislations
- On-boarding coordination and HSE inductions
- Contractor care and performance monitoring
- Global Mobility Solutions
- Global mobilization of workforce: flights, work permits, visas, transportation, meet and greet, accommodation, market leading health and travel insurances
- Local and international payroll solutions
We offer you a combination of sampling and monitoring, inspection, testing and auditing/risk assessment services aimed at protecting people's safety and safeguarding their health.
- Occupational Safety & Industrial Hygiene
- H&S Consultancy: Risk Assessment, Safety Program, Safety procedures
- Asbestos, including consulting services: Bulk sample collection, surveys, removal plan
- Industrial Hygiene Plan: Ergonomics, heat stress, noise, dust, chemical exposure
- Exiting project site buildings and premises
- Specific training of employees and work teams
- Indoor Air Quality assessment
- Health & Safety Management
- Analysis and identification of legal requirements
- Management systems consultancy – ISO 45001, including audits
- Advice for proper compliance with regulations
- Qualified staffing provision and outsourcing
- Construction Safety
- H&S Coordinator (only EU’s countries)
- Coordination, supervision and management during the project life cycle
- Specific training in H&S of employees and work teams
- Preparation of specific safety documents: H&S Plans, Safety procedures, Risk Assessments
- Industrial Safety
- Machinery safety, accident investigation
- Equipment certification: PED, CPR, MD, CE Marking
- Process safety: QRA, HAZID, HAZOP, FMEA, ATEX
- Statutory & Voluntary inspection, testing and certification
- Emergency Response (ER) Services
- Safety data sheet (SDS) preparation
- ER planning, preparation and review of ER procedures
- 24/7/365 service (ERS levels 1-2-3): incidents, communication and physical assistance
- Accident investigation and intervention