Competencies Manager, Public Utilities in the Ottawa Region
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Find out what competencies you typically need to work as a manager, public utilities in Canada. These skills are applicable to all Utilities managers (NOC 90011).

Skills Help - Skills

  • Water supply managers
    Proficiency or complexity level
    Time Management 5 - Highest Level
    Management of Material Resources 5 - Highest Level
    Management of Financial Resources 5 - Highest Level
    Coordinating 4 - High Level
    Instructing 4 - High Level
    Monitoring 4 - High Level
    Management of Personnel Resources 4 - High Level
    Quality Control Testing 4 - High Level
    Numeracy 4 - High Level
    Oral Communication: Active Listening 4 - High Level
  • Electrical power distribution managers
    Proficiency or complexity level
    Management of Material Resources 5 - Highest Level
    Management of Financial Resources 5 - Highest Level
    Coordinating 4 - High Level
    Instructing 4 - High Level
    Monitoring 4 - High Level
    Time Management 4 - High Level
    Management of Personnel Resources 4 - High Level
    Quality Control Testing 4 - High Level
    Troubleshooting 4 - High Level
    Numeracy 4 - High Level
  • Natural gas and petroleum supply managers
    Proficiency or complexity level
    Time Management 5 - Highest Level
    Management of Material Resources 5 - Highest Level
    Management of Financial Resources 5 - Highest Level
    Coordinating 4 - High Level
    Instructing 4 - High Level
    Monitoring 4 - High Level
    Management of Personnel Resources 4 - High Level
    Numeracy 4 - High Level
    Oral Communication: Active Listening 4 - High Level
    Oral Communication: Oral Expression 4 - High Level
  • Water pollution control managers
    Proficiency or complexity level
    Time Management 5 - Highest Level
    Management of Material Resources 5 - Highest Level
    Quality Control Testing 5 - Highest Level
    Management of Financial Resources 5 - Highest Level
    Coordinating 4 - High Level
    Instructing 4 - High Level
    Monitoring 4 - High Level
    Management of Personnel Resources 4 - High Level
    Numeracy 4 - High Level
    Oral Communication: Active Listening 4 - High Level
  • Waste systems managers
    Proficiency or complexity level
    Time Management 5 - Highest Level
    Management of Material Resources 5 - Highest Level
    Quality Control Testing 5 - Highest Level
    Management of Financial Resources 5 - Highest Level
    Coordinating 4 - High Level
    Instructing 4 - High Level
    Monitoring 4 - High Level
    Management of Personnel Resources 4 - High Level
    Numeracy 4 - High Level
    Oral Communication: Active Listening 4 - High Level

Skills

Skills are capabilities that you develop over time. Different jobs require different skills. You will need them to do a good job in your roles, tasks, and duties.

Personal Attributes Help - Personal Attributes

  • Water supply managers
    Importance
    Service Orientation 5 - Extremely important
    Leadership 5 - Extremely important
    Innovativeness 4 - Highly important
    Stress Tolerance 4 - Highly important
    Independence 4 - Highly important
    Collaboration 4 - Highly important
    Adaptability 4 - Highly important
    Analytical Thinking 4 - Highly important
    Attention to Detail 4 - Highly important
    Active Learning 3 - Important
  • Electrical power distribution managers
    Importance
    Leadership 5 - Extremely important
    Stress Tolerance 4 - Highly important
    Independence 4 - Highly important
    Collaboration 4 - Highly important
    Adaptability 4 - Highly important
    Analytical Thinking 4 - Highly important
    Attention to Detail 4 - Highly important
    Active Learning 3 - Important
    Innovativeness 3 - Important
    Creativity 3 - Important
  • Natural gas and petroleum supply managers
    Importance
    Leadership 5 - Extremely important
    Innovativeness 4 - Highly important
    Social Orientation 4 - Highly important
    Stress Tolerance 4 - Highly important
    Independence 4 - Highly important
    Collaboration 4 - Highly important
    Adaptability 4 - Highly important
    Analytical Thinking 4 - Highly important
    Attention to Detail 4 - Highly important
    Active Learning 3 - Important
  • Water pollution control managers
    Importance
    Leadership 5 - Extremely important
    Innovativeness 4 - Highly important
    Social Orientation 4 - Highly important
    Stress Tolerance 4 - Highly important
    Independence 4 - Highly important
    Collaboration 4 - Highly important
    Adaptability 4 - Highly important
    Analytical Thinking 4 - Highly important
    Attention to Detail 4 - Highly important
    Active Learning 3 - Important
  • Waste systems managers
    Importance
    Leadership 5 - Extremely important
    Innovativeness 4 - Highly important
    Social Orientation 4 - Highly important
    Stress Tolerance 4 - Highly important
    Independence 4 - Highly important
    Collaboration 4 - Highly important
    Adaptability 4 - Highly important
    Analytical Thinking 4 - Highly important
    Attention to Detail 4 - Highly important
    Active Learning 3 - Important

Personal Attributes

Personal attributes are the traits that you are born with. You can develop them through your social context and personal experiences. Different jobs require different personal attributes. Personal attributes are important at work because they influence how you are, and how you do things.

