Entering Japan with a plant project
Japanese designs and quotations, checked from your side.
Tokyo Kyodo Technology東京共同技術株式会社
OWNER'S ENGINEERING / JAPANAn engineer on your side for energy projects in Japan.
We work for project owners, not for contractors. For companies from outside Japan that are building or investing in energy facilities here, we read the Japanese designs, quotations and regulations and tell you what they mean before you commit.
The principal spent 13 years designing, building and commissioning LNG terminal facilities at a major Japanese EPC contractor, and handles every engagement personally.
OWNER'S SIDE
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We sort out the technical questions on your side before you negotiate with vendors and contractors.
01 / WHO WE WORK FOR
Who we work for.
Companies from outside Japan that need technical judgement on the Japanese side of a project.
Looking before you invest
An independent view of the design basis, EPC price and permitting schedule.
Delivering equipment to Japan
Japanese codes and inspections, worked through with your engineers.
02 / SERVICES
Services.
Scoped to the decision in front of you. A single review is fine.
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01 / REGULATORY SCREENINGJapanese regulatory screening
Which laws apply, such as the High Pressure Gas Safety Act, and what they mean for design and schedule. Report in English.
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02 / DOCUMENT REVIEWDesign and quotation review
Comments on drawings, calculations and quotes, with value engineering that keeps the safety basis.
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03 / EPC PMOEPC project management support
Weekly tracking of design, procurement and schedule. Negotiation support in English and Japanese.
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04 / INSPECTIONInspection and commissioning
Factory and site inspections, commissioning planning and follow-up of open items.
03 / SCOPE
What we do not do.
We would rather say this at the start than halfway through a project.
- Permit filingsFiled by the owner or a licensed agent. We prepare the technical content and the roadmap.
- Statutory safety rolesWe do not take them on or lend our name to them.
- Certification or lender's TA reportsOur reviews are for your internal decisions.
- Import, distribution or salesNo warranty or after-sales obligations.
- Electrical and grid designDone by specialists; we review it from the owner's side.
- Full-time or resident workRemote by default, on site when it matters.
04 / ENGAGEMENT
How we work.
Remote by default, on site when it matters.
Advisory retainer
A monthly hour cap agreed in advance. Weekly online meetings and asynchronous document review.
Spot engagement
A single review, screening or inspection visit. On site only when it is needed.
- Principal handles itSpecialists only for work outside our field
- NDA firstSigned before we receive documents
- English and JapaneseOn Japan time (UTC+9)
- Remote by defaultOn site for inspections and kick-offs
REVIEW / NEGOTIATION / REPORT
05 / WHY THE OWNER'S SIDE
Why we can sit
Why we can sit
on your side.
The principal used to be on the other side of the table, writing the designs and quotations that owners receive. That is how he knows where the design margin sits in a Japanese quotation.
Information learned at previous employers and in client work is confidential and is never reused on other projects. Client names are not disclosed either.
06 / PRINCIPAL
Principal.
Thirteen years on the contractor side, then two years on the owner's side. The principal handles every engagement personally.
13YEARS / EPC
MECHANICAL DESIGN / CONSTRUCTION / COMMISSIONING
Contractor side
Thirteen years at a major Japanese engineering and construction company in mechanical design, construction and commissioning, mainly of LNG receiving terminals, calorific value adjustment units and boil-off gas compressor systems. Engineering manager on a geothermal power plant project, including coordination with overseas equipment vendors.
2YEARS / OWNER
FEASIBILITY STUDY / PROCUREMENT
Owner side
Two years on the owner's side of energy projects: new biomass fuel development, feasibility studies and cash flow models, and purchase specifications for EPC contractors.
QUALIFICATIONS
- High Pressure Gas Production Safety Manager, Class A (Mechanical), Japanese national qualification
- Passed the Japanese national Energy Manager examination (heat)
- Passed the US Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) exam
- Company
- Tokyo Kyodo Technology Co., Ltd.
東京共同技術株式会社 - Address
- Kinokuniya Bldg. 4F, 1-4-2 Ebisu-Minami, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150-0022, Japan
- Facilities
- Gas and liquefied gas facilities such as LNG, biomass plants, and other energy plants
- Languages
- English and Japanese
- Information security
- Information security policy (Japanese)
FIRST CALL FREE OF CHARGE
One hour online to sort out the technical questions on your project.
In English or Japanese. Early-stage enquiries are welcome.