UBC MEL MHLP Professional Leadership Master Degrees
Career Paths
Where will your degree take you?
The Master of Engineering Leadership (MEL) and Master of Health Leadership and Policy (MHLP) professional master’s degrees offer you the opportunity to accelerate your career and achieve your professional goals.
Students come to our programs with professional experience that ranges from three years to decades in their field. Over the course of the program you will deepen your technical skills, gain foundational business strategy and management knowledge, and network with other forward-thinking individuals across many different sectors. You will also benefit from numerous professional development opportunities throughout the year, including one-on-one career coaching.
This comprehensive experience culminates in equipping you with both the credentials and the expertise essential for steering your career towards new horizons. By participating in our program, you position yourself for roles of increased responsibility and leadership, ready to make impactful decisions and lead with confidence. It’s more than just learning; it’s about evolving into a leader who shapes the future in your field.
What’s the experience of our graduates?
The MEL and MHLP programs are career enablers, empowering future graduates to move into exciting new positions, take on new challenges and more responsibility. Below, you can see examples of what our MEL and MHLP students were doing before starting their educational journey versus what they are doing now.
Check out our alumni profiles to learn more about how the UBC Master of Engineering Leadership or Master of Health Leadership and Policy can accelerate your career.
Master of Engineering Leadership
Unleash your potential with the UBC Master of Engineering Leadership where 61% of our graduates have
been promoted and 88% discovered new career paths.
The UBC MEL isn’t just about advancing your current role, it’s a gateway to diverse opportunities, from joining innovative companies to starting your own business. The UBC MEL will help you redefine your professional journey with confidence and clarity.
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| Quality Control Lead | → | Mechanical Engineer at Ausenco |
| Structural Engineer | → | Manufacturing Automation & Robotics Specialist at CadMakers |
| Project Manager | → | Project Engineer for the City of Vancouver |
| Junior Manager | → | Quality Control Technician at Kardium |
| Project Manager | → | Senior Project Manager at the City of Vancouver |
| Failure Analysis Assistant | → | Assistant Project Manager at Link11 |
| Engineer in Training | → | Maintenance Engineer at MicroVention-Terumo |
| Engineer in Training | → | Staff Production Engineer at Twelve |
| Materials Engineer | → | Project Manager at Tangent Design Engineering |
| Component Engineer | → | Manufacturing Manager at New United Metal and Engineering Works |
| Department Head | → | Vice President Institutional Relationships Pinnacle at Wealth Brokers |
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| Reliability & Integrity Engineer | → | Energy Manager at CLEAResult |
| Vice President of Operations | → | Principal Partner at Merged Solutions |
| Project Engineer | → | Project Coordinator at Prism Construction |
| Community Energy Coordinator | → | Program Manager, Low Carbon Electronification at BC Hydro |
| Sustainable Energy Systems Consultant | → | Revenue Metering System Manager at BC Hydro |
| Project Process Engineer | → | Director of R&D Marketing at Ionomr Innovations Inc |
| Quality Control Expert | → | Systems Certification Manager at LabTest Certification |
| Field Engineer | → | Product Line Manager at General Electric |
| Analyst | → | Strategy & Planning Manager at Uber Mexico |
| Project Coordinator | → | Energy Manager at Pacific Reach |
| Solar City Program Officer | → | Senior Manager at Alberta Innovates |
| Senior Section Manager | → | Senior R&D Manager at United Automotive Electronic Systems |
| Engineer | → | Director, Mine Planning and Engineering at Copper Mountain Mining Corporation |
