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Career: Engineering Managers
Job Description
Plan, direct, or coordinate activities in such fields as architecture and engineering or research and development in these fields.
Job Tasks
Importance %age |
Task Description |
96
|
Perform administrative functions such as reviewing and writing reports, approving expenditures, enforcing rules, and making decisions about the purchase of materials or services. |
95
|
Coordinate and direct projects, making detailed plans to accomplish goals and directing the integration of technical activities. |
91
|
Confer with management, production, and marketing staff to discuss project specifications and procedures. |
90
|
Recruit employees, assign, direct, and evaluate their work, and oversee the development and maintenance of staff competence. |
88
|
Develop and implement policies, standards and procedures for the engineering and technical work performed in the department, service, laboratory or firm. |
87
|
Review and recommend or approve contracts and cost estimates. |
86
|
Consult or negotiate with clients to prepare project specifications. |
84
|
Present and explain proposals, reports, and findings to clients. |
82
|
Analyze technology, resource needs, and market demand, to plan and assess the feasibility of projects. |
80
|
Prepare budgets, bids, and contracts, and direct the negotiation of research contracts. |
75
|
Direct, review, and approve product design and changes. |
65
|
Set scientific and technical goals within broad outlines provided by top management. |
61
|
Plan and direct the installation, testing, operation, maintenance, and repair of facilities and equipment. |
53
|
Confer with and report to officials and the public to provide information and solicit support for projects. |
18
|
Direct the engineering of water control, treatment, and distribution projects. |
13
|
Administer highway planning, construction, and maintenance. |
12
|
Plan, direct, and coordinate survey work with other staff activities, certifying survey work, and writing land legal descriptions. |
Work Activities
Importance %age |
Activity Description |
80
|
Making Decisions and Solving Problems
|
79
|
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
|
77
|
Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work
|
76
|
Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge
|
76
|
Processing Information
|
76
|
Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships
|
75
|
Thinking Creatively
|
75
|
Analyzing Data or Information
|
75
|
Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others
|
72
|
Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others
|
72
|
Communicating with Persons Outside Organization
|
72
|
Scheduling Work and Activities
|
71
|
Provide Consultation and Advice to Others
|
66
|
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
|
65
|
Coaching and Developing Others
|
64
|
Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others
|
64
|
Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates
|
64
|
Judging the Qualities of Things, Services, or People
|
64
|
Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards
|
64
|
Getting Information
|
63
|
Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings
|
62
|
Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information
|
62
|
Developing Objectives and Strategies
|
61
|
Staffing Organizational Units
|
60
|
Interacting With Computers
|
60
|
Monitoring and Controlling Resources
|
59
|
Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and Equipment
|
59
|
Developing and Building Teams
|
58
|
Documenting/Recording Information
|
55
|
Training and Teaching Others
|
51
|
Performing Administrative Activities
|
49
|
Selling or Influencing Others
|
45
|
Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material
|
27
|
Performing for or Working Directly with the Public
|
25
|
Assisting and Caring for Others
|
22
|
Repairing and Maintaining Electronic Equipment
|
21
|
Controlling Machines and Processes
|
20
|
Performing General Physical Activities
|
19
|
Handling and Moving Objects
|
18
|
Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment
|
14
|
Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment
|