Confer with management, production, and marketing staff to discuss project specifications and procedures.
Coordinate and direct projects, making detailed plans to accomplish goals and directing the integration of technical activities.
Analyze technology, resource needs, and market demand, to plan and assess the feasibility of projects.
Plan and direct the installation, testing, operation, maintenance, and repair of facilities and equipment.
Direct, review, and approve product design and changes.
Recruit employees; assign, direct, and evaluate their work; and oversee the development and maintenance of staff competence.
Prepare budgets, bids, and contracts, and direct the negotiation of research contracts.
Develop and implement policies, standards and procedures for the engineering and technical work performed in the department, service, laboratory or firm.
Perform administrative functions such as reviewing and writing reports, approving expenditures, enforcing rules, and making decisions about the purchase of materials or services.
Review and recommend or approve contracts and cost estimates.
Present and explain proposals, reports, and findings to clients.
Consult or negotiate with clients to prepare project specifications.
Set scientific and technical goals within broad outlines provided by top management.
Administer highway planning, construction, and maintenance.
Direct the engineering of water control, treatment, and distribution projects.
Plan, direct, and coordinate survey work with other staff activities, certifying survey work, and writing land legal descriptions.
Confer with and report to officials and the public to provide information and solicit support for projects.
Engineering and Technology -- Knowledge of the practical application of engineering science and technology. This includes applying principles, techniques, procedures, and equipment to the design and production of various goods and services.
Mathematics -- Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications.
Design -- Knowledge of design techniques, tools, and principles involved in production of precision technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models.
Computers and Electronics -- Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming.
English Language -- Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
Physics -- Knowledge and prediction of physical principles, laws, their interrelationships, and applications to understanding fluid, material, and atmospheric dynamics, and mechanical, electrical, atomic and sub- atomic structures and processes.
Administration and Management -- Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources.
Customer and Personal Service -- Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
Building and Construction -- Knowledge of materials, methods, and the tools involved in the construction or repair of houses, buildings, or other structures such as highways and roads.
Public Safety and Security -- Knowledge of relevant equipment, policies, procedures, and strategies to promote effective local, state, or national security operations for the protection of people, data, property, and institutions.
Reading Comprehension -- Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.
Mathematics -- Using mathematics to solve problems
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Active Listening -- Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
Critical Thinking -- Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
Complex Problem Solving -- Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.
Coordination -- Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.
Active Learning -- Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.
Operations Analysis -- Analyzing needs and product requirements to create a design.
Judgment and Decision Making -- Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
Time Management -- Managing one's own time and the time of others.
Written Comprehension -- The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.
Oral Comprehension -- The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
Speech Recognition -- The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person.
Oral Expression -- The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
Inductive Reasoning -- The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events).
Information Ordering -- The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations).
Deductive Reasoning -- The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
Speech Clarity -- The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you.
Near Vision -- The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
Written Expression -- The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand.
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates -- Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person.
Making Decisions and Solving Problems -- Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.
Getting Information -- Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.
Communicating with Persons Outside Organization -- Communicating with people outside the organization, representing the organization to customers, the public, government, and other external sources. This information can be exchanged in person, in writing, or by telephone or e-mail.
Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge -- Keeping up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to your job.
Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others -- Getting members of a group to work together to accomplish tasks.
Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships -- Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time.
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events -- Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events.
Monitoring and Controlling Resources -- Monitoring and controlling resources and overseeing the spending of money.