The role of the engineer as a manager : relations and professional knowledge in practice.

A atua??o do engenheiro gestor ? objeto de an?lises de vari?veis que v?o da vida acad?mica, cuja prioridade ? a forma??o t?cnica (educa??o), ? pr?tica profissional, que ? marcada pelas rela??es sociais (trabalho) e exige articula??o na ?rea gerencial, voltada para o controle e o planejamento de demandas focadas em resultados. A constru??o dos saberes desse profissional tem constitu?do objeto de investiga??o no que diz respeito aos sentidos marcados pela experi?ncia e pela pr?tica. Partindo desse pressuposto, este trabalho tem como objetivo discutir os saberes profissionais do engenheiro que assume a carreira de gestor, havendo necessidade de que este tenha forma??o human?stica e esteja apto a fazer uma reflex?o sobre o seu papel em/para uma sociedade constru?da historicamente.The engineer's career as a manager is an object of analysis of variables moving between academic life interwoven with technical training (education) and professional practice of social relations embedded (Labour) which requires a joint in the field of management focused on the planning and control of the demands of the workplace focused on results. The existing relations in the construction of professional knowledge become the object of investigation with regard to the senses built on experience and practice. Based on this assumption, this paper aims to discuss the assumptions in the existing knowledge of the professional engineers who move to a career manager which requires a humanistic education that leads to a reflection on their role in a society historically constructed