| Process Engineer | → | Senior Neighbourhood Climate Action Planner at UBC |
| Senior Process Engineer | → | Industrial Energy Manager at Vancouver Fraser Port Authority |
| Project Engineer | → | Technical Project Manager Innergex |
| Mechanical Engineer | → | Corporate Advisor at Pemex |
| Electrical Engineer-in-Training | → | Climate and Energy Manager at the City of Coquitlam |
| Project Engineer-in-Training | → | Project Manager at the Government of Yukon |
| Electrical Engineer | → | Manager, Electric Vehicle Charging at Parkland Corporation |
| Consultant | → | Corporate Energy Manager at City of Richmond |
| Energy Consultant | → | Program Specialist at FortisBC |
| Production Engineer | → | Senior Industrial Engineer at Petrobras |
| Equipment Engineer | → | Asset Management Specialist Coast Mountain Bus Company |
| Project Engineer | → | Project Development Manager at Andion Global |
| Operations Engineer | → | Product Manager at Generac Grid Services |
| Plant Operator | → | Building Performance Analyst at DIALOG Design |
| Site Manager | → | Senior Manager, Energy & Sustainability at BC Pavilion Corporation |
| Equipment Engineer | → | Technical Project Lead at Greenlight Innovation Corporation |
| Mechanical Engineer | → | Chief Utilities Engineer at University of Victoria |
| Operations Engineer | → | Corporate Energy and Emissions Specialist at City of New Westminster |
| Engineer | → | Thermal Energy Manager Specialist, CBRE |
| Manager | → | Senior Manager NTPC Limited |
| Engineering Lead | → | Energy Management Consultant at Posterity Group |
| Field Project Engineer | → | Project Manager at Prism Construction Ltd |
| Manager | → | Impact Manager, Climate & Nature at The Northpine Foundation |
| Lead Scheduling Engineer | → | Principal Project Planner at Worley |
| Planning Engineer | → | Sustainability Manager at Terra Instinct |
| Project Engineer | → | Project Lead at PowerON Energy Solutions |
| Field Engineer | → | Supply Chain Development Manager at US Department of Energy |
| Field Support Engineer | → | Field Service Specialist at Ledcor |
| Application Engineer | → | Program Manager, Zero Emissions Fleets at Fraser Basin Council |
| Mechanical Designer, EIT | → | Project Coordinator, at Barkley Project Group |
| International Buyer | → | Fund Manager, Innovate Calgary |
| Senior Process Chemical Engineer | → | Project Manager, FVB Energy |
| Staffing Specialist | → | Project Manager, GGS Mechanical Contracting |
| Project Coordinator | → | Energy Manager at the University of the Fraser Valley |
| Junior Environmental Engineer | → | Analyst at Pembina Institute |
| Engineer-in-Training | → | Project Engineer at TC Energy |
| Photovoltaic Systems Designer | → | Associate Program Manager at DNV GL |
| Project Engineer | → | Project Manager Eneon-ES |
| Senior Research Specialist | → | Sustainability Data & Reporting Manager at UBC |
| Wells Engineer | → | Analyst Quinn + Partners Inc |
| Instrumentation Engineer | → | Policy Analyst for Natural Resources Canada |
| Sales Manager | → | Senior Energy Analyst, Hydrocools Systems Ltd |
| Engineering Manager | → | Project Manager at Sustainability |
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| Software Developer | → | Software Development Engineer at Amazon |
| Senior Software Engineer | → | Systems Design Specialist at Thales |
| Technical Product Manager | → | Product Owner at Teck Resources |
| Chief Technology Officer | → | CEO at Drone Labs |
| Developer Analyst | → | Senior Environmental Analyst at BC Liquor Distribution Branch |
| Software Engineer | → | Product Manager at Oracle |
| Software Engineer | → | Technical Consultant at NCR Global |
| Senior Engineer | → | Senior Systems Design Specialist at WSP |
| Associate Developer | → | Senior Developer at Standard Chartered Bank |
| Software Engineer | → | Product Manager at Teck Resources Limited |
| Senior Systems Engineer | → | Senior Product Manager at Elastic |
| Systems Analyst | → | Senior Software Engineer at Netskrt Systems Inc |
| Systems Engineer | → | Chief Technology Officer at Cargo Sprout Inc |
