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Skills, Education and Experience

Skills

  • You should be creative, innovative, analytical, and detail-orientated
  • Good at problem solving
  • Strong critical thinking abilities
  • Experience with project management
  • Able to work well individually and as part of a team
  • Ability to write proposals and make presentations

Education and Experience

  • Bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering or in a related engineering discipline is required
  • Master's degree or doctorate in a related engineering discipline may be required

Qualifications

This occupation is regulated in British Columbia.

It is mandatory to be registered with Engineers & Geoscientists BC to call yourself an engineer or practice engineering in BC.

Licensing Requirements for Chemical Engineers

 You must be licensed by Engineers & Geoscientists British Columbia to use the title “Professional Engineer.” This allows you to approve engineering drawings and reports and to practise as a professional engineer (P.Eng.).

Registration requires:

  • graduation from an accredited educational program
  • four years of supervised work experience in engineering
  • successfully passing the professional practice examination
  • completion of the law and ethics seminar

There are designations other than the P.Eng. that might apply to your situation:

If you do not meet the minimum academic requirements for P.Eng, you may register as Professional Licensee (P.L.Eng), which requires:

  • academic qualifications other than an engineering degree from a recognized university
  • several years of experience in a defined area of engineering practice 

OR

You may register as an Engineer-in-Training (EIT):

  • if you meet the academic requirements but do not yet have the work experience required to apply for the P.Eng
  • you are in the process of acquiring the required 4 years of work experience

For more information:

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Program to assist Professional Licensee Engineers (P.L.Eng) apply to bridge to Professional Engineer (P.Eng)

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