Elements and Performance Criteria

Stream: Production Plant
Field: Operations
Equivalencies: This unit of competence is incorporated within the national competency
standards for Project Management, levels four, five and six
Documentation may include job cards, budgets, cost centres, check sheets, safety rule procedures, plant records, drawings, quality assurance procedures and documentation, maintenance procedures and outage reports, codes of practice, and contract specifications
Project management may include a set of interrelated activities, with defined start and end dates, designed to achieve a unique and common objective; the planning, organising, monitoring and controlling of all aspects of a project in a continuos process to achieve its objectives, both internal and external; and major project work
Resources may include service providers, materials, plant, equipment, tools, finances and specialists
Service providers may include but are not limited to internal staff and specialists, external specialists, contractors and contract specialists
Finalisation of work agreements may include but is not limited to procurement procedures for period orders, fixed price and/or variable contracts, proprietary line contractors, internal and external service agreements and local/contract staff commitments
Work performed to be in accordance with legislation and relevant codes of practice; occupational health and safety, quality assurance (relevant Australian standard) and environmental legislation
Coordination may include supplementary personnel, clients, service providers, plant and equipment
Plant and equipment storage requirements may depend on length of the project and plant needs

Critical aspects of evidence
The knowledge and application of relevant sections of: Occupational, health and safety legislation; Statutory legislation; Enterprise/site safety procedures; Enterprise/site emergency procedures
The knowledge of project management principles
The ability to apply project management principles
Business principles
Performing project management
Communicating effectively
Context of assessment
Competency Standards should be assessed on site or in a simulated work environment under the normal range of workplace conditions
Assessment of this unit will be supported with documentary evidence, by means of endorsement stating type and work
Interdependent assessment of unit
Nil
Knowledge and Skills
A knowledge of:
Relevant occupational health and safety regulations; Relevant statutory legislation; Relevant enterprise/site safety procedures; Enterprise/site emergency procedures and techniques; Environmental awareness and procedures; Codes of practice; Location of relevant plant and equipment; Enterprise recording procedures; Quality assurance and control procedures; Plant and related systems; Recommissioning procedures; Enterprise financial and contractual procedures; Project management principles and concepts; Work scope coordination and preparation; Human resource management principles; Time management principles; Communication principles; Contractual principles
The ability to:
Apply relevant occupational health and safety regulations; Apply relevant statutory legislation; Apply enterprise/site emergency procedures and techniques; Locate relevant plant and equipment; Identify interactions and conflict of plant and work scope; Respond to deviations from original plans; Apply quality assurance/quality control procedures; Work scope coordination and preparation; Manage human resources; Communicate effectively; Apply contractual procedures; Monitor income and expenditure; Manage time and resources; Apply project management principles; Contribute to/prepare project plans; Co-ordinate a project plan.