Architectural / Engineering Manager

Plan, direct, or coordinate activities in such fields as architecture and engineering or research and development in these fields.

O*NET reports this occupation under titles such as: Civil Engineering Manager; Electrical Engineering Manager; Engineering Director; Engineering Group Manager; Engineering Program Manager; Mechanical Engineering Manager; Process Engineering Manager; Project Engineering Manager; Project Manager

Tasks

• Manage the coordination and overall integration of technical activities in architecture or engineering projects.
• Direct, review, or approve project design changes.
• Consult or negotiate with clients to prepare project specifications.
• Prepare budgets, bids, or contracts.
• Present and explain proposals, reports, or findings to clients.
• Confer with management, production, or marketing staff to discuss project specifications or procedures.
• Assess project feasibility by analyzing technology, resource needs, or market demand.
• Review, recommend, or approve contracts or cost estimates.
• Develop or implement policies, standards, or procedures for engineering and technical work.
• Establish scientific or technical goals within broad outlines provided by top management.
• Direct recruitment, placement, and evaluation of architecture or engineering project staff.
• Perform administrative functions, such as reviewing or writing reports, approving expenditures, enforcing rules, or purchasing of materials or services.
• Develop or implement programs to improve sustainability or reduce the environmental impacts of engineering or architecture activities or operations.
• Evaluate the environmental impacts of engineering, architecture, or research and development activities.

Knowledge

• Engineering and Technology
• Design
• Administration and Management
• Mathematics
• English Language
• Customer and Personal Service
• Mechanical
• Computers and Electronics
• Administrative
• Production and Processing
• Physics
• Public Safety and Security
• Building and Construction

Skills

• Reading Comprehension
• Active Listening
• Writing
• Speaking
• Mathematics
• Critical Thinking
• Active Learning
• Monitoring
• Learning Strategies

Abilities

• Written Comprehension
• Oral Comprehension
• Oral Expression
• Speech Clarity
• Written Expression
• Problem Sensitivity
• Deductive Reasoning
• Inductive Reasoning
• Mathematical Reasoning
• Fluency of Ideas
• Information Ordering
• Visualization
• Near Vision
• Speech Recognition
• Originality
• Number Facility
• Category Flexibility
• Far Vision
• Flexibility of Closure
• Selective Attention
• Visual Color Discrimination