Interest Help - Interest

Realistic jobs

Realistic jobs are all about handling objects, tools, machines, or animals in a standard way. Many of these jobs don’t involve a lot of paperwork or teamwork.

Investigative jobs

Investigative jobs are all about studying things in an organized or creative way. These things can be physical, natural, or cultural. People in those jobs must think a lot, work with ideas, search for facts and solve problems.

Artistic jobs

Artistic jobs are all about expressing yourself in a creative way to make visual, performing, written, or applied art. They often involve working with forms, designs and patterns. Most of the time, people in those jobs don’t have to follow clear rules.

Social jobs

Social jobs are all about working with people. This often involves interacting with others to help, care, teach, or inform them.

Enterprising jobs

Enterprising jobs are all about taking action to achieve goals for a group or for yourself. This often involves starting and completing projects. People in those jobs often have to influence, lead and mobilize others. They sometimes also have to take risks and decisions or deal with business.

Conventional jobs

Conventional jobs are all about following procedures and routines. This may involve tasks like keeping records, filing paperwork and copying documents. It may also involve working with data to organize and process it in a planned way. People in those jobs often have to report to a clear chain of command. They tend to focus more on data and details than ideas.

Interest

Interests reflect your preferences for work environments and outcomes. Different jobs require different interests.

Knowledge Help - Knowledge

  • Water supply managers
    Knowledge level
    Water Resources 3 - Advanced Level
    Business Management 3 - Advanced Level
    Clerical 3 - Advanced Level
    Accounting 2 - Intermediate Level
    Human Resources and Labour relations 2 - Intermediate Level
    Languages 2 - Intermediate Level
    Mathematics 2 - Intermediate Level
    Technical Design 1 - Basic Level
    Biology 1 - Basic Level
    Manufacturing, Processing and Production 1 - Basic Level
  • Electrical power distribution managers
    Knowledge level
    Business Management 3 - Advanced Level
    Clerical 3 - Advanced Level
    Manufacturing, Processing and Production 2 - Intermediate Level
    Accounting 2 - Intermediate Level
    Human Resources and Labour relations 2 - Intermediate Level
    Languages 2 - Intermediate Level
    Mathematics 2 - Intermediate Level
    Public Safety and Security 2 - Intermediate Level
    Technical Design 1 - Basic Level
    Logistics 1 - Basic Level
  • Natural gas and petroleum supply managers
    Knowledge level
    Business Management 3 - Advanced Level
    Clerical 3 - Advanced Level
    Logistics 2 - Intermediate Level
    Accounting 2 - Intermediate Level
    Human Resources and Labour relations 2 - Intermediate Level
    Languages 2 - Intermediate Level
    Mathematics 2 - Intermediate Level
    Public Safety and Security 2 - Intermediate Level
    Chemistry 1 - Basic Level
    Manufacturing, Processing and Production 1 - Basic Level
  • Water pollution control managers
    Knowledge level
    Water Resources 3 - Advanced Level
    Performance Measurement 3 - Advanced Level
    Business Management 3 - Advanced Level
    Clerical 3 - Advanced Level
    Technical Design 2 - Intermediate Level
    Accounting 2 - Intermediate Level
    Human Resources and Labour relations 2 - Intermediate Level
    Languages 2 - Intermediate Level
    Mathematics 2 - Intermediate Level
    Public Safety and Security 2 - Intermediate Level
  • Waste systems managers
    Knowledge level
    Water Resources 3 - Advanced Level
    Performance Measurement 3 - Advanced Level
    Business Management 3 - Advanced Level
    Clerical 3 - Advanced Level
    Technical Design 2 - Intermediate Level
    Accounting 2 - Intermediate Level
    Human Resources and Labour relations 2 - Intermediate Level
    Languages 2 - Intermediate Level
    Mathematics 2 - Intermediate Level
    Public Safety and Security 2 - Intermediate Level

Knowledge

Knowledge refers to the understanding of different theories and practices. Different jobs require different knowledge. You need specific knowledge to do tasks and activities in a specific field.

Source Occupational and Skills Information System

Labour Market Information Survey
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