MCL Example - Facility Management - Mechanical, Marine, Naval Architecture & Chemical Division

MCL – Facility Management

HKIE Competence Requirements		Relevant Facility Management of Mechanical Engineering System Experiences
Applying Mechanical Engineering Knowledge (C1, C2, C11)
C1.	Comprehend and apply knowledge of accepted principles underpinning widely applied good practice for professional engineering;	Apply professional knowledge and skills in mechanical engineering, such as establishing comprehensive maintenance plan, conducting repairing work, replacement of key building equipment, alternation and addition work of building to design, implement, operate and maintain or investigate incidents; Provide professional advice on mechanical engineering for maintenance plan, repair work, replacement of key building equipment and alternation and addition work of building.
C2.	Comprehend and apply knowledge of accepted principles underpinning good practice for professional engineering that is specific to Hong Kong; and	Understand and familiar with statutory requirements of the Factories and Industrial Undertakings (Lifting Appliances and Lifting Gear) Regulations (Cap. 591), statutory requirements stipulated in related ordinances, regulations and code of practices from local authorities including Fire Services Department and Building Department; Apply professional knowledge and skills in mechanical engineering, in accordance with Cap. 591, to design, implement, operate and maintain, investigate incidents or provide professional advice on mechanical engineering maintenance plan, repair work, replacement of key building equipment and alternation and addition work of building.
C11.	Maintain the currency of his or her professional engineering knowledge and skills.	Organize and attend related CPD activities in accordance with HKIE CPD requirements.
Developing Technical Solution (C3 and C4)
C3.	Define, investigate and analyze complex engineering problems in accordance with good practice for professional engineering; and	Plan and supervise the development, manufacture, construction, installation, operation, maintenance or repair of the chiller plant, pumping plant, filtration plant, lift & escalator system, hoisting equipment, etc.; Investigate infrequently encountered complex engineering problems without precedent reference of solutions and be responsible to resolve the problems with originality in analysis.
C4.	Design or develop solutions to complex engineering problems in accordance with good practice for professional engineering.	Design or develop solutions for chiller plant, pumping plant, filtration plant, lift & escalator system, hoisting equipment, etc. systems to meet the defined requirements and objectives.
Managing Engineering Work (C5, C6, C7 and C12)
C5.	Be responsible for making decisions on part or all of one or more complex engineering activities;	Be responsible for the management of new installation and/or maintenance of the chiller plant, pumping plant, filtration plant, lift & escalator system, hoisting equipment, etc.; Manage the use of diverse resources including people, money, equipment, materials and technologies; Participate the resolution of critical problems arising from interactions between wide-ranging technical, engineering and other issues.
C6.	Manage part or all of one or more complex engineering activities in accordance with good engineering management practice;	Supervise the installation chiller plant, pumping plant, filtration plant, lift & escalator system, hoisting equipment, etc. and inspect the quality of the work and to deal with any problems that arise; Carry out extraordinary and emergency maintenance work on chiller plant, pumping plant, filtration plant, lift & escalator system, hoisting equipment, etc.
C7.	Identify, assess and manage engineering risk; and	Conduct risk assessment and manage the risks associated with the installation, repair, maintenance and overhaul of the chiller plant, pumping plant, filtration plant, lift & escalator system, hoisting equipment, etc.
C12.	Exercise sound professional engineering judgement.	Be responsible for engineering activities requiring judgement in technical, manpower, financial, safety, environment aspects.
Upkeeping Professional Acumen (C8, C9 and C10)
C8.	Conduct engineering activities to an ethical standard prescribed by the HKIE;	Understand and familiar with HKIE ethical standard and show how to apply them in projects.
C9.	Recognise the reasonably foreseeable social, cultural, health, safety, sustainability and environmental effects of professional engineering activities generally; and	Respond to emergency breakdowns and ensure health and safety regulations are met and produce risk assessment reports and legal and insurance documents.
C10.	Communicate clearly with other engineers and others that he or she is likely to deal with in the course of his or her professional engineering activities.	Demonstrate the effective communication skills with workers, engineers, stakeholders and public related to design, implementation, operation and maintenance, incidents investigation and providing professional advice on mechanical engineering systems.

