Explore occupational profile

Version:
OaSIS 2025 Version 1.0
Search the OaSIS

90011.01 – Water supply managers

Water supply managers plan, organize, direct, control and evaluate the operations and services of water purification and distribution companies.

Overview

Example job titles

  • Water filtration plant manager
  • Water supply director

Core competencies

  • Management of Financial Resources to prepare budget recommendations and track expenses related to water supply management
  • Time Management to plan and organize the activities of water filtration, purification and pumping operations of water supply and distribution companies to accommodate employee fluctuations and contract timelines
  • Fluency of Ideas to develop and implement plans to efficiently use materials, labour and equipment to meet production targets
  • Problem Identification to identify quality issues with water filtration, purification processes and pumping operations
  • Adaptability to cope with unexpected scheduling or work problems, technical problems and industrial developments as they arise
  • Knowledge in Water Resources to understand the principles necessary to direct, control and evaluate water filtration, purification processes and pumping operations

Main duties

This group performs some or all of the following duties:

  • 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.

Additional information

  • Progression to senior management positions in the utility industry is possible with experience.

Similar occupations classified elsewhere

Exclusions:

  • Facility operation and maintenance managers (70012)
  • Senior managers - construction, transportation, production and utilities (00015)

NOC hierarchy breakdown

NOC version

NOC 2021 Version 1.0

Broad occupational category

9 – Occupations in manufacturing and utilities

TEER

0 – Management occupations

Major group

90 – Middle management occupations in manufacturing and utilities

Sub-major group

900 – Middle management occupations in manufacturing and utilities

Minor group

9001 – Managers in manufacturing and utilities

Unit group

90011 – Utilities managers

Occupational profile

90011.01 – Water supply managers

O*NET in-it

This page includes information from the O*NET 27.2 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA). Used under the CC BY 4.0 license. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA. Employment and Social Development Canada has modified all or some of this information. USDOL/ETA has not approved, endorsed, or tested these modifications.