Job Profile Detail
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.
Job Titles
1) Aerospace engineering service head
2) Civil engineering division manager
3) Electrical engineering service manager
4) Engineering delivery chief
5) Engineering department manager
6) Engineering manager
7) Engineering research and development director
8) Engineering service group manager
9) Engineering service manager
10) Engineering service project manager
11) Engineering service quality assurance director
12) Engineering service quality assurance manager
13) Engineering service quality control department director
14) Engineering service quality control manager
15) Engineering service quality system manager
16) Engineering service safety service director
17) Engineering service superintendent
18) Industrial engineering department manager
19) Mechanical engineering service manager
20) Production engineering manager
21) Telecommunications engineering service manager
22) Traffic engineering service manager - telecommunications
Job Duties
1. Supervise and lead engineers, scientists and technicians who design machinery, plan and develop civil projects, and oversee production and quality control.
2. Direct and coordinate production, operations, quality assurance, testing, or maintenance in industrial plants.
3. Oversee the research and development of new products and procedures.
4. Hire, train, and mentor other engineers and supporting staff.
5. Write performance reviews and solve internal issues.
6. Discuss and lay out project specifications.
7. Make detailed plans to accomplish goals.
8. Analyze market demand and available resources.
9. Review, approve, or modify product designs.
10. Prepare budgets, bids, and contracts.
11. Negotiate research contracts.
12. Approve expenditures.
13. Review and recommend contracts.
14. Develop cost estimates.
15. Draft proposals and reports for clients.
16. Improve manufacturing processes and advance scientific research.
17. Develop overall concepts for a new product.
18. Check technical accuracy of work.
19. Establish administrative policies, procedures, and standards.
20. Coordinate activities of unit with other units or organizations.
21. Confer with higher levels of management.
22. Confer with management, production, and marketing staff to discuss project specifications and procedures.
23. Coordinate and direct projects, making detailed plans to accomplish goals and directing the integration of technical activities.
24. Analyze technology, resource needs, and market demand, to plan and assess the feasibility of projects.
25. Plan and direct the installation, testing, operation, maintenance, and repair of facilities and equipment.
26. Direct, review, and approve product design and changes.
27. Recruit employees; assign, direct, and evaluate their work; and oversee the development and maintenance of staff competence.
28. Prepare budgets, bids, and contracts, and direct the negotiation of research contracts.
29. Develop and implement policies, standards and procedures for the engineering and technical work performed in the department, service, laboratory or firm.
30. Perform administrative functions such as reviewing and writing reports, approving expenditures, enforcing rules, and making decisions about the purchase of materials or services.
31. Review and recommend or approve contracts and cost estimates.
32. Present and explain proposals, reports, and findings to clients.
33. Consult or negotiate with clients to prepare project specifications.
34. Set scientific and technical goals within broad outlines provided by top management.
35. Administer highway planning, construction, and maintenance.
36. Direct the engineering of water control, treatment, and distribution projects.
37. Plan, direct, and coordinate survey work with other staff activities, certifying survey work, and writing land legal descriptions.
38. Confer with and report to officials and the public to provide information and solicit support for projects.
5 to 9 years experience required 
96,788 CAD to 126,257 CAD P.A. 
Canada