Exemplar on Training and Experience Report

Background

i. Periods of Training and Experience

ii. Chronological order, giving inclusive dates in months and years

iii. As details of duties can be found in application form, they may not be repeated in this report.

Training
From	To	Company	Position
1/2015	12/2016	An Engineering Company	Graduate Trainee
		Projects/Duties
		Assist the Engineer to prepare the Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning (HVAC) system replacement proposal and carry out the routine maintenance and projects.
Sub Total : (Months/Years)		2 years
Professional Experience
From	To	Company	Position
1/2017	12/2017	An Engineering Company	Assistant Engineer
1/2018	12/2020	An Engineering Company	Engineer
		Projects/Duties
		Prepare the engineering proposal for installation of new HVAC system and upgrading of existing HVAC system
		Liaised with client, sub-contractors, technicians, etc. and managed the project programme and budget plan for [n] projects and maintenance contracts. Managed the project team with [n] members.
Sub Total (Months/Years)		4 years
Total (Months/Years)		6 years

Professional Experiences

i. state the Applicant’s precise positions have occupied in each case and describe clearly the degree of the Applicant’s responsibility assigned; use the first person (I, me, my) to show Applicant’s personal contribution;

ii. indicate the size and cost of the works; keep in about 3 – 4 projects or works demonstrating all competences;

iii. elaborate on any particular problems encountered and how the Applicant arrived at viable solutions with consideration of options or alternatives;

iv. provide evidence to demonstrate the competences (At most four relevant competences should be quoted at a time)

v. provide evidence or examples of recent work to support their claim of attaining professional status, such as reports, plans, calculations, photographs, etc. as appropriate

