項目造船工程師主要負責： (a) 審核本地船隻的圖則／船舶計算；以及檢查本地船隻以發出驗船證明書； (b) 為政府新船繪圖及審核設計圖則／船舶計算；在船隻建造及定期保養及維修期間，負責監督、檢查及成本管理；就政府船塢進行的工程作工業安全檢查；以及 (c) 執行有關海事安全和防污的職務，包括檢查香港註冊船舶。

A Project Naval Architect is mainly deployed on: (a) examining plans/ship calculations for local vessels and carrying out inspections of local vessels for issuing Certificate of Survey; (b) preparing drawings and examining design plans/ ship calculations for Government new vessels; and supervising, inspecting and cost-managing works of vessels under construction, periodic maintenance and repair; and carrying out industrial safety checks for works being carried out in Government Dockyard; and (c) undertaking related duties pertaining to maritime safety and pollution prevention including inspections of Hong Kong registered ships.