Tim Kirkness, WorleyParsons - BULK MATERIALS HANDLING – Engineering Responsibilities

Engineering Responsibilities and Opportunities

Bulk Materials Handling (as the example)

Tim Kirkness – Principal Mechanical Engineer - WorleyParsons

Materials Handling Week

3-6 June 2013

© Copyright WorleyParsons 2013

Agenda

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Overview

Safety Moment

Role Elements

Influencers on Engineering Role

Challenge

Assumptions in Engineering

Moment


What is an assumption?

“A thing that is accepted as true or as certain to happen, without

proof ” – Oxford Dictionary

Every Engineer has to make assumptions in order to solve a

design problem.

Moment


Lack of information

To simplify a problem

Expert Judgment

Uncertainty in Design Requirements

Assumptions can be relative to a situation

Common Reasons for Making Assumptions

Moment


Our Responsibility:

Validation of Assumptions !!

Zero harm to people and assets

Zero environmental incidents

Moment


Overview - Bulk Materials Handling

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Project Considerations

Project justification – Why ? Driver ?

Concept development

Technologies

Infrastructure requirements

Services needed



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Project Considerations - continued

Innovation

Political approval

Community impact

Funding requirements

Project Mgmt, Reporting

Documentation, QA


Project Size varies ..influencing the effort / expertise required

Mega Project (capital) ….. potentially global locations

New Mine

New Port

Tiny Project

Minor capital or operational sustaining project on mining site

New conveyor

Conveyor “fix”


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Food for thought !

Who does BMH engineering ?

In house

By consultant

We “know” the engineer’s role …

I want to stimulate you to think about yourself as an engineer

What role you do have vs want to have ?

Is there a gap ?

How do the roles/functions that I outline apply to you ?


CURRENT CHALLENGES

Global downturn

Competition between corporations – normal

Competition between consultants – intensified

International competition – low cost resources from developing countries


CURRENT CHALLENGES - Continued

With this competition

Why not simply repeat earlier designs ?

Simply tailor to new site - would save design costs !

BUT ….. replicates any inherent shortcomings

Opportunity:

Identification of areas for improvement

Creating the improvement

Challenge to you

Who are you as an engineer ? – Where do you fit ?

What are you going to do to strengthen your position in the light of current

challenges ?

Role options – you have a choice


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Engineer's Fundamental Responsibilities

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Balanced Solution Required

Innovation may

be applied in

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Roles

You need to

demonstrate

the benefits

It does cost

time … which

is money !!


Project Status

Project size

Influencers of the Engineering Role

Concept Execution


Engineering Organization Size & Structure

Engineering Criticality


Parallel Serial



In each of the areas the engineer’s role narrows from

Project Engineer ………. to ……………. Design Engineer

All (24) elements

to Minimum of ???

Project Status:

Concept to Final design

Project size:

Small to Mega

Engineering Organisation Size:

Small to Large

Project Criticality:

Non-critical to Highly Critical


So what ?

Where do you want to be in this range of roles ?

Small or Large Project ?

Project Management Focus ?

Technical Focus ?

“You can and you should

shape your own future, because if you don’t someone else

surely will !”

Robert Barker

Thank You

Tim Kirkness

Its YOUR future !

Tim Kirkness, WorleyParsons - BULK MATERIALS HANDLING – Engineering Responsibilities

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