Operational excellence

Risk and quality management

These resources help you to manage risk and promote quality both internally and externally.

Example quality policy statement

Document for members only

An example of a quality policy statement.

Policies Risk and quality management

Quality Management Guide

Document for members only

A practical guide to building robust, consistent systems that help deliver quality outcomes for clients and projects.

Risk and quality management

Risk management under the RMA

Document for members only

Outlines the more common cases where prosecution may occur, where the liabilities may lie, and what defences could be sought under the RMA.

Risk and quality management

Strategy and governance

These resources help you with involvement and input into organisational strategy and governance activities.

Aspiring to and preparing for engineering firm ownership

Document for members only

A guide to owning an engineering firm in New Zealand.

Strategy and governance

Structural engineering design office practice

Document for members only

Defining the fundamentals of acceptable office practice for structural engineering design.

Strategy and governance

Succession management – transfer of ownership

Document for members only

A guide to transferring ownership of an engineering consultancy in New Zealand.

Practice Note Strategy and governance

Business risk and insurance

These resources help you to manage insurance requirements and business risk.

ACE New Zealand Business Insights Report 2025

The ACE New Zealand Business Insights Report is designed to help members gain a sense of where your business sits in relation to other engineering and consulting firms, allowing you to benchmark your performance and inform your decisions.

Business risk and insurance Health safety and wellbeing People Procurement pricing and bidding Technology and innovation

Emergency management for consulting engineers

Document for members only

Emergency management preparedness for you and your staff. This document covers the role of individuals and agencies, preparing priority response agreements and standard contracts, current legislation and agreements that impact on risks and liability; and where to get more information on legislation, training.

Business risk and insurance

Insurance terms

Document for members only

A list of phrases and terminology for commonly used insurance terms.

Business risk and insurance

Intellectual property

Document for members only

An introduction to the common forms of intellectual property.

Business risk and insurance

Procurement, pricing and bidding

These resources help you to understand and manage different aspects of the procurement process.

ACE New Zealand Business Insights Report 2025

Business risk and insurance Health safety and wellbeing People Procurement pricing and bidding Technology and innovation

Progressive Procurement Policy

ACE New Zealand's Progressive Procurement Policy.

Policies Procurement pricing and bidding

Qualification Based Selection

Benefits of Qualification based Selection (QBS).

Procurement pricing and bidding

Technology and innovation

These resources help you to understand and manage different aspects of the procurement process.

ACE New Zealand Business Insights Report 2025

Business risk and insurance Health safety and wellbeing People Procurement pricing and bidding Technology and innovation

Example AI policy

Document for members only

An example of a policy for AI use.

Policies Technology and innovation

Transfer of digital data

Document for members only

A summary of the steps consultants should take to minimise the risk of drawings being altered by unauthorised people, whether deliberately or by accident, and how they can minimise the risk to legal liability for drawings.

Technology and innovation