PE is an acronym you will constantly come across when working in the building construction industry and it stands from ‘Professional Engineer.’ It applies to licensed engineers working in all fields involved in creating, maintaining, and using the buildings, machinery, and other items that are a part of daily life and industry.
Anyone who wants to partake in prescribed branches of professional engineering work in Singapore needs to have a practicing certificate. Not to mention, they have to be working under the direction of the supervision of a registered professional engineer who possesses one.
Things are not any different when it comes to individuals working as a sole proprietor or a partner in an official, licensed partnership with a fellow professional. This all comes into effect under the PE act.
Before delving deeper into what the PE endorsement entails, it fully pays off to understand what the Professional Engineers Act. This act was established by the Professional Engineers Board to allow for the registration of professional engineers.
The same goes for regulating the qualifications and conduct of professional engineers, not forgetting regulating corporations, partnerships and limited liability partnerships which supply professionals engineering services in Singapore.
Let’s get back into our discussion topic and understand what PE endorsement is all about. Well, the Professional Engineers (PE) board of Singapore established this endorsement to ensure that construction projects are approved before commencing. An extensive checklist must be completed and approved by your assigned PE in order to qualify for this endorsement.
An important thing to remember is that there are different types of PE endorsements you should know. They include mechanical & electrical (M&E) engineering, civil engineering, and structural engineering.
With mechanical & electrical engineering, you can get the necessary endorsements for building projects that involve gas supplies, lifts and escalators, air conditioning systems, and water supplies. With civil engineering, on the other hand, you can design, supervise, and approve projects such as building plans, roadworks, sewage routing and airport infrastructure projects.
There is a lot more you need to know about PE endorsement than what is included in this quick guide. If you want to get PE endorsement for lightning protection, then you should look no further than GL Power.
Well, GL Power is registered with the Singapore Professional Engineers Board to provide electrical professional engineering services. Get in touch with them today to unearth more on their services!
