3rd July 2008, 07:20 PM
Posted by Unit of 1:
For instance, I work for a company that employs several thousand people, of whom fewer than 15 are archaeologists. When I am the named Consultant, only I - an experienced archaeologist - can make the relevant decisions, and I am required to do so on the basis of my own professional judgement. I can delegate some (not all) of my powers to a named representative, but I am still responsible for what that representative does, so I had better make sure that they are competent to do the job.
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Quote:quote:Whats the idea behind the named individual, as you say you work for a company and but then can act as a named individual. I would find it hard to see the difference. Is this an engineering custom? What does the contract ask the named individual to do?The idea of the named individual is that only that person, not the company they work for, has the powers and responsibilities of the Consultant. That way you can ensure that those powers and responsibilities are exersised only by someone who has the relevant expertise and the necessary knowledge of the project.
For instance, I work for a company that employs several thousand people, of whom fewer than 15 are archaeologists. When I am the named Consultant, only I - an experienced archaeologist - can make the relevant decisions, and I am required to do so on the basis of my own professional judgement. I can delegate some (not all) of my powers to a named representative, but I am still responsible for what that representative does, so I had better make sure that they are competent to do the job.
1man1desk
to let, fully furnished