I gained my project management skills gradually as interest, job opportunities and various training courses arose and built on my engineering foundation
My career started with an engineering degree, and I worked my way through to capex manager via an Engineer, Senior Engineer, Project Engineer, Project Manager route
I sometimes wonder if I would have gone into capex management much earlier if post-graduate teaching of project management with an engineering focus had been provided at universities back then
Therefore, I am pleased to see that the University of Manchester Department of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering (https://www.mace.manchester.ac.uk) currently offers a MSc Management of Projects suite with the following four 12-month course options
- MSc Management of Projects
- MSc Engineering Project Management
- MSc Commercial Project Management
- MSc Construction Project Management
I hope these courses are supported and they start careers as rewarding as mine
As many capital projects involve structures and plant, having an engineering foundation makes project decision making a whole lot easier