The power engineer is a very responsible profession.

An energy engineer must have a certaina set of knowledge, a proper level of education. Requirements in this profession are quite high. An energy specialist must have knowledge about the rational operation of equipment, and how to repair it, and have experience working on it. To do this, he needs to understand the design features, rules of technical operation, operating modes and technical characteristics of power equipment.

Experienced power engineer sees prospectsdevelopment of a technical enterprise and is able to properly organize an energy economy. In relation to employees of the enterprise, this person should be fair, know all the norms of labor protection and the basis of labor legislation, labor and management. The power engineer must interact with the partners of the enterprise from outside organizations, and resolve issues relating to his competence.

Directly in production, such an employeeis obliged to carry out technical supervision of all heat engineering and electrotechnical devices. He has the right to personally prepare boilers working under pressure, to be put into operation electrical installations, and other facilities of the energy economy, for that he is an energy engineer. Its responsibilities are wide enough. In fact, he practically independently prepares materials for contracts with contractors regarding the repair of equipment.

The work of a power engineer is considered quite complex andresponsible. It is necessary to ensure the uninterrupted operation of not only power equipment, but also gas pipelines, heating networks, air ducts. This is not an easy task.

The energy engineer must calculate the quantityfuel, which will be required to operate the equipment of the whole enterprise, prepare reports and contracts for supply, monitor the proper use of valuable fuel in order to save resources. The same applies to thermal, electrical, and other types of energy. The employee of the enterprise must correctly determine the norms of their expenditure. Also, an experienced power engineer has the right to participate in new projects in production, introducing advanced technologies. Such an indispensable employee has the right to receive any information about the project that is of interest to him, as well as the possibility of personal contact with the management of the enterprise for all operational issues. He can make proposals for improving the work proposed by the enterprise and attract specialists from different departments for their formation.

An energy engineer is responsible for his ownactions in accordance with the employment contract concluded with the enterprise. It can occur in the event of moral and material damage, the commission of an offense in the course of the employee's activities, as well as in connection with the failure to fulfill the official duties and orders of the company's management. This work requires exposure.