Objective: Plans, designs, organises and oversees the assembly, erection, operation and maintenance of mechanical and process plant and installations.

Job Tasks and Duties:

· Studying functional statements, organisational charts and project information to determine functions and responsibilities of workers and work units and to identify areas of duplication;

· Establishing work measurement programs and analysing work samples to develop standards for labour utilisation;

· Analysing workforce utilisation, facility layout, operational data and production schedules and costs to determine optimum worker and equipment efficiencies;

· Designing mechanical equipment, machines, components, products for manufacture, and plant and systems for construction;

· Developing specifications for manufacture, and determining materials, equipment, piping, material flows, capacities and layout of plant and systems;

· Organising and managing project labour and the delivery of materials, plant and equipment;

· Establishing standards and policies for installation, modification, quality control, testing, inspection and maintenance according to engineering principles and safety regulations;

· Inspecting plant to ensure optimum performance is maintained;

· Directing the maintenance of plant buildings and equipment, and coordinating the requirements for new designs, surveys and maintenance schedules;