P5P5 — Expert Professional
Expert Professional
Lead major engineering projects or programs.
What this level means
Expert in field; key problem solver and project leader, authority in multiple areas
- Scope
- Multiple systems or a technical domain
- Autonomy
- Sets direction within the domain
- Complexity
- Novel, high-ambiguity problems; establishes the approach
- Impact
- Org / multi-team outcomes
- Decision rights
- Authority over a technical domain
- Leadership
- Leads cross-team technical initiatives
- Typical experience
- 8–12 yrs
What you'd do
- Lead major engineering projects
- Define technical standards
- Drive troubleshooting of critical issues
- Lead engineering projects
- Set technical standards
- Resolve critical issues
Skills, knowledge & tools
- Project leadership
- Standard definition
- Troubleshooting
- Project management
- Technical standards
- Critical issue resolution
- Strategic Thinking
- High-level stakeholder communication
What good looks like
- >10 years with proven track record
- Advanced degrees or certifications
Common titles
Subsea Engineering VSubsea Engineering 5Staff Subsea EngineeringLead Subsea EngineeringExpert Subsea EngineeringSubsea Engineer VSubsea Engineer 5Staff Subsea EngineerLead Subsea EngineerExpert Subsea EngineerExpert Professional
Where it sits & what it pays
O*NET / SOC: 17-0000 — Architecture & Engineering Occupations(inferred · under review)
Market-pay benchmarks for this family × level are coming — JobFrame anchors pay to the family/level structure rather than the raw title.