Applying Mechanical Engineering Knowledge	Competence
Project Title: New Chiller System for [name] building Position: Engineer in charge to design and install the new chiller system for [name] building Project Brief: Design of new chiller system to replace the existing chilled water system (Contract Sum: HKD [cost]M or Construction Cost: HKD [cost]M) Professional Experiences I was the Engineer in charge of design a new chiller plant system to replace the existing chilled plant for [name] Building. In this project, I carried out the pumping and pipework system design for the new chilled water system, and I also took the opportunity to enhance the energy efficiency of the chiller plant. Design of a chilled water pumping and pipework system Following the requirements of Building Energy Code on maximum velocity and pressure drop of water, I applied the Darcy Weisbach Formula and Colebrook Equation and carried out the hydraulic calculation to determine the hydraulic pressure loss by considering the system critical path and flow rate. The design was approved by the client. Enhancement of energy efficiency of a chiller plant system To evaluate the existing chiller plant performance, I studied the power consumption, cooling capacities, and combined chiller operation in different scenarios under full or various part loading situations. Then I applied the pressure-enthalpy diagram to analyze the energy saving opportunities by adjusting the setting of the chilled water supply temperature. I analyzed the relationship between different cooling load demands against different set point to determine the optimized chiller operation sequencing and chilled water set points. My recommendation could reduce the annual electricity consumption by [n]%. With reference to Building Energy Efficiency Ordinance, this design was also approved by the client.	C1,C2
Maintain Engineering Knowledge I joined and attended seminars, factory visits, group discussions organized by the HKIE, the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE), etc. to maintain my technical knowledge, project management skills, etc. Through the direct discussion with experts in different fields, I obtained the up-to-date technical knowledge of building services engineering and relevant technology.	C11
Developing Technical Solutions	Competence
Project Title: Replacement Proposal of Chiller in [name] Building Position: Engineer in charge of Replacement Proposal of Chiller in [name] Building Project Brief: To provide a solution to the chiller replacement proposals meeting the conflicting needs of different parties (Contract Sum: HKD [cost]M or Construction Cost: HKD [cost]M) Professional Experiences I was responsible for the replacement proposal of chiller plants in the [name] building. I identified that this replacement proposal for a chiller was a complex engineering problem as there were conflicting needs from different groups, e.g. site constraints, provision of cooling capacities during the replacement works, cost-effective consideration and energy efficiency concerns. I firstly reviewed the existing chiller system cooling load profile and on-site measurement data. Then I found that the existing chiller plants had been operated for more than 20 years and had degraded, which resulted in easier breakdown and more energy consumption, i.e., the efficiency had already been reduced by [\(n\)]%. Considering the site constraints, I exercised my engineering judgement to prepare a tailor made replacement proposal for this chiller plant. I applied my knowledge in Thermodynamics to carry out an in-depth energy saving analysis including the part-load efficiency analysis. I ensured that my proposed chiller system complied to the minimum COP requirement of Building Energy Efficiency Ordinance and achieved enhanced energy saving. I also calculated the annual energy consumption for different chiller selections and combinations with various cooling capacities of variable speed drive (VSD) or constant speed water-cooled chillers or air-cooled chillers. Then, I compared the energy usage for each chiller system with the past cooling load demand and determined that the most efficient option would be [\(n\)] VSD water cooling chillers. Compared with the existing system, my proposal option could reduce [\(n\)]% of electricity usage with 8-year payback period. For this replacement proposal, I also suggested a solution to the provision of cooling loads during the replacement works. Understanding that the cooling load of the building was provided by two separated chiller systems in round-the-clock operation, I proposed installing a heat exchanger system to connect the chilled water system such that the chilled water could be provided to both areas. The clients also accepted my comprehensive chiller system replacement proposal.	C3, C4
Managing Engineering Work	Competence
Project Title: Maintenance Contracts and Projects for Chiller Plants Position and Project Brief: Project engineer to manage and supervise the maintenance activities associated with chiller plants under the maintenance contracts. (Contract Sum: HKD [cost]M or Construction Cost: HKD [cost]M) Professional Experiences I was responsible for managing [\(n\)] maintenance contracts and projects for [\(n\)] chiller plants. I led my maintenance team with [\(n\)] people, including engineers, site supervisors, technicians and sub-contractors, to carry out the routine maintenance and projects. I managed the labour and material cost for each maintenance contract to ensure the overall cost would be within budget and on schedule. For complicated maintenance works, I prepared a Gantt Chart to identify the critical path. I also provided clear work instructions to technicians and sub-contractors to ensure the work would be completed on time. To achieve better coordination between different parties, I organized weekly site meetings with sub-contractors to monitor the work progress and discussed the safety issues. Safety is one of the most common engineering risks associated with maintenance contracts. When I managed the maintenance contracts, I worked closely with the in-house safety officers to minimize the risk at the site. I carefully reviewed the job nature of different maintenance contracts and developed a specific checklist of safety instructions for site work. I also closely monitored the workers to ensure that the work could comply with company’s safety instructions and relevant safety ordinances under the Labour Department. If any risk and the unsafe condition was found in the work sites, I would immediately stop the work and report it to the company. In the weekly site meeting, I conducted a briefing on the safety issues associated with the upcoming works i.e. working on high levels and hoisting, for my engineering team and sub-contractors. Project Title: Chiller Replacement Proposal for [name] Building Position and Project Brief: Engineer in charge of implementing the chiller replacement proposal for [name] Building (Contract Sum: HKD [cost]M or Construction Cost: HKD [cost]M) Professional Experiences I was the Engineer in charge of implementing the chiller replacement proposal of [name]building. Given the chiller plant was round-the clock operation, I led [n] workers to replace the air-cooled chiller with a water-cooled chiller for [name] Building. Understanding that the chilled water supply should be provided continuously, I applied the hop tapping method to tee-off the branch pipe for new chillers to maintain the chilled water supply during the project. With my engineering judgement, I confirmed that the implementation of chiller replacement proposal for [name] Building was successfully completed without affecting the normal operation of [name] Building.	C5,C6 C7