NOC 90011: Utilities managers

Utilities managers plan, organize, direct, control and evaluate the operations of utility companies or services of heating fuel distribution companies. The services provided include treatment of water and waste, distribution of water, electricity, natural gas and heating oil to residential, commercial and industrial consumers, waste disposal and waste recycling. They are employed in public and private sector utilities and in heating fuel distribution companies.

Express Entry eligibility

• Skilled work (TEER 0 to 3): yes, TEER 0.
• Canadian Experience Class: counts as skilled Canadian work (1 year in the last 3 years).
• Federal Skilled Worker Program: counts as skilled work (1 year of continuous work in the last 10 years).
• Federal Skilled Trades Program: not one of the eligible trades.
• High-wage occupation (from November 3, 2026): yes, 2× tier.

TEER 0: Management occupations. Every program has other requirements too, such as language test results and, for FSW, a points test.

Category-based draws

NOC 90011 is not on any of IRCC’s occupation category lists. You can still be invited in general, Canadian Experience Class or other program draws.

Category lists checked on canada.ca on 2026-10-17. IRCC category-based selection

CRS points for work in NOC 90011

With 12+ months of Canadian work here, from November 3, 2026, by years of skilled Canadian work:

See Canadian work points and the median-wage rule.

Main duties

This group performs some or all of the following duties:

• Water supply managers
• Manage water filtration, purification processes and pumping operations, schedule and oversee the maintenance of plant equipment and prepare reports on water supply and water quality.
• Electrical power distribution managers
• Manage the operations of electrical power distribution systems including generating stations, transmission stations and distribution networks. They may also plan and direct the distribution activities of a municipal electrical power establishment.
• Natural gas and petroleum supply managers
• Manage the delivery of gas to consumers, monitor supply inventories and control the recording of injections and withdrawals
• Plan and direct the distribution of heating oil products to retail distributors and regional storage sites.
• Water pollution control managers
• Manage the operations of a sewage treatment plant, schedule and direct maintenance of plant equipment, and prepare reports on water quality.
• Waste systems managers
• Manage solid or liquid waste collection and disposal systems, train drivers in how to handle waste and ensure safe operation of disposal facilities.

For Express Entry your duties must match the lead statement and most of the main duties above.

Example job titles

• director of waste management
• director of water pollution control
• distribution systems director - utilities
• electric generating plant manager
• electric power plant manager
• electrical power transmission operations director
• gas supply operations manager
• liquid waste facility manager
• refined petroleum products distribution manager
• sewage treatment plant manager
• water filtration plant manager
• water supply director

Employment requirements

• A bachelor's degree or college diploma in an appropriate discipline is required. For example, electrical engineering is required for managers of transmission lines, and water resource technology for water supply managers.
• Several years of experience as a supervisor in a related utilities operations department are required.
• A professional engineer certification is usually required for managers of utility operations involved in the transmission and distribution of electrical power, and natural gas and heating oil.

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