Responsibilities for PE Leaving Firm
Responsibilities for PE Leaving Firm
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I recently left a firm I had been with for many years.
What are my responsibilities/obligations concerning projects under construction for which was the Engineer of Record?
What are the obligations of my former employer? At this point in time I have received no notice that any of my work has been adopted by or become the responsibility of another engineer.
-Notification of clients? My responsibility or theirs?
-Do I have any responsibility to follow thru with client? Building owner??
Thanks in advance for any wisdom you may be able to offer!!
Hobieyaker
What are my responsibilities/obligations concerning projects under construction for which was the Engineer of Record?
What are the obligations of my former employer? At this point in time I have received no notice that any of my work has been adopted by or become the responsibility of another engineer.
-Notification of clients? My responsibility or theirs?
-Do I have any responsibility to follow thru with client? Building owner??
Thanks in advance for any wisdom you may be able to offer!!
Hobieyaker





RE: Responsibilities for PE Leaving Firm
RE: Responsibilities for PE Leaving Firm
There are many others in the firm.
RE: Responsibilities for PE Leaving Firm
As a licensed PE, even if you are working as an employee of a company, I believe you still can potentially be held legally liable for what you approve. But you'll have to check the details of your employment contract with your former employer. Does the employment contract specifically state that they will assume all liability resulting from your work while under their employ?
I'm not a licensed PE, but I do design engineering work on a contract basis. And my customers typically require me to provide my own professional liability insurance coverage, even though other engineers employed by the companies always review and approve my work.
RE: Responsibilities for PE Leaving Firm
Engineering corporations can be sloppy in the way they identify EOR and track document versions. Some poor sap may be pressed to sign questionable revisions to a drawing that you prepared. I have always kept a log of every seal I applied and the date it was applied and the number of copies. Drawings ideally have a version block on each page. You don't want the company riding your coat tails after you leave.
I think the main thing is to document where you left off on each of your open projects so that the responsibility is clear if the project goes south after your involvement. It's hard to anticipate and prepare for all the possible things that can go wrong when a project is handed off to someone else.
Good luck.
RE: Responsibilities for PE Leaving Firm
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