| Application Development Lead | → | Senior Net Zero Cloud Consultant at Salesforce |
| Enterprise Architect | → | Director at Ekasmin Consulting Inc |
| Project Manager | → | Senior Project Manager at Motorola Solutions |
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| Project Transfer Engineer | → | Design Engineer at AME Group |
| Civil Engineer | → | Building Performance Engineer at RJC |
| Senior Mechanical Engineer | → | Project Manager at AME Group |
| Architect | → | Zero Emissions Building Research Assistant for UBC |
| Structural Designer | → | Senior Embodied Carbon Manager at Entuitive |
| Assistant Architect | → | Architectural Designer at IBI Group |
| Senior Mechanical Engineer | → | Facilities Construction Project Manager for the Provincial Health Services Authority |
| Operations Engineer | → | Team Technical Manager at EnerSaver Solutions |
| Senior Project Coordinator | → | Project Manager at Scott Construction Group |
| Principal Architect and Engineering Manager | → | Head of Engineering at Ovou |
| Construction Manager | → | Associate Project Manager at VPAC Construction Group |
| Project Engineer | → | Senior Energy Specialist for the City of Victoria |
| Architect | → | Project Manager at E3 Eco Group |
| Engineering Technician | → | Construction Project Coordinator at Omicron |
| Project Engineer | → | Project Coordinator at PCL Construction |
| Project Engineer | → | Field Coordinator at PCL Construction |
| Planning Engineer | → | Senior Sustainability and Building LCA Consultant at Eight Versa |
| Senior Sustainability Analyst | → | Project Manager, Sustainability at Above Green |
| Junior Architect | → | Project Designer at RWA Group Architecture Ltd |
| Assistant Architect | → | Design Specialist at Jacobs |
| Senior Consultant | → | Building Performance Designer at Omicron |
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| Environmental Engineer | → | Environmental Engineer at Stantec |
| Project Manager | → | Project Manager for the City of Hamilton |
| Environmental Lead | → | Senior Environmental Specialist at Hatfield Consultants |
| Environmental Consultant | → | Environmental Manager at Ledcor |
| Project Manager | → | President & CEO of Elevated Signals |
| Engineer-in-Training | → | Practise Advisor at Engineers and Geoscientists of British Columbia (EGBC) |
| Environmental Lead | → | Senior Environmental Specialist for FortisBC |
| Water Resources Engineer | → | Project Manager, Water & Wastewater Planning for the City of Hamilton |
| Civil Technologist | → | Senior Technical Engineer & Design Lead for the City of Vancouver |
| Project Engineer | → | Wastewater Engineering Lead, MAGNA Engineering Services Ltd |
| Environmental Consultant | → | Environmental Manager at Ledcor |
| Facilities Engineer | → | Project Engineer, Water and Wastewater at WSP |
| Senior Civil Engineer | → | Consulting Project Manager, Colliers Project Leaders |
| Urban Water Advisor | → | Senior Consultant & Assistant Project Manager at ERM |
| Environmental Consultant | → | Evaluation Lead at UBC |
| Project Engineer | → | Lead Senior Engineer at Metro Vancouver |
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| Marine Surveyor | → | Marine Engineer Lead with Alion Science & Technology |
| Environmental Engineer | → | Service Engineer with Wartsila |
| Second Assistant Engineer | → | Production Engineer at Seaspan |
| Engineer | → | Project Manager at Irving Shipbuilding |
| Marine Engineer | → | Offset Business Specialist at Vard Electro Canada |
| Marine Engineer | → | Project Manager, Fleet Project Management Office at BC Ferries |
| Engineering Project Manager | → | Assistant Project Manager at Irving Shipbuilding |
| Fleet in Service Surveyor | → | Lead Project Marine Engineer at Seaspan |
| Third Engineer | → | Offsets Business Specialist at Vard Electro Canada |
| Project Engineer | → | Outfitting Discipline Integration Lead, Polar Icebreaker Program at Seaspan |
| Marine Engineer Officer | → | Technical Superintendent at SAAM Towage |
| Second Assistant Engineer | → | Design Build Engineering Supervisor at Seaspan |
