Preparing feasibility studies or development appraisals - Assessing capital and revenue expenditure over the whole life of a facility - Advising clients on ways of procuring the project - Advising on the setting of budgets - Monitoring design development against planned expenditure - Conducting value management and engineering exercises - Managing and analyzing risk - Managing the procurement and tendering process - Preparing contractual documentation - Controlling cost during the construction process - Managing the commercial success of a project for a contractor - Valuing construction work for interim payments, valuing change, assessing or compiling claims for loss and expense and agreeing final accounts - Negotiating with interested parties - Giving advice on the avoidance and settlement of disputes.