Etteplan LEAP
Etteplan LEAP is a managed Owner's Engineering service that runs your investment and maintenance portfolio from early FEL studies through detailed engineering and handover, built for asset-focused industrial companies needing predictable, scalable engineering capacity without adding headcount. Unlike a traditional EPCM contractor, it governs the whole engineering portfolio continuously, using harmonized engineering management methods, AI-assisted workflows and a Service Cloud platform for real-time visibility and data-driven decisions. not one project at a time.
Why choose Etteplan LEAP?
Compare Owner’s Engineering partners on four things
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Whole-portfolio engagement
Does the partner stay engaged across the whole portfolio, or only show up project by project? LEAP governs the whole investment and maintenance portfolio continuously.
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Defined method and roles
Does the partner have a defined methodology and roles, or rebuild the process each time? LEAP runs on a harmonized methodology with defined roles: a Service Manager as your single point of contact, Lead Specialists as technical authority per discipline, and a Delivery Team.
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Real-time visibility
Do you see decisions and risk in real time, or in a report after the fact? LEAP’s Service Cloud platform gives real-time visibility into workload, capacity and risk across the portfolio.
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Flexible capacity
Can the partner flex capacity up or down with the investment cycle without you carrying the headcount? LEAP’s global Best Cost Engineering model lets capacity flex with portfolio peaks, so you don’t need to renegotiate scope or wait for new headcount.
Owner’s Engineering across the whole investment lifecycle
LEAP takes full responsibility for Owner's Engineering across the entire investment lifecycle, from FEL 1 concept studies to execution and handover. In the early FEL phases that means requirements analysis, technical studies and investigations, permitting support, investment and cost calculations, and early risk assessment, the work that builds decision maturity and reduces uncertainty before money is committed.
From there, LEAP covers multidisciplinary engineering leadership, coordination, and governance across both maintenance and investment projects: project and engineering management, basic and detailed engineering, procurement planning, technical documentation, and supplier quality control, so continuity holds from early studies through execution.
Not a one-off team: one harmonized model for the whole portfolio
LEAP runs on a harmonized methodology, clearly defined roles, and operational practices developed through long-term cooperation with leading industrial customers. It combines Etteplan's engineering breadth with digital engineering management, including the Service Cloud platform and AI-assisted tools, so quality, decision-making, and continuous improvement hold steady across the whole project portfolio rather than resetting with every new project.
The result is faster decisions with earlier risk visibility, less rework when scope or priorities change, and one governed view of cost, schedule and technical status across all ongoing work.
How we work
Portfolio and FEL scoping
We review your upcoming investment and maintenance portfolio and agree what Owner's Engineering support each project needs, and at which FEL stage.
Early-phase studies
Requirements analysis, technical studies, permitting support, cost calculations, and risk assessment build decision maturity before commitment.
Execution and detailed engineering
Project and engineering management, basic and detailed engineering, procurement planning, technical documentation, and supplier quality control carry the project through to handover.
Governance and continuous improvement
Data-driven gate, readiness, and decision-maturity assessments, visible in real time through Service Cloud, feed learnings into the next investment cycle.
Clear roles
A Service Manager as your single point of contact, Lead Specialists as technical authority per discipline, and a Delivery Team that scales with demand.
Scalable capacity
A global Best Cost Engineering model lets capacity flex with portfolio peaks, so you don’t need to renegotiate scope or wait for new headcount.
Faster decisions, predictable costs, less rework
Customers running LEAP report better and faster investment decisions with lower risk, more predictable schedules and costs across fluctuating project portfolios, and more efficient use of engineering resources without carrying permanent internal capacity. Unified engineering leadership and standardized governance also mean higher-quality engineering and documentation, with fewer late changes and less rework late in a project.
Etteplan LEAP runs engineering at two Boliden facilities
Boliden Harjavalta, a leading metal producer, uses LEAP to run engineering for its Pori and Harjavalta facilities. The collaboration combines Etteplan’s engineering and production process expertise with digital engineering management, and is built on continuous development and modern technology to strengthen Boliden’s competitiveness. Read more about the cooperation.
Etteplan LEAP gives asset owners one governed view of their whole engineering portfolio, so decisions are made earlier and with less risk.
Jyri Lyytikäinen
Managed Service Office
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