What is a Delegate Engineer?

Do Delegate Engineers Differ Between States?

While there may be slight variations in specific requirements or regulations between states, a delegate engineer’s core duties and qualifications are likely to remain similar regardless of location.

These differences are usually related to licensing requirements and industry practices based on the respective state.

What is an EoR and what is their role?

The Engineer of Record is a professional engineer who is officially responsible for the design, analysis, or evaluation of a particular engineering project as a whole (such as the primary structure).

The EoR typically oversees the delegated engineering aspects of a project, ensuring that they meet applicable codes, standards, and specifications.

These include design oversight, code compliance per location, quality assurance, coordination, documentation, permitting approval, and construction support.  Sometimes Architects of Record serve in this capacity.

Relationship between the EoR and the Delegate Engineer:

The EoR has no universal definition, however they have similar attributes.

An EoR is defined as “A licensed professional engineer who is in responsible charge for the preparation, signing, dating, sealing and issuing of any engineering documents for any engineering service or creative work.”  

If the EoR wants something installed, such as a canopy on a building, he could hire or work with a delegate engineer, who could do the engineering solely for the desired canopy.

The delegate engineer would then create and seal the plans and calculations for the canopy.

The EoR would be responsible for ensuring that the building has the structural capacity to support the canopy.

In this case, the delegate engineer would only be liable for the canopy and its connection to the building, and the EoR would be responsible for the building’s ability to support the canopy and the integrity of the substrate the canopy is connecting to.