20010 Engineering managers

What this occupation covers

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.

Official main duties

The NOC profile lists 6 main duties for this code.

• 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, coordinate 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.

Do not copy these lines into your reference letter. The letter has to describe what you actually did, in your employer’s words. DUTYPROOF flags wording lifted from the NOC as something to review, and an officer reading a letter that mirrors the NOC reads it the same way.

What DUTYPROOF screens for

This is DUTYPROOF’s screening threshold, not IRCC’s decision. For this NOC, screening requires at least 2 of its 6 official duties to be evidenced in your own words, plus the required letter elements. IRCC asks that you performed the actions in the occupation’s lead statement and a substantial number of its main duties — so treat the duty coverage as the number that matters, not the badge.

Codes this one is confused with

The NOC profile names these itself. Choosing the wrong code of a look-alike pair is the most common way genuine work experience fails to establish eligibility.

• 20011 Architecture and science managers
• 20012 Computer and information systems managers
• 70010 Construction managers
• 70020 Managers in transportation
• 90010 Manufacturing managers
• 90011 Utilities managers

Excluded from this code

• Architecture and science managers (See 20011 Architecture and science managers)
• Civil and mechanical engineers (See 2130 Civil and mechanical engineers)
• Computer and information systems managers (See 20012 Computer and information systems managers)
• Computer, software and Web designers and developers (See 2123 Computer, software and Web designers and developers)
• Construction managers (See 70010 Construction managers)
• Electrical, electronics and computer engineers (See 2131 Electrical, electronics and computer engineers)
• Managers in transportation (See 70020 Managers in transportation)
• Manufacturing and processing engineers (See 2132 Manufacturing and processing engineers)
• Manufacturing managers (See 90010 Manufacturing managers)
• Natural resources engineers (See 2133 Natural resources engineers)
• Other engineers (See 2139 Other engineers)
• Utilities managers (See 90011 Utilities managers)

Job titles filed under this code

A title on this list does not by itself put your experience in this code — the duties in your letter decide that.

aerospace engineering manager · automation engineering manager · civil engineering manager · computer hardware engineering manager · director of engineering · director of engineering - manufacturing · director of engineering research and development · director of mechanical engineering · director of quality assurance engineering · director of quality control engineering · director of safety engineering · electrical engineering manager · engineering and maintenance manager · engineering delivery chief · engineering department manager · engineering manager · engineering manager - manufacturing · engineering superintendent · geotechnical engineering manager · industrial engineering manager · marine engineering manager · mechanical engineering manager · mining engineering manager · production engineering manager

Employment requirements

• A bachelor's degree in engineering is usually 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 is usually required.