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, 25% of Project Leader job descriptions contained engineer as a required skill.

Keywords / Skills

Popularity

engineer
25%
engineering
20%
construction
20%
electrical
15%
project
15%
ceng
15%
commissioning
15%
manager
15%
chartered
10%
associate mechanical engineer
10%
senior mechanical engineer
10%
beng
10%
leader
10%
analogue
10%
battery
10%
c
10%
c++
10%
digital
10%
electronic design
10%
emc
10%
emi
10%
low power
10%
lv
10%
mains
10%
microcontroller
10%
pcb
10%
python
10%
schematic
10%
2d
10%
3d
10%
autocad
10%
cad
10%
civil
10%
graduate
10%
industrial
10%
inventor
10%
junior
10%
solidworks
10%
structural
10%
technical
10%
technician
10%
quality
5%
quality engineer
5%
senior quality engineer
5%
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%
associate director
5%
electrical design
5%
eplan
5%
iec standards
5%
schematics
5%
project leader
5%
safety case
5%
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