Manages all design engineers, drafters, and technical engineers working on specific projects.
Leads the development, implementation, and evaluation of complex designs. Oversees product construction and testing in order to ensure completion of projects as efficiently and effectively as possible. Evaluates and approves changes that substantially impact the scope, budget, or schedule of a project. Monitors progress and performance against the project plan.
Salary.com identifies five increasing levels of proficiency for each skill/competency. Some jobs require only a relatively low level of proficiency in each skill/competency, while other jobs will require a more advanced level of proficiency in the same skill/competency. These levels rate the degree of proficiency (skill level, expertise) we expect the incumbent to perform in the given skill/competency for the given job. Note that we intentionally do not associate timeframes or years of experience in performing the skill/competency because that can be misleading. Proficiency levels identify what the incumbent knows and can do rather than how long they have been doing it. Also, note that the proficiency levels are cumulative, e.g., a level 4 proficiency implies the ability to perform all the behaviors at the lower levels.
Check each Project Engineering Manager skill and competencie below to view definitions.
Skill definition-Applying management skills and engineering principles in overseeing technical projects and personnel.
Level 1 Behaviors
(General Familiarity)
Describes the process of executing engineering management plans and initiatives.
Level 2 Behaviors
(Light Experience)
Records the available resources to present critical information to the engineering management.
Level 3 Behaviors
(Moderate Experience)
Conducts quality assurance, testing, production, and research and development of product lines.
Level 4 Behaviors
(Extensive Experience)
Implements effective management strategies to address engineering priorities and submittal deadlines.
Level 5 Behaviors
(Mastery)
Creates engineering management workflow and approaches based on feedback from the stakeholders.
Skill definition-Implementing change by transforming our organization's goals, processes, or technologies to ensure business growth and success.
Level 1 Behaviors
(General Familiarity)
Explains potential impacts and challenges of different change management processes.
Level 2 Behaviors
(Light Experience)
Gathers input relating to change in business processes, goals, and methodologies.
Level 3 Behaviors
(Moderate Experience)
Prepares and updates status reports of process changes to monitor progress.
Level 4 Behaviors
(Extensive Experience)
Oversees change management projects to prioritize multiple tasks under tight deadlines.
Level 5 Behaviors
(Mastery)
Leads the implementation of change management to improve performance measures.
Skill definition-Planning, collection, creation, monitoring, and sending of project information to the team.
Level 1 Behaviors
(General Familiarity)
Describes the process and procedures of doing project communication.
Level 2 Behaviors
(Light Experience)
Presents project pipelines to communicate the high-level details of the projects.
Level 3 Behaviors
(Moderate Experience)
Communicates project parameters and the quality of the project to the stakeholder.
Level 4 Behaviors
(Extensive Experience)
Manages project timelines and action plans to drive critical communications projects to completion.
Level 5 Behaviors
(Mastery)
Develops communication system measurements to evaluate performance.
Skill definition-Managing and prioritizing resources and workloads by creating well-organized plans to attain organizational goals and objectives.
Level 1 Behaviors
(General Familiarity)
Documents best practices in planning and organizing work to address important tasks.
Level 2 Behaviors
(Light Experience)
Discusses the positive and negative outcomes of planning and organization in the workplace.
Level 3 Behaviors
(Moderate Experience)
Helps set up new practices to anticipate and address the needs of planning and organization initiatives.
Level 4 Behaviors
(Extensive Experience)
Facilitates the adoption of advanced tools to streamline the process of planning and organization.
Level 5 Behaviors
(Mastery)
Develops best practices in planning and organizing activities to improve organizational efficiency.
Skill definition-Measuring and tracking progress within established goals and milestones to accomplish long-term objectives.
Level 1 Behaviors
(General Familiarity)
Explains the importance and benefits of monitoring progress in our workplace.
Level 2 Behaviors
(Light Experience)
Keeps track of day-to-day activities to determine the progress of the project.
Level 3 Behaviors
(Moderate Experience)
Evaluates project goals and adjusts plan accordingly.
Level 4 Behaviors
(Extensive Experience)
Delivers training on new techniques and strategies for effective monitoring of progress.
Level 5 Behaviors
(Mastery)
Creates a non-threatening environment so that staff are not inhibited in discussing setbacks.
There are 1 hard skills for Project Engineering Manager, Engineering Management.
11 general skills for Project Engineering Manager, Change Management, Project Communications, Project Cost Management, etc.
10 soft skills for Project Engineering Manager, Planning and Organizing, Monitoring Progress, Managing Complexity, etc.
While the list totals 22 distinct skills, it's important to note that not all are required to be mastered to the same degree. Some skills may only need a basic understanding, whereas others demand a higher level of expertise.
For instance, as a Project Engineering Manager, he or she needs to be skilled in Planning and Organizing, be skilled in Monitoring Progress, and be skilled in Managing Complexity.
