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Dismantling engineer
Also known as: disassembly planner, dismantling planner, dismantling manager
About this occupation
Dismantling engineers research and plan the optimal way to dismantle industrial equipment, machinery and buildings that reached the end-of-life phase. They analyse the required work and schedule the various operations. They give team leaders instructions and supervise their work.
Essential skills and knowledge
- provide advice to technicians
- blueprints
- safety engineering
- write stress analysis reports
- design principles
- review construction plans authorisations
- perform risk analysis
- follow health and safety procedures in construction
- manage schedule of tasks
- dismantle broken appliances
- develop project schedule
- lead a team
Typical tasks and preparation
From the related US occupation profile Engineers, All Other (O*NET 17-2199.00). Linked by an official crosswalk: related, not identical; details vary by country.
US median pay: US$122,930 a year (2025), 154,070 employed. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics.