Engineering Manager-133211

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Description
Plans, organizes, directs, controls and coordinates the engineering and technical operations of an organization.

Skill Level 1

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1221-11 Engineering Manager

Group: 1332 Engineering Managers

Description
plan, organize, direct, control and coordinate the engineering and technical operations of organizations.

Skill Level
Most occupations in this unit group have a level of skill commensurate with a bachelor degree or higher qualification. At least five years of relevant experience may substitute for the formal qualification. In some instances relevant experience and/or on-the-job training may be required in addition to the formal qualification (ANZSCO Skill Level 1).

Basis of assessment

The Australia and New Zealand Standard Classification of Occupations (ANZSCO) is the basis for the assessment of applicants’ qualifications and experience required to perform specific jobs and what the tasks are that the applicant is expected to have performed in that occupation.

The Country Education Profiles prepared by the Australian Government Department of Education are the basis for any educational assessment.

Years of experience

Where an applicant holds an engineering-related Bachelor’s or Master’s degree comparable to an equivalent AQF qualification, the applicant must have demonstrated employment experience:

• in an engineering-related role for at least three years; plus
• in the role as Engineering Manager for at least two years.

Where the applicant does not hold an engineering-related Bachelor’s or Master’s degree comparable to an equivalent AQF qualification, the applicant must have demonstrated employment experience

• in an engineering-related role for at least five years; plus
• in the role as Engineering Manager for at least two years.

Tasks

Engineering Managers plan, organise, direct, control and coordinate the engineering and technical operations of organisations.

The applicant’s employment experience as Engineering Manager must be consistent with the tasks outlined in the ANZSCO code:

• determining, implementing and monitoring engineering strategies, policies and plans
• interpreting plans, drawings and specifications, and providing advice on engineering methods and procedures to achieve construction and production requirements
• establishing project schedules and budgets
• ensuring conformity with specifications and plans, and with laws, regulations and safety standards
• ensuring engineering standards of quality, cost, safety, timeliness and performance are observed
• overseeing maintenance requirements to optimise efficiency
• liaising with marketing, research and manufacturing managers regarding engineering aspects of new construction and product design
• may contribute to research and development projects

Responsibilities

The applicant’s responsibilities as Engineering Manager must clearly be at a strategic level with decision-making authority in key engineering related matters.

The applicant’s responsibilities must have included directing the employees’ activities and monitoring their performance and development on an ongoing basis.

Management & Leadership

The applicant must demonstrate management and leadership experience by referring to the IML Management Competency Framework and selecting one competence from each of the three areas:

1. Manage self
2. Manage and lead others
3. Manage and lead the business.

For each of the three competencies selected, the applicant must describe how they achieved these in 300 words or less. The applicant must

• use specific examples from their demonstrated work experience,
• state what they personally did and why,
• what the outcome was and
• what they learned from it.

Position and reporting lines

Dependent on the size of the organisation, business or geographical structure:

• The Engineering Manager position held by the applicant must be the most senior engineering position;
• The applicant is expected to have reported to either a member of the Senior Leadership Team or the Head of a division/department or equivalent; and
• The applicant is expected to have supervised technical staff.

Type of organisation

To be assessed as an Engineering Manager for migration purposes, the size and complexity of the organisation will influence the assessment.