mos.directory

Marine Corps MOS · Engineering

1169 Utilities Chief

Current service use not established

This code is listed in the directory. Inclusion alone does not confirm current service use.

Browse Marine Corps

Overview

The Utilities Chief helps plan, train, deploy, and employ utilities capabilities while assigning personnel and equipment according to unit requirements. This specialist plans and supervises the installation, operation, and maintenance of utilities assets and may advise command staffs on utilities support.

Core Skills

  • Utilities deployment and employment planning
  • Personnel and equipment allocation coordination
  • Utilities installation and maintenance coordination

Civilian Career Paths

Career associations are editorial assessments of the cited evidence, not an official crosswalk unless the evidence explicitly says so. O*NET supplies civilian occupation information, not proof of a military match. Related experience does not confer civilian qualifications. Tasks and tools below describe civilian work, not military training.

First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers

Supervising utilities installations and coordinating personnel and equipment assignments transfer directly to construction crew scheduling and work coordination.

How to prepare: Complete a construction blueprint-reading course focused on interpreting utility installation specifications before targeting utilities construction supervisor openings.

What the civilian work involves
  • Read specifications, such as blueprints, to determine construction requirements or to plan procedures.
  • Assign work to employees, based on material or worker requirements of specific jobs.
  • Coordinate work activities with other construction project activities.
Civilian tools and software (examples)
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Microsoft Project

Training & Development

Choose credentials for your target role. COOL funding markers describe program listings, not a guarantee of eligibility or funding.

Career Growth

  • Project Management Professional (PMP)

    Support progression from coordinating utilities crews to leading installation projects.

    Eligibility and preparation: Requires one education and project-management experience combination: high school diploma or equivalent plus 5 years; associate degree or vocational trade school diploma plus 4 years; bachelor's degree or higher plus 3 years; or a PMI GAC program bachelor's or postgraduate degree plus 2 years. Experience must fall within the last 10 years, without double-counting overlapping projects. Also requires 35 hours of Project Professional training or an active CAPM certification. Starting December 1, 2026, live training must come from a PMI Authorized Training Partner, China Registered Education Provider, or eligible accredited higher-education program.

    For: First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers

Notes & Sources

Evidence for this guidance (4 documents)
  1. NAVMC 1200.1L (FY26, in force): MOS 1169

    [1] MOS 1169 section "a. Summary"; cached text line 32899; NAVMC 1200.1L signed 2025-03-07, in force until 2026-10-01

    Supports: Utilities deployment and employment planning, Personnel and equipment allocation coordination, Utilities installation and maintenance coordination, First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers (O*NET 47-1011.00)

    [2]NAVMC 1200.1L MOS 1169: Related SOC titles · MOS 1169 section "e. Related Standard Occupational Classification"

    Supports: First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers (O*NET 47-1011.00)

  2. O*NET: First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers

    [3] O*NET 30.3 occupational data

    Supports: First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers (O*NET 47-1011.00)

  3. COOL credential mapping: Project Management Professional (PMP)

    [4] 1169 cached COOL credential feed

    Supports: Project Management Professional (PMP)

  4. PMI: PMP How to Apply — education, experience, and training requirements

    [5] Check your eligibility: Education and Experience Requirements, Project Professional Training Requirements; retrieved through Jina Reader 2026-09-23

    Supports: Project Management Professional (PMP)

Defense contractor jobs for 1169

Descriptions may be summarized for clarity. Verify all information with your branch career counselor or official military documentation before making career decisions.

Report an error on this page