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

Other names for Engineering Managers: Architect Manager, Chief Engineer, Chief Petroleum Engineer, Civil Engineering Manager, Director of Engineering, Electrical Engineering Director, Electronics Engineering Manager, Engineering Design Manager, Engineering Manager, Global Engineering Manager, Health Safety Manager, Highway Administrative Engineer, Manufacturing Chief Engineer, Manufacturing Engineering Manager, Mechanical Engineering Director, Plant Engineer, Principal Engineer, Process Engineering Manager, Project Coordinator, Project Development Engineer, Project Engineer, Project Engineering Director, Project Engineering Manager, Project Manager, Protoype Engineer Manager, Research Development Manager, Research Manager, Safety Director, Senior Engineer, Supervisory Civil Engineer, Transmitter Engineer-in-Charge, Waterworks Chief Engineer,

• 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.
• 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.

• Desktop computers
• Notebook computers
• Personal computers
• Personal digital assistant PDAs or organizers
• Scanners
• Tablet computers

Materials requirements planning logistics and supply chain software

Project management software

Inventory management software

Office suite software

Enterprise resource planning ERP software

Time accounting software

Word processing software

Calendar and scheduling software

Spreadsheet software

Data base user interface and query software

Computer aided design CAD software

Analytical or scientific software

Industrial control software

Internet browser software