Project Leader Skills you Need for your CV and Career in Engineering

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Project Leader Skills List in Engineering

Below we have compiled a list of the most popular skills for a Project Leader role. We ranked the top skills based on the percentage of Project Leader job descriptions they appeared on. For example, 22% of Project Leader job descriptions contained engineer as a required skill.

Keywords / Skills

Popularity

engineer
22%
engineering
18%
construction
18%
electrical
14%
project
14%
ceng
14%
commissioning
14%
associate mechanical engineer
14%
senior mechanical engineer
14%
manager
14%
chartered
9%
beng
9%
leader
9%
analogue
9%
battery
9%
c
9%
c++
9%
digital
9%
electronic design
9%
emc
9%
emi
9%
low power
9%
lv
9%
mains
9%
microcontroller
9%
pcb
9%
python
9%
schematic
9%
2d
9%
3d
9%
autocad
9%
cad
9%
civil
9%
graduate
9%
industrial
9%
inventor
9%
junior
9%
solidworks
9%
structural
9%
technical
9%
technician
9%
associate director
9%
electrical design
9%
eplan
9%
iec standards
9%
schematics
9%
project leader
9%
safety case
9%
safety case engineer
9%
ap
5%
authorised
5%
authorized person
5%
electricity
5%
engineering manager
5%
grid
5%
high voltage
5%
power
5%
project manager
5%
renewable
5%
sap
5%
solar
5%
substation
5%
switchgear
5%
technical manager
5%
wind
5%
dfmea
5%
hazop
5%
validation
5%
cost reduction
5%
lead engineer
5%
npi
5%
product design
5%
specification
5%
marketing
5%
sales
5%
gears
5%
machining
5%
machinist
5%
precision engineering
5%
compliance
5%
governance
5%
senior electrical engineer
5%
facilities management
5%
cdm
5%
mechanical
5%
nuclear
5%
conventional
5%
cheadle
5%
congleton
5%
crewe
5%
leek
5%
stoke-on-trent
5%
birmingham
5%
bromsgrove
5%
leamington spa
5%
redditch
5%
stratford-upon-avon
5%
worcester
5%
automotive
5%
composites
5%
aylesbury
5%
berinsfield
5%
bicester
5%
finishing
5%
formula 1
5%
high wycombe
5%
marine
5%
newbury
5%
oxford
5%
oxfordshire
5%
reading
5%
team leader
5%
npd
5%
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