NOC 70012: Facility operation and maintenance managers
What facility operation and maintenance managers do
Facility operation managers plan, organize, direct, control and evaluate the operations of commercial, transportation and recreational facilities and the included real estate. Facility operation managers are employed by a wide range of establishments, such as airports, harbours, canals, shopping centres, convention centres, warehouses and recreational facilities. Maintenance managers plan, organize, direct, control and evaluate the maintenance department within commercial, industrial, institutional, recreational and other facilities. Maintenance managers are employed by a wide range of establishments, such as office buildings, shopping centres, airports, harbours, warehouses, grain terminals, universities, schools and sports facilities, and by the maintenance and mechanical engineering departments of manufacturing and other industrial establishments.
Main duties
This group performs some or all of the following duties:
- Facility operation managers
- Plan, organize, direct, control and evaluate the operations of commercial, transportation and recreational facilities and the included real estate
- Oversee the leasing of space in the facility and the included real estate and the development of marketing strategies
- Plan, organize and direct administrative services such as signage, cleaning, maintenance, parking, safety inspections, security and snow removal
- Plan, organize, direct, control and evaluate construction projects to modify commercial, transportation and recreational facilities and real estate
- Oversee the installation, maintenance and repair of real estate infrastructures including machinery, equipment and electrical and mechanical systems
- Plan and manage the facility's operations budget
- Prepare or oversee the preparation of reports and statistics related to areas of responsibility
- Hire and oversee training and supervision of staff.
- Maintenance managers
- Direct the maintenance and repair of an establishment's machinery, equipment and electrical and mechanical systems
- Develop and implement schedules and procedures for safety inspections and preventive maintenance programs
- Coordinate cleaning, snow removal and landscaping operations
- Administer contracts for the provision of supplies and services
- Plan and manage a facility's maintenance budget
- Hire and oversee training and supervision of staff.
Job titles under NOC 70012
70 job titles are classified here, including airport manager, arena manager, campus maintenance manager.
- airport manager
- airport services manager
- airport terminal manager
- arena manager
- assistant grain elevator manager
- assistant shopping centre manager
- assistant shopping mall manager
- assistant warehouse manager
- athletic facility manager
- building maintenance head
- building maintenance manager
- building operations manager
- building services head
- building services manager
- campus maintenance manager
- canal director
- canal superintendent
- cemetery manager
- conference centre manager
- convention centre manager
- country grain elevator facility manager
- country grain elevator manager
- director of maintenance
- distribution centre manager
Employment requirements
- Facility operation managers require completion of a college or university program in business administration or in a discipline related to facility operation and maintenance or an equivalent combination of technical training and experience in administration or maintenance.
- Maintenance managers require completion of a college or university program in electrical or mechanical engineering or in another discipline related to building maintenance or an equivalent combination of technical training and experience in building maintenance.
- Several years of supervisory experience in facility operations or maintenance are usually required.
Facility operation and maintenance managers wages in Canada
Low, median and high hourly wages from Job Bank’s 2025 wage data. Annual figures assume full-time work (1,950 hours a year).
| Where | Low | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|
Canada | $25.96/hr | $45.20/hr | $70.67/hr |
Toronto ON | $25.96/hr | $45.19/hr | $70.33/hr |
Montréal QC | $25.00/hr | $39.00/hr | $70.49/hr |
Vancouver Lower Mainland region, BC | $31.25/hr | $45.00/hr | $67.31/hr |
Calgary AB | $34.62/hr | $49.00/hr | $60.10/hr |
Edmonton AB | $31.09/hr | $49.71/hr | $75.37/hr |
Ottawa ON | $28.00/hr | $46.63/hr | $71.79/hr |
Winnipeg MB | $28.85/hr | $41.25/hr | $51.79/hr |
Québec City Quebec region, QC | $25.00/hr | $39.00/hr | $70.49/hr |
Hamilton Hamilton–Niagara Peninsula region, ON | $25.35/hr | $40.00/hr | $67.31/hr |
Kitchener-Waterloo Kitchener–Waterloo–Barrie region, ON | $31.00/hr | $44.26/hr | $60.10/hr |
London ON | $31.27/hr | $45.87/hr | $72.38/hr |
Halifax NS | $38.46/hr | $43.27/hr | $56.41/hr |
Victoria Vancouver Island and Coast region, BC | $33.48/hr | $48.55/hr | $72.88/hr |
Saskatoon Saskatoon–Biggar region, SK | $31.25/hr | $50.43/hr | $60.10/hr |
Regina Regina–Moose Mountain region, SK | $35.00/hr | $48.08/hr | $76.92/hr |
| Where | Low | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|
Newfoundland and Labrador | $33.76/hr | $48.46/hr | $78.73/hr |
Nova Scotia | $26.44/hr | $43.27/hr | $61.54/hr |
New Brunswick | $30.00/hr | $41.52/hr | $56.25/hr |
Quebec | $25.00/hr | $39.00/hr | $70.49/hr |
Ontario | $25.96/hr | $45.19/hr | $70.33/hr |
Manitoba | $28.85/hr | $41.00/hr | $58.67/hr |
Saskatchewan | $30.91/hr | $47.88/hr | $72.12/hr |
Alberta | $27.00/hr | $52.88/hr | $70.67/hr |
British Columbia | $31.25/hr | $48.08/hr | $72.12/hr |
Using NOC 70012 for your resume or Express Entry profile
- IRCC asks you to make sure the main duties listed for your NOC match what you actually did at your job. If they don’t, look for another unit group whose duties do.
- Describe your own work in your own words. Recruiters and ATS software look for concrete tools, results and scope, not text copied from the NOC.
- Applying from outside Canada? Run your resume through the Canadian resume format checker to catch things Canadian employers don’t expect, like a photo or date of birth.
- Use the job title the employer’s posting uses. The 70 titles above are how the same work is named across employers.
Not in this group
Similar jobs classified under a different NOC code:
- Administrative services managers (See 1001 Administrative services managers)
- Building superintendent (NOC 73201)
- Contractors and supervisors, mechanic trades (NOC 72020)
- Director of operations - transportation (NOC 70020)
- Freight traffic manager (NOC 70020)
- Production operations manager (NOC 90010)
- Property administrators (NOC 13101)
Frequently asked questions
What is the NOC code for facility operation and maintenance managers?
Facility operation and maintenance managers are NOC 2021 unit group 70012. Example job titles in this group include airport manager, arena manager, campus maintenance manager, facilities maintenance head.
What TEER is NOC 70012?
NOC 70012 is TEER 0 (Management). Management occupations. TEER 0, 1, 2 and 3 work counts as skilled work experience for Express Entry’s Federal Skilled Worker and Canadian Experience Class programs.
How much do facility operation and maintenance managers earn in Canada?
Job Bank's 2025 wage data puts the median at $45.20/hr, about $88,000 a year full-time, with a range of $25.96/hr to $70.67/hr.
Related occupations
Sources: Statistics Canada, National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2021 Version 1.0; Employment and Social Development Canada, Job Bank wages (2025). Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada. OfferJetAI is not affiliated with the Government of Canada. Check IRCC’s NOC guidance before you apply.