The author gives the analysis of the requirements of international organizations and associations in engineering training, and educational institutions relating to engineering students’ soft (humanitarian) competencies. The problem of finding new ways to implement the educational process is revealed in the context of improving the communicative competence of the future engineers as the central humanitarian quality of the specialist. The structure of the innovative educational program for the discipline “Professional Language” is proposed. The communicative educational environment of the University is described as the possible condition for the successful professional communication and implementation of the educational programme.