Chief Engineer Managerial Responsible Charge Standard Applied to Engineer A
P · Principle
Individual
http://proethica.org/ontology/case/163#Chief_Engineer_Managerial_Responsible_Charge_Standard_Applied_to_Engineer_A
Properties
Instance of
ChiefEngineerManagerialResponsibleChargeEngagementStandard
http://proethica.org/ontology/intermediate#ChiefEngineerManagerialResponsibleChargeEngagementStandard
Applied to
Engineer A Chief Engineer Sealing Supervisor
Balancing with
Detailed Review Sufficiency Standard for Supervisory Sealing Principle
Subordinate Competence Confidence Non-Substitution for Responsible Charge Review Obligation
Concrete expression
The Board articulated that Engineer A, as chief engineer, must be involved at project outset in design concept and requirements, must review design elements as the project develops, and must be available for technical consultation — defining the minimum engagement standard for ethically sealing documents prepared by subordinates in a large firm.
Confidence
0.9
Importance
high
Interpretation
Large-firm practice necessitates delegation, but responsible charge requires the chief engineer to maintain substantive engagement at three key points: inception, developmental review, and ongoing consultation availability — not merely administrative sign-off.
Invoked by
NSPE Board of Ethical Review
Tension resolution
The chief engineer standard is satisfied by substantive engagement at key project stages; it does not require personal preparation of every element but does require more than trust in subordinates' competence.
Source Evidence
Source text
the chief engineer should be involved at the outset of the project in the establishment of the design concept and the design requirements, as well as in the review of the various elements of the design or project status as the project develops.
Text references
the chief engineer should be available to consult on technical questions relating to the project design.
the chief engineer should be involved at the outset of the project in the establishment of the design concept and the design requirements, as well as in the review of the various elements of the design or project status as the project develops.
TTL
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owl:NamedIndividual ;
rdfs:label "Chief Engineer Managerial Responsible Charge Standard Applied to Engineer A" ;
proeth:appliedto "Engineer A Chief Engineer Sealing Supervisor" ;
proeth:balancingwith "Detailed Review Sufficiency Standard for Supervisory Sealing Principle",
"Subordinate Competence Confidence Non-Substitution for Responsible Charge Review Obligation" ;
proeth:conceptCategory "Principle" ;
proeth:concreteexpression "The Board articulated that Engineer A, as chief engineer, must be involved at project outset in design concept and requirements, must review design elements as the project develops, and must be available for technical consultation — defining the minimum engagement standard for ethically sealing documents prepared by subordinates in a large firm." ;
proeth:confidence "0.9" ;
proeth:discoveredincase "163" ;
proeth:discoveredinpass "2" ;
proeth:discoveredinsection "discussion" ;
proeth:firstdiscoveredat "2026-03-01T14:23:52.944923+00:00" ;
proeth:firstdiscoveredincase "163" ;
proeth:generatedattime "2026-03-01T14:23:52.944923+00:00" ;
proeth:importance "high" ;
proeth:interpretation "Large-firm practice necessitates delegation, but responsible charge requires the chief engineer to maintain substantive engagement at three key points: inception, developmental review, and ongoing consultation availability — not merely administrative sign-off." ;
proeth:invokedby "NSPE Board of Ethical Review" ;
proeth:principleclass "Chief Engineer Managerial Responsible Charge Engagement Standard" ;
proeth:sourcetext "the chief engineer should be involved at the outset of the project in the establishment of the design concept and the design requirements, as well as in the review of the various elements of the design or project status as the project develops." ;
proeth:tensionresolution "The chief engineer standard is satisfied by substantive engagement at key project stages; it does not require personal preparation of every element but does require more than trust in subordinates' competence." ;
proeth:textreferences "the chief engineer should be available to consult on technical questions relating to the project design.",
"the chief engineer should be involved at the outset of the project in the establishment of the design concept and the design requirements, as well as in the review of the various elements of the design or project status as the project develops." ;
proeth:wasattributedto "Case 163 Extraction" ;
prov:generatedAtTime "2026-03-01T14:34:52.836612"^^xsd:dateTime ;
prov:wasGeneratedBy "ProEthica Case 163 Extraction" .
Metadata
Extraction details
Discovered in case
163
Discovered in pass
2
Discovered in section
discussion
First discovered
2026-03-01T14:23:52.944923+00:00
First case
163
Generated
2026-03-01T14:23:52.944923+00:00
Attributed to
Case 163 Extraction
Generated
2026-03-01T14:34:52.836612
Generated by
ProEthica Case 163 Extraction