Dismantling engineer

Description

Dismantling engineers research and plan the optimal way to dismantle industrial equipment, machinery and buildings that reached the end-of-life phase. They analyse the required work and schedule the various operations. They give team leaders instructions and supervise their work.

Other titles

The following job titles also refer to dismantling engineer:

disassembly planner
dismantling manager
dismantling planner

Minimum qualifications

Bachelor’s degree is generally required to work as dismantling engineer. However, this requirement may differ in some countries.

ISCO skill level

ISCO skill level is defined as a function of the complexity and range of tasks and duties to be performed in an occupation. It is measured on a scale from 1 to 4, with 1 the lowest level and 4 the highest, by considering:

  • the nature of the work performed in an occupation in relation to the characteristic tasks and duties
  • the level of formal education required for competent performance of the tasks and duties involved and
  • the amount of informal on-the-job training and/or previous experience in a related occupation required for competent performance of these tasks and duties.

Dismantling engineer is a Skill level 4 occupation.

Dismantling engineer career path

Similar occupations

These occupations, although different, require a lot of knowledge and skills similar to dismantling engineer.

radiation protection officer
commissioning engineer
construction manager
nuclear engineer
installation engineer

Long term prospects

These occupations require some skills and knowledge of dismantling engineer. They also require other skills and knowledge, but at a higher ISCO skill level, meaning these occupations are accessible from a position of dismantling engineer with a significant experience and/or extensive training.

Essential knowledge and skills

Essential knowledge

This knowledge should be acquired through learning to fulfill the role of dismantling engineer.

Design principles: The elements used in design such as unity, scale, proportion, balance, symmetry, space, form, texture, colour, light, shade and congruence and their application into practice.
Safety engineering: The engineering discipline used to ensure that systems, machines and equipment work according to the set safety standards and laws, such as environmental law.
Blueprints: Must be able to read and understand blueprints, drawings and plans and maintain simple written records.

Essential skills and competences

These skills are necessary for the role of dismantling engineer.

Manage schedule of tasks: Maintain an overview of all the incoming tasks in order to prioritise the tasks, plan their execution, and integrate new tasks as they present themselves.
Perform risk analysis: Identify and assess factors that may jeopardise the success of a project or threaten the organisation’s functioning. Implement procedures to avoid or minimise their impact.
Lead a team: Lead, supervise and motivate a group of people, in order to meet the expected results within a given timeline and with the foreseen resources in mind.
Disassemble equipment: Disassembles equipment using hand tools in order to clean equipments and to perform regular operational maintenance.
Disassemble machines: Disassemble machines following defined procedures and inventory for the suitable handling of parts. Ensure that machines can be reassembled following disassembly.
Dismantle broken appliances: Dismantle equipment and appliances which are broken and ineligible for repair so that their separate components can be sorted, recycled, and disposed of in a manner which is compliant with waste and recycling legislation.
Identify construction materials from blueprints: Identify materials defined by the sketches and blueprints of the building to be constructed.
Follow health and safety procedures in construction: Apply the relevant health and safety procedures in construction in order to prevent accidents, pollution and other risks.
Provide advice to technicians: Offer help and advice to service technicians in case of machine malfunctions and other repair tasks.
Develop project schedule: Define the project completion stages and create a timeline. Synchronise necessary activities, taking into account the convergence of production elements. Establish a schedule.
Write stress analysis reports: Write down a report with all your findings encountered during the stress analysis. Write down performances, failures and other conclusions.
Draw blueprints: Draw layout specifications for machinery, equipment and building structures. Specify which materials should be used and the size of the components. Show different angles and views of the product.
Perform safety data analysis: Use different safety databases to perform analyses of information on actual or potential safety threats.
Instruct on safety measures: Provide instruction on the possible causes of accidents or sources of danger and explain the protective measures that should be taken to guarantee health and safety.
Develop design plans: Develop design plans by using computer-aided-design (CAD); work in accordance with budget estimates; organise and conduct meetings with clients.
Review construction plans authorisations: Review plans for conformance to codes and authorised approval for construction.

Optional knowledge and skills

Optional knowledge

This knowledge is sometimes, but not always, required for the role of dismantling engineer. However, mastering this knowledge allows you to have more opportunities for career development.

Project management: Understand project management and the activities which comprise this area. Know the variables implied in project management such as time, resources, requirements, deadlines, and responding to unexpected events.
Nuclear energy: The generation of electrical energy through the use of nuclear reactors, by converting the energy released from nuclei of atoms in reactors which generate heat. This heat subsequently generates steam which can power a steam turbine to generate electricity.
Nuclear physics: Field of physics in which protons and neutrons and their interactions inside atoms are analysed.

Optional skills and competences

These skills and competences are sometimes, but not always, required for the role of dismantling engineer. However, mastering these skills and competences allows you to have more opportunities for career development.

Oversee construction project: Make sure that the construction project is carried out in compliance with the building permit, the execution plans, the performance and design specifications, and the relevant regulations.
Follow nuclear plant safety precautions: Comply with nuclear power plant safety procedures, policies and legislation to ensure a safe working environment for all employees, and to ensure the safety of the public.
Monitor nuclear power plant systems: Control nuclear plant systems, such as ventilation and water draining systems, to ensure proper functioning and identify irregularities.
Review construction projects: Review the documents and applications for building projects, discuss necessary changes with the contractors, and forward the documents to the building authorities if needed. Document any deviation from the original plans and inform the authorities.

ISCO group and title

2149 – Engineering professionals not elsewhere classified

 

 


 

 

References
  1. Dismantling engineer – ESCO
Last updated on August 8, 2022