| Second Engineer | → | Senior Specialist, System Safety at Seaspan |
| Naval Architect | → | Lead Naval Architect at Incat Crowther |
| Operations Engineer | → | Area Manager at Seaspan |
| Marine Engineer | → | Vessel Manager at Seaspan |
| Assistant Manager | → | Business Development Manager Albion Marine Solutions |
| Second Assistant Engineer | → | Fleet Performance Specialist at Seaspan |
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| Produced Water Reinjection Apprentice | → | Carbon Geo-Store Engineer, Total Energies |
| Process Engineer | → | Project Manager at Chemploy |
| Process Engineer | → | Process Engineer at Parkland Corporation |
| Field Sales Representative | → | Business Analyst at Paper Excellence |
| Executive Administrative Assistant | → | Engineer-Analyst at Acra |
| Senior Engineer | → | Senior Process Engineer at Mangrove Lithium |
| Project Coordinator | → | Sustainable Infrastructure Coordinator at Stantec |
| Mechanical Design Engineer | → | Sales Layout Engineer at Vanderlande |
| Senior Mechanical Engineer | → | Development Manager at Capture6 |
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| Quality Assurance Technician | → | Project and Utility Management Engineer with Kerr Wood Leidal Associates |
| Senior Manager, Projects & Facilities | → | Project Manager at Telus |
| Civil Geotechnical Engineer | → | Management Consultant at Cascadia Strategy Consulting Partners |
| GIS Specialist | → | Asset Management Consultant at AECOM |
| Assistant Planner | → | Policy & Planning Analyst for Comox Valley Regional District |
| Structural & Sustainable Design Engineer | → | Sustainability Specialist at Dialog |
| Civil Engineer | → | Quality Control Inspector at Architectural Precast Products |
| Process Engineer | → | Project Manager at Keltic Development |
| Project Engineer | → | Senior Project Controls Director at Aecon Group Inc |
| Quantity Surveyor | → | Senior Managing Director at Development Authorities Support Centre (DASC) |
| Civil Engineer | → | Project Manager, Capital Assets and Infrastructure at Victoria Park Community Homes |
| Civil Engineer | → | Asset Integration & Capital Project Manager at BC Rapid Transit Company |
| Independent Contractor | → | Senior Facilities Consultant at Gordian |
| Junior Planner | → | Development Manager at Minto Group |
| Junior Engineer | → | Lead Field Engineer Dragados |
| Assistant Planner | → | Transportation Planner at TransLink |
| Engineer I | → | Asset Management Consultant at AECOM |
| Asset Management Coordinator | → | Capital Infrastructure Support Project Manager at Coast Mountain Bus Company |
| Planning Assistant | → | Policy & Planning Analyst at Comox Valley Regional District |
| Engineering Consultant | → | Senior Asset Management Advisor for PSD Citywide |
| Assistant Engineering Analyst | → | Senior Business Analyst at Clariti |
| Civil Engineer | → | Construction Manager at Quality Builders |
| Planner | → | Director of Development at Pinemount Developments Ltd |
| Engineer | → | Asset & Capital Support Project Manager for Coast Mountain Bus Company |
| Development Coordinator | → | Economic Transformation Analyst for Vancouver Economic Commission |
| Designer | → | Project Manager at Olegar Design & Management |
| Assistant Planner | → | Planner, Bus Priority Programs for TransLink |
| Team Leader | → | Energy Sector Leader for Kerr Wood Leidal Associates Ltd |
| Service Planner | → | Program Manager, Low Carbon Fleet Program for Coast Mountain Bus Company |
| Senior Project Manager | → | Director, Real Estate, Community Capital Projects at Vancouver Coastal Health |
Master of Health Leadership and Policy
Unlock your future with the UBC Master of Health Leadership and Policy – where 71% of our graduates are promoted and 78% forge new career paths. The UBC MHLP is about more than advancing your career – it’s a portal to a world of diverse career opportunities. Let the UBC MHLP be your guide in reshaping your professional journey, empowering you with the confidence and clarity to excel in the dynamic field of health care leadership.
