MeryttFor engineering consultancies
When the project scope changes, does the fee change with it?
We help owner-led engineering consultancies examine how client changes and additional work are identified, agreed and reflected in billing, then improve the process using the systems you already use.
A practical conversation. No obligation.
- UK owner-led practices (10–40 staff)
- Structural and building services (M&E / MEP)
- Multiple client projects running at once
The challenge
Client changes are a normal part of engineering projects.
Extra work, revised briefs and evolving requirements often happen partway through a project. The challenge is making sure that additional work is identified, agreed and addressed at the right time, rather than automatically absorbed into the original fee.
Read: why client changes go unbilled, and a check you can run on three jobs
Our approach
A practical review of how changes are handled
We work with engineering consultancies to understand how changes currently flow through projects and billing, and help put a more consistent process in place.
Understand
We discuss a recent example, your existing process and the tools your team already uses.
Identify
We look for where changes might be missed, delayed or not fully reflected in fees.
Improve
If there’s a worthwhile problem, we agree on a practical next step before any paid work begins.
Is this a fit?
A good fit if you…
- Run an owner-led engineering consultancy with around 10–40 staff.
- Work on multiple client projects at the same time.
- Want to understand whether changes are identified and handled consistently.
Not a fit if you…
- Want to purchase a new software platform immediately.
- Need legal advice on contractual fee entitlement or disputes.
- Need engineering design review, sign-off, CDM or Building Safety Act duties.
Not quite this?
Something else slowing the practice down?
Fees are one place time leaks. If yours is somewhere else, tell us. We help with the day-to-day running of the business, not the engineering.
- Systems that don’t talk to each otherTimesheets, project tools and invoicing typed in twice.
- Admin that keeps landing on directorsRoutine decisions that wait for the one person who knows.
- Enquiries and the websiteA site that brings the right projects in and routes them well.
- Something elseTell us what’s getting in the way. We’ll say straight if we can help.
Have a project in mind?
Talk through a recent project
A free 30-minute conversation about how changes are currently handled and whether anything is worth improving. No obligation.