This paper presents the result of a survey to investigate the knowledge requirements of project management for the engineering staffs of the public construction sector. Research results reveal that the knowledge of project management was highly valued by the engineering staffs; however, they were poorly satisfied with the current status of the project management proficiency. As a result, the improvement of the staffs' project management knowledge proficiency as well as the practical implementation of the project management skills become critical issues for the engineering staffs of the public construction sector nowadays. The paper also points out the most significant fields in IPMA project management body of knowledge for improvement. It does not only provides the managers of the public construction agencies a useful guideline to plan their future education and training programs, but also an effective tool for the staffs themselves to enhance their own project management capability.