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| Registered Nurse | → | Clinical Planner of Virtual Health for Vancouver Coastal Health |
| Emergency Room Nurse | → | Regional Practice Initiatives Lead at Vancouver Coastal Health |
| Registered Nurse | → | Clinical Nurse Leader at Provincial Health Services Authority |
| Registered Nurse Case Manager | → | Nursing Instructor at BCIT |
| Supervisor | → | Education Coordinator at Vancouver Coastal Health |
| Registered Nurse | → | Clinical Operations Supervisor at Vancouver Coastal Health |
| Wellness Coordinator | → | Sessional Nursing Instructor at the University of the Fraser Valley |
| Registered Nurse | → | Transition Services Coordinator at Vancouver Coastal Health |
| Registered Nurse | → | Clinical Nurse Educator at Provincial Health Services Authority |
| Registered Nurse | → | Clinical Project Manager at Villa Cathay Care Home |
| Emergency Department Registered Nurse | → | Senior Clinical Leader, Office of Virtual Health at Provincial Health Services Authority |
| Acute Care Registered Nurse | → | Clinical Nurse Educator for Fraser Health Authority |
| Surgical Registered Nurse | → | Project Manager at Providence Health Care |
| Emergency Department Registered Nurse | → | Interim Manager, Clinical Informatics at BC Children’s Hospital |
| Registered Nurse, Cardiac Cath Lab | → | Patient Services Manager for Vancouver Coastal Health |
| Nursing Unit Supervisor | → | Clinical Operations Manager for Interior Health Authority |
| Registered Nurse | → | Senior Clinical Nurse Advisor for the First Nations Health Authority |
| Biocontainment Treatment Centre Nurse | → | Clinical Nurse Specialist at BC Children’s Hospital |
| Nursing Instructor | → | Faculty, School of Health Sciences at BCIT |
| Registered Nurse, Post-Anesthesia Care Unit | → | Faculty Instructor at Saskatchewan Polytechnic |
| Clinical Nurse Educator, Emergency Department | → | Manager, Island Health for Vancouver Health Authority |
| Project Manager | → | Regional QPS Leader at Vancouver Coastal Health |
| Registered Nurse | → | Clinical Informatics Manager for Vancouver Coastal Health |
| Public Health Nurse | → | Nursing Practise Initiatives Lead for Vancouver Coastal Health |
| Clinical Support Nurse | → | Clinical Informatics Specialist for Orillia Soldiers’ Memorial Hospital |
| Registered Nurse | → | Clinical Planner at Vancouver Coastal Health |
| Young Nurses’ Network Representative | → | Program Manager at BC Children’s Hospital |
| Forensic Community & Liaison Nurse | → | Clinical Nurse Educator at Provincial Health Services Authority |
| MRI Technologist | → | Clinical Instructor, MRI Technology for Vancouver Coastal Health |
| Registered Psychiatric Nurse | → | Clinical Resource Nurse for Vancouver Coastal Health |
| MRI Technologist | → | Clinical Planner, Virtual Health for Vancouver Coastal Health |
| Registered Nurse | → | Clinical Instructor at BC Children’s Hospital |
| Registered Nurse | → | Senior Practise Leader at BC Women’s Hospital and Health Centre |
| Registered Nurse | → | Faculty, Accelerated Baccalaureate Nursing at BCIT |
| Patient Care Coordinator | → | Clinical Planner for Fraser Health Authority |
| Social Worker | → | Adjunct Professor at UBC |
| Registered Nurse | → | Regional Clinical Educator for Vancouver Coastal Health |
| Perioperative Registered Nurse | → | Nursing Practice Initiative Lead for Vancouver Coastal Health |
| Registered Nurse | → | Clinical Planner at Vancouver Coastal Health |
| Registered Nurse | → | Manager for Fraser Health Authority |
| Acute Medicine Clinical Nurse | → | Acute Medicine Clinical Nurse Educator at Providence Health Care |
| Infection Control Practitioner | → | Policy Analyst at Provincial Health Services Authority |
| Community Health Nurse | → | Adjunct Professor at UBC |
| Community Health Nurse | → | Regional Clinical Systems Educator, Clinical Informatics at Vancouver Coastal Health |
| COVID-Lead | → | Director of Population Health (Locum) for the Government of Nunanut |
