- To manage some specialist subcontractors / suppliers for the process of material submittal, factory test, shop-drawings, delivery, installation, testing and commissioning; - Designing and implementing cost-effective equipment modifications to help improve safety and reliability; - Developing a project specification with colleagues, often including those from other engineering disciplines; - Discussing and solving complex problems with manufacturing departments, sub-contractors, suppliers and customers; - Managing projects using engineering principles and techniques; - Using research, analytical, conceptual and planning skills, particularly mathematical modelling and computer-aided design; - Considering the implications of issues such as cost, safety and time constraints; - Working with other professionals, within and outside the engineering sector; - Monitoring and commissioning plant and systems.