Job description Manager, Public Utilities near Vancouver (BC)
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Find out what work is like for a manager, public utilities in Canada. This work description is applicable to all Utilities managers (NOC 90011).

Utilities managers

Description

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.

Job duties

Here are some of the main activities and tasks that Utilities managers have to perform, and some of the physical demands they involve:

  • 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.

Physical demands

Physical demands are the physical activities that the job requires the worker to do. Physical demands are selected according to the likeliness that workers will have to perform them for at least half of the time they spend at work.

Work environment

The work environment refers to the physical setting in which people work. The characteristics and conditions of the work environment are selected according to the likeliness that workers will be exposed to them at least once a week.

Physical proximity from others

Physical proximity from others refers to the physical distance between individuals in the workplace. The likeliness that the job requires to perform tasks while being physically close to other people is rated on a scale with 3 levels: "Somewhat close", "Close" and "Very close".

Related job titles

Here are some other related job titles that are found in the same occupational category (NOC 90011), and a list of similar occupations:

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

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