COE’s primary aim is to be involved with our clients in early project definition, to deliver on our business requirements, on time and within budget.

As an association of professionals and subject matter experts, COE is ideally suited to provide efficient, flexible, and safety-conscious teams, with the relevant experience working within client teams to support their projects.

From our network of highly skilled and experienced consultants, we mobilise bespoke project teams to meet Client specific needs for each phase of a project, to include Engineering, Project Services, Construction Supervision, Quality Assurance and Quality Control, Health, Safety and Environment.

These project teams are led by an appointed Project Manager who acts as the main interface between COE and our Clients, and ensures that their teams apply valuable lessons learned from previous projects, to enable project success.

Depending on Client needs and project size COE is also able to support Project Managers with Project Directors who provide additional oversight guidance and control on project execution.

COE members are not employees, which minimises COE overheads as we don’t need to retain staff on a permanent payroll with the relevant corporate burdens this entails. By retaining a member network of independent professionals, instead of retaining a large workforce, this allows COE to pass on the cost benefit to clients without compromising on the expertise, knowledge, professionalism and quality of consultants and our project teams.

Complete the form on the Contact page and send us a copy of your latest CV. We will set up a call to find out if COE is a good fit for you and understand from yourself why you would like to join and what value you think you can add to COE. If still interested we will share the Member Agreement for you to review, invite you to create your personal profile on our Member Portal, and contact your professionals references and/or member who introduced you. After this is completed we can have a clarification call if required and welcome you to COE by concluding the member agreement!

We expect active participation from you as a member when it comes to our social events, knowledge sharing, and recommendation of other members and potential projects which can lead to potential work not only for yourself but also for others. We need you to be the eyes and ears of COE to develop new business and help us grow our member base.

Membership at COE focuses on networking, learning and earning. Through COE you will be exposed to other members and the shared learnings and knowledge that comes from building relationships with industry professionals. You will also be able to share project experiences, such that you are not alone in the execution of your assignments. At COE, through our member relations in industry, we look at matching your experience with project opportunities that would interest you for potential assignment. Referring other members and clients may also lead to additional revenue for the cooperative resulting in increased dividend distribution to yourself as a member (see “be an entrepreneur, be an active member” article).

A Member is encouraged to refer other Members and Clients to COE. Through such referrals, Members can generate Facilitation Fees for the Cooperative when work is performed by Members they introduced or for Clients they introduced.

The Facilitation Fee equals to 5% of the Member earned revenue from consulting on assignments which is paid on top of the members revenue to the Cooperative.

In theory, if you introduce enough Members and/or Clients to COE, which results in work, you could earn a great dividend. (please read more in the profit distribution regulation and introduction to dividends).

Members on assignment have access to comprehensive Group Personal Accident and Illness cover, through COE provider Bellwood Prestbury. This comprehensive benefit, underwritten by Lloyds of London has been selected for its offering of maximum flexibility and coverage. The cover provides up to USD $150,0000 for accidental death, disability, temporary disablement as well as for assignment related travel.

In addition to this, there is an optional Health insurance plan with Cigna negotiated on behalf of the members, which is available at preferential rates for COE members.

COE focuses on executing projects on behalf of our clients with the support of our member network of independent professionals. We provide consulting opportunities for a temporary period and only when we have active projects, some projects may require a short part-time scope for a period of one month, while others could last up to a year or longer. We do not offer full time employment, however, we aim to match members with direct employment opportunities with our clients when these become available.

None at this stage, however, during the 2022 AGM it was voted that we will introduce a symbolic membership fee of 12 Euro per year for all members going forward.

This is certainly possible, and for most Members a common situation. It is important to check with your employer if you are allowed to join COE as a membership organisation. This would include permission to consult outside of your primary working hours. Most companies encourage employees to attain membership of third party organisations and institutions for further professional development and networking.

All Members are considered independent contractors and independent in how they take on work. Its only where we introduce members to our existing clients for assignments where we would require them to contract via COE. When an existing relationship exists between a member and an existing client before becoming a member, the choice is up to the member whether to continue contracting directly or via COE.

Yes we do. However at present sue to our structure such execution would need to be contracted via our Netherlands registered entity. Should Clients in other regions require local presence we would need to look at the project size and strategic opportunity to potentially setup a branch, subsidiary or local partnership.

Members that we regard as subject matter experts may on a case by case basis be invited by COE to become Advisory Members.

This category of membership is intended for members who enjoy mentoring other members and serving as COE’s specialists in their fields, providing adhoc support and advice.

COE expects a certain level of participation and involvement from its Advisory Members, which is rewarded through additional profit distribution from the Cooperative of 10% – equally shared among the Advisory Members on top of any other commissions earned (see: profit distribution regulation).