6. Adaptability

Question 1

6.1 - How do you prioritize tasks when facing tight deadlines?

Answer 1

Remain calm…

1. Identify critical tasks that are essential for meeting deadlines of the project. Focusing on tasks critical to system safety, functionality or regulatory compliance.
2. Identify the tasks that are dependant on the foundation of others that enable subsequent work.
3. Divide larger commissioning activities into smaller, manageable steps to allow the tracking of progress.
4. Allocate resources efficiently ensuring correct tools are allocated to tasks at hand and team members are allocated based on their strengths.
5. Continuously monitor progress to ensure you are on track.

Question 2

6.2 - Tell me about a time when you had to adjust to a significant change on a project. How did you manage it?

Answer 2

I haven’t a direct example of adjusting to a significant change on a project, however, I can give an example on how I adapt to a last minute change of leadership.
During a rotation in Rotterdam on the prototype turbine all technicians arrived at site where I was asked to be AT/lead technician on the morning of work. Having bear minimum knowledge of the turbine and a different procedure for transferring control and isolating, I had to quickly adjust and lead the team throughout the task.