Unit Group

0211 Engineering Managers

Example Titles

• director, engineering research and development
• electrical engineering service manager
• engineering department manager
• engineering manager
• manager, telecommunications engineering service
• production engineering manager

Main 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 or a college diploma in engineering technology is 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 or certification as an engineering technologist (CET) is usually required.

Additional information

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

Classified elsewhere

• Architecture and Science Managers (0212)
• Computer and Information Systems Managers (0213)
• Construction Managers (0711)
• Engineers and supervisors of engineers (in 21 Professional Occupations in Natural and Applied Sciences )
• Manufacturing Managers (0911)
• Transportation Managers (0713)
• Utilities Managers (0912)