| Registered Nurse | → | Virtual Health Clinical Leader at Fraser Health Authority |
| Registered Nurse | → | Clinical Nurse Educator at BC Cancer |
| Registered Nurse | → | Leader, Health Systems Improvement at Health Quality BC |
| Registered Nurse | → | Clinical Nurse Educator at Providence Health Care |
| Emergency Registered Nurse | → | Clinical Educational Consultant at Providence Health Services Authority |
| Emergency Registered Nurse | → | Clinical Educational Consultant at Provincial Health Services Authority |
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| Manager, Assisted Living | → | Executive Director at Augustine House Society |
| Registered Nurse | → | Acute Access Coordinator |
| Registered Nurse | → | Clinical Project Manager at Villa Cathay Care Home |
| Registered Kinesiologist | → | Patient Transitions at Providence Health Care |
| Registered Nurse | → | Team Lead at St. Paul’s Hospital |
| Clinical Nurse Leader | → | Executive Director at Vancouver Hospice Society |
| Site Leader and Project Development Lead | → | Clinical Operations Manager at Fraser Health Authority |
| Licensing Officer | → | Manager of Assisted Living and Housing Services at Vancouver Coastal Health |
| Program Supervisor and Research Assistant | → | Research Lab Manager & Senior Research Assistant at University of Alberta |
| Director of Lifestyle and Therapeutic Services | → | Assistant Executive Director at Broadway Lodge |
| Registered Nurse | → | Project Leader, Royal Columbian Hospital Redevelopment for Fraser Health Authority |
| Kinesiology & Physiotherapy Assistant | → | Senior Program Manager, Centre for Healthy Aging at Providence Health Care |
| Clinical Dietician | → | Executive Director of St. Jude’s Anglican Home |
| Research Assistant | → | Research & Evaluation Manager at Schlegel-UW Research Institute for Aging (RIA) |
| Registered Nurse | → | Clinical Project Manager for Vancouver Coastal Health |
| Wellness Coordinator | → | Assistant Professor at the University of the Fraser Valley |
| Registered Nurse | → | Clinical Informatics Specialist, Home Health for Vancouver Coastal Health |
| Nurse Case Manager | → | Clinical Operations Supervisor for Vancouver Coastal Health |
| Patient Attachment Facilitator | → | Project Manager, Strategy Development for Vancouver Coastal Health |
| Director of Housing | → | Executive Director of Augustine House |
| Operating Room Nurse | → | Nurse Educator at Langara College |
| Registered Nurse | → | Nursing Instructor at Vancouver Community College |
| Registered Dietician | → | Regional Palliative Lead for Vancouver Coastal Health |
| Licensed Practical Nurse | → | Interim Director, Clinical Quality & Patient Safety at Vancouver Coastal Health |
| Supported Housing Clinical Educator | → | Operations Manager, Vancouver Coastal Health |
| Registered Nurse & Site Leader | → | Operations Manager, Integrated Long Term Care for the Fraser Health Authority |
| Health Care Assistant | → | Director, Community Living BC |
| Content Specialist | → | Research & Innovative Practice Manager |
| Registered Nurse | → | Director of Care for the German-Canadian Benevolent Society of BC |
| Project Lead | → | Executive Director, Vancouver Hospice Society |
| Patient Care Coordinator | → | Director of Health & Wellness for Revera Inc. |
| Registered Nurse | → | Project Leader for Fraser Health Authority |
| Registered Nurse | → | Research Program Manager at UBC |
| Nurse Tutor | → | Clinical Preceptor, Advanced Practice Nurse at the Hospice Authority |
| Clinical Research & Trials Coordinator | → | Regional Accreditation Lead for BC Cancer |
| Geriatrician | → | President, Colombian Association of Gerontology |
| Registered Nurse | → | General Manager and Director of Care at Opal by Element |
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Justin Krzanowski
Seniors Care
Justin Krzanowski is integrating the leadership and health-care knowledge he acquired over the course of his MHLP in Seniors Care to lead a team tasked with developing and implementing discharge policies and procedures from the acute care setting.
