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0211 – Engineering managers

Engineering managers plan, organize, direct, control and evaluate the activities of an engineering department, service or firm. They are employed by a wide range of private sector and government establishments and by consulting engineering and scientific research companies.

Profile

Index of titles Example job titles

  • Aerospace engineering service head
  • Civil engineering division manager
  • Director engineering service, quality assurance
  • Director engineering service, safety service
  • Director, engineering research and development
  • Director, engineering service quality control department
  • Electrical engineering service manager
  • Engineering delivery chief
  • Engineering department manager
  • Engineering manager
  • Engineering service group manager
  • Engineering service manager
  • Engineering service project manager
  • Engineering service quality assurance director
  • Engineering service quality assurance manager
  • Engineering service quality control department director
  • Engineering service quality control manager
  • Engineering service quality system manager
  • Engineering service safety service director
  • Engineering service superintendent
  • Industrial engineering department manager
  • Manager engineering service, quality assurance
  • Manager, civil engineering division
  • Manager, electrical engineering service
  • Manager, engineering
  • Manager, engineering department
  • Manager, engineering service
  • Manager, engineering service group
  • Manager, engineering service quality control
  • Manager, industrial engineering department
  • Manager, mechanical engineering service
  • Manager, production engineering
  • Manager, telecommunications engineering service
  • Manager, traffic engineering service - telecommunications
  • Mechanical engineering service manager
  • Production engineering manager
  • Superintendent, engineering service
  • Traffic engineering service manager - telecommunications
  • Director, engineering research and development
  • Electrical engineering service manager
  • Engineering department manager
  • Engineering manager
  • Manager, telecommunications engineering service
  • Production engineering manager

Main duties

This group performs some or all of the following duties:

  • Engineering managers perform some or all of the following duties:
    • Plan, organize, direct, control and evaluate the activities and operations of an engineering department, service or firm
    • Develop and implement policies, standards and procedures for the engineering and technical work performed in the department, service, laboratory or firm
    • Consult and negotiate with clients to prepare specifications, explain proposals and present engineering reports and findings
    • Assign, co-ordinate and review the technical work of the department or project teams
    • Recruit personnel and oversee development and maintenance of staff competence in required areas
    • May participate directly in the design, development and inspection of technical projects or in the engineering work of the department.

Employment requirements

  • A bachelor's degree in engineering is usually required.
  • Extensive experience in an engineering discipline, including supervisory experience, is required.
  • Registration as a Professional Engineer (P. Eng.) by a provincial or territorial association of professional engineers is usually required.

Additional information

  • Mobility to other technical managerial positions, or to research or senior management positions is possible with experience.

Exclusions

Breakdown summary

Broad occupational category
0 – Management occupations
Skill level
A – Occupations usually require university education.
Major group
02 – Specialized middle management occupations
Minor group
021 – Managers in engineering, architecture, science and information systems
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NOC 2011 Version 1.0