Books - The Engineer?

[foxmoth]

I read a book/short story some years back about an aircraft engineer working in foreign parts who managed to get the people under him working to their best ability - bit of a moral tale,
anyone recognise this and know title/ author?

[ORAC]

Nevil Shute, "Round the Bend"?

Round the Bend (http://www.nevilshute.org/Reviews/rtb1.html)

[foxmoth]

Thats the one, Thank you:)