Engineering Director III pay range
State of North Carolina · class code 32001169
- Class code
- 32001169
- Pay group
- NC28
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- North Carolina
- The State of North Carolina published pay range for Engineering Director III is $127,570 to $287,033 per year.
- North Carolina Office of State Human Resources (OSHR) keys this classification as class code 32001169.
- This is the range the plan authorises, not the salary of any individual employee.
Class specification
The OSHR class specification for this class is published by North Carolina Office of State Human Resources (OSHR). The passages below are quoted from it as published, not paraphrased, and cut to their opening sentences; the full specification is the authority on duties and qualifications. It was last revised 09/2023.
What the state says the job is
This is technical, managerial, and administrative work in directing the engineering programs in one of the most complex of the state agencies or a major division of a most complex state agency. Within their areas of responsibility positions oversee all engineering and related services provided by staff and assist top management with budget and strategic planning, organizing business functions, quality assurance, and defending the agency or university budget and plans before the agency management team, legislature and/or governing body. Positions may serve as a member of the agency management team. Work includes a number of administrative duties but can include serving as a general technical expert determining the final technical decision on the most complex, sensitive, or controversial issues within their areas of responsibility.
Knowledge, skills and abilities
Thorough knowledge of the principles, practices, and theories of multiple fields of engineering. Thorough knowledge of the materials, design practices, operational requirements and of the codes, laws and ordinances pertaining to the engineering fields supervised. Ability to design and/or review the design of outside consultants and to read and interpret all related plans and specifications. Ability to estimate costs for engineering projects, monitor and manage construction projects, and to technically and administratively direct others and review and evaluate their work. Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing, and to establish and maintain effective working relationshi ...
Minimum qualifications
Bachelor's degree in engineering from an appropriately accredited institution and a minimum of seven years progressive engineering experience including four years of supervisory experience; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Special requirements
May require registration as a professional engineer by the North Carolina Board of Examiners for Engineers and Surveyors May require certification as a Project Management Professional (PMP) from the Project Management Institute. <h2
Quoted from the OSHR class specification, read 2026-10-21.
Where this comes from
North Carolina Office of State Human Resources (OSHR) publishes this figure in OSHR salary schedules, joined to Class Specifications. Every number on this page is read from that document; nothing is estimated, modelled or averaged.
Job titles and their salary grades come from the Class Specifications, joined to the salary schedule.