Know your utilization and your margin before the month closes, not after
Engineering consultancies sell billable expertise across concurrent client projects. Eos connects staffing, deliverables, certifications, and billing so utilization and margin are visible in real time, not reconstructed from timesheets at month-end.
Staff by expertise, not availability alone
Match project demand to the engineers with the right discipline, skill level, and certifications before committing a bid or a delivery date.
Keep utilization visible weekly
See billable versus non-billable time across the firm without waiting for a monthly finance rollup to find out utilization slipped.
Protect margin on every engagement
Track budget burn against fee arrangements as work happens, so a scope creep problem is caught mid-project, not at final billing.
Utilization, staffing, and billing depend on the same records
A consultancy's margin is a function of who is staffed on what, how much of their time is billable, and whether billing terms are actually being followed. When those live in separate tools, the answer always arrives late. Eos keeps them connected so the numbers are current, not reconstructed.
What's modeled
- Disciplines, skill levels, certifications, and prerequisites
- Projects, phases, milestones, tasks, and dependencies
- Rate cards, fee arrangements, and project billing terms
- Billing candidates, billing runs, invoices, and payments
- Risks, decisions, and client-facing reporting
Business examples
Bid with real visibility
A principal checks current and forecast utilization by discipline before committing to a delivery date on a new proposal.
Staff by qualification
A resource manager assigns an engineer to a project because their certification record matches the requirement, not because they happened to be free.
Catch scope creep early
A project lead sees budget burn outpacing the planned fee arrangement in week three of a twelve-week engagement, not at final billing.
Review utilization weekly
A managing partner reviews billable ratio by team and discipline every week instead of waiting for the month-end finance report.
Bill against approved time
A billing administrator prepares invoices directly from approved, billable hours tied to their project and task.
Track certification renewals
A compliance lead is notified before an engineer's certification lapses on a project that requires it.
Agent examples that already know this work
Installable templates from the Eos Agent Library, adapted to utilization, staffing, and margin visibility.
Resource Capacity Agent
Matches project demand with availability, discipline, skills, certifications, and PTO across the firm.
Project Health Agent
Reviews milestones, budget burn, and staffing pressure across active engagements and prepares the update.
Invoice Preparation Agent
Finds approved billable hours and prepares invoice drafts tied to their source project and task.
Revenue Forecast and Margin Watch
Forecasts near-term revenue and flags unbilled work and margin concerns before month-end. Available in the Agent Library.
Training and Certification Backlog
Compares upcoming demand with current skills, certifications, and expiry dates to identify training needs. Available in the Agent Library.
Weekly Timesheet Exception Coach
Finds missing submissions, low hours, and overload, then prepares targeted reminders. Available in the Agent Library.
See this against your own utilization
Bring one recent billing cycle with identifying details removed: how staffing was decided, where margin slipped, and how billing currently gets prepared. We will map it to Eos.
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