Engineering competencies v2: a new suite of competencies are now available, view them here or read the FAQ to understand more about this change.

Engineer

The competencies for Engineer in Engineering are outlined below. Before reviewing them, it is helpful to review how to use these competencies.

Planning and Organising

Effectively manages activities within the available people, resources and keeps to expected or communicated timelines. Includes contributing to task break-down and estimating.

Accurately plans and estimates tasks and ensures they are appropriately sized to deliver consistently.

Proficiency: Foundational

Independent Working

Works independently as an individual at each level, showing self-reliance and initiative, and takes responsibility for completing tasks and seeing them through to completion.

Balances independent work with team collaboration and commitments, setting realistic expectations and proactively communicating any obstacles. Proactively fixes bugs in their code and ensures fixes make it into production.

Proficiency: Foundational

Problem Solving & Decision Making

Makes well-judged and timely decisions, identifies problems, and creates effective solutions.

Makes pragmatic decisions and independently resolves complex bugs.

Proficiency: Foundational

Business Impact

Recognises the broader business context and strategically aligns actions to support organisational goals.

Recognises and suggests opportunities for business improvements through technology, proactively identifying inefficiencies.

Proficiency: Awareness

Communication

Effectively listens, understands, and conveys messages in a way that is appropriate to the audience - including verbal, written, use of diagrammes. Uses a range of techniques to influence and make persuasive arguments. Adopts a patient, empathic style, avoids jargon, and checks for understanding in others.

Leads technical discussions and meetings while providing clear documentation of processes and decisions.

Proficiency: Awareness

Team Work

Collaborates effectively across the organisation.

Supports team members in achieving their goals, helps overcome obstacles, and shares knowledge to contribute to a positive team environment​. Provides clear, actionable, timely feedback on teammate’s work.

Proficiency: Foundational

Curiosity & Learning

Continuously seeks and creates opportunities for learning and growth.

Takes responsibility for their own development, actively seeks feedback from others to develop learning goals.

Proficiency: Foundational

Leadership of Self and Others

Guides oneself and inspires & develops others to achieve common goals. Reflects on their personal growth to identify areas to enhance their performance and for further development.

Known for their initiative and reliability. Begins to influence peers through positive behavior and collaborative support, contributing to team success.

Proficiency: Awareness

Technical

Demonstrates and shares technical and domain expertise, and develops high-quality, secure and reliable software solutions following industry standards.

  1. Writes clear, easy to follow code, tests, and/or performs technical processes consistently and according to guidelines.
  2. Considers non-functional requirements in their work (accessibility, performance, security, reliability, observability etc.)
  3. Contributes to troubleshooting and resolving production incidents in their area.
  4. Knows how to use different diagnostic approaches to debug basic issues.

Proficiency: Foundational