00015 Senior managers - construction, transportation, production and utilities

What this occupation covers

Senior managers in construction, transportation, production and utilities plan, organize, direct, control and evaluate, through middle managers, the overall operations of goods production, utility, transportation and construction companies. They formulate policies which establish the direction to be taken by these companies, either alone or in conjunction with other members of a board of directors. They work in establishments throughout the following industries: fishing, forestry, logging and agriculture; mining, oil and gas extraction; construction; transportation and warehousing; printing; manufacturing; and utilities or they may own and operate their own business.

Official main duties

The NOC profile lists 7 main duties for this code.

• Establish objectives for the company and formulate or approve policies and programs
• Authorize and organize the establishment of major departments and associated senior staff positions
• Allocate material, human and financial resources to implement company policies and programs; establish financial and administrative controls; formulate and approve promotional campaigns; and approve overall personnel planning
• Select middle managers, directors or other executive staff
• Coordinate the work of regions, divisions or departments
• Represent the company, or delegate representatives to act on behalf of the company, in negotiations or other official functions.
• Senior managers in this unit group may specialize in areas such as finance, marketing or human resources or in a particular product area.

Do not copy these lines into your reference letter. The letter has to describe what you actually did, in your employer’s words. DUTYPROOF flags wording lifted from the NOC as something to review, and an officer reading a letter that mirrors the NOC reads it the same way.

What DUTYPROOF screens for

This is DUTYPROOF’s screening threshold, not IRCC’s decision. For this NOC, screening requires at least 2 of its 7 official duties to be evidenced in your own words, plus the required letter elements. IRCC asks that you performed the actions in the occupation’s lead statement and a substantial number of its main duties — so treat the duty coverage as the number that matters, not the badge.

Codes this one is confused with

The NOC profile names these itself. Choosing the wrong code of a look-alike pair is the most common way genuine work experience fails to establish eligibility.

• 80010 Managers in natural resources production and fishing

Excluded from this code

• Managers in construction and facility operation and maintenance (See 7001 Managers in construction and facility operation and maintenance)
• Managers in manufacturing and utilities (See 9001 Managers in manufacturing and utilities)
• Managers in natural resources production and fishing (See 80010 Managers in natural resources production and fishing)

Job titles filed under this code

A title on this list does not by itself put your experience in this code — the duties in your letter decide that.

assistant executive director - goods production, utilities, transportation and construction · building construction general manager · chief diversity officer - goods production, utilities, transport and construction · chief executive officer (CEO) - goods production, utilities, transportation and construction · chief executive officer (CEO) - manufacturing company · chief financial officer (CFO) - goods production, utilities, transportation and construction · chief financial officer (CFO) - urban transit system · chief learning officer - goods production, utilities, transportation and construction · chief operating officer - airline · chief operating officer - goods production, utilities, transportation and construction · chief privacy officer - construction, transportation, production and utilities · chief sustainability officer - goods production, transportation and utilities · compensation vice-president - goods production, utilities, transport and construction · construction general manager · corporate controller - goods production, utilities, transportation and construction · corporate social responsibility vice-president - goods production, utilities, transport and construction · deputy chief executive officer - goods production, utilities, transportation and construction · electric power company president · energy operations vice-president · engineering vice-president - goods production, utilities, transportation and construction · executive director - goods production, utilities, transportation and construction · executive vice-president - goods production, utilities, transportation and construction · executive vice-president - railway · feed and flour mills general manager

Employment requirements

• A university degree or college diploma in engineering, business administration, commerce or other discipline related to the company's product is usually required.
• Several years of experience as a middle manager in goods production, utilities, transportation or construction are usually required.
• Specialization in a particular functional area or product is possible through specific university or college training in that area or through previous experience.
• Senior managers in finance usually require a professional accounting designation.