Board Members are appointed by the Minister for Works. These are persons who are professionally qualified in their respective professions and of such experience that, in the opinion of the Minister, are able to ensure effective and efficient performance of the Board's functions. Tenure of office of the Board is 3 years.The Board consists of nine (9) members appointed by the Minister as follows:

(a) A Chairman of the Board who shall be a person who has positively contributed to the engineering sector in Tanzania;

(b) three registered engineers in the service of the Government;

(c) one registered engineer from a higher institution of learning;

(d) one professional from a profession closely related to engineering;

(e) two registered engineers not being in the service of the Government as follows:

(i)one registered engineer nominated in writing by the Institution of Engineers Tanzania; and

(ii)one registered engineer nominated in writing by the Association of Consulting Engineers Tanzania.

(f) legally qualified person holding office in the Attorney General's Chambers nominated by the Attorney General in that behalf.