EPCM (engineering, procurement, and construction management) is a common form of contracting arrangement for very large projects within the metals and mining, oil & gas and transportation infrastructure industries. In an EPCM arrangement, a project developer selects a head contractor who manages the whole project across engineering, design, procurement and construction management.15
An EPCM contractor will not get involved in the construction process and this remains as the main difference between an EPCM and EPC (Engineering, procurement and construction) contracts.