diff --git a/pkg/controller/jobs/pod/event_handlers.go b/pkg/controller/jobs/pod/event_handlers.go
index 62b02826b9..1bf5cc8403 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/jobs/pod/event_handlers.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/jobs/pod/event_handlers.go
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ import (
 	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/reconcile"
 
 	kueue "sigs.k8s.io/kueue/apis/kueue/v1beta1"
+	"sigs.k8s.io/kueue/pkg/util/expectations"
 )
 
 var (
@@ -62,7 +63,7 @@ func reconcileRequestForPod(p *corev1.Pod) reconcile.Request {
 // podEventHandler will convert reconcile requests for pods in group from "<namespace>/<pod-name>" to
 // "group/<namespace>/<group-name>".
 type podEventHandler struct {
-	cleanedUpPodsExpectations *expectationsStore
+	cleanedUpPodsExpectations *expectations.Store
 }
 
 func (h *podEventHandler) Create(ctx context.Context, e event.CreateEvent, q workqueue.TypedRateLimitingInterface[reconcile.Request]) {
diff --git a/pkg/controller/jobs/pod/pod_controller.go b/pkg/controller/jobs/pod/pod_controller.go
index 0ee17b65e1..0709a494d3 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/jobs/pod/pod_controller.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/jobs/pod/pod_controller.go
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ import (
 	"sigs.k8s.io/kueue/pkg/podset"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/kueue/pkg/util/admissioncheck"
 	clientutil "sigs.k8s.io/kueue/pkg/util/client"
+	"sigs.k8s.io/kueue/pkg/util/expectations"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/kueue/pkg/util/kubeversion"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/kueue/pkg/util/maps"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/kueue/pkg/util/parallelize"
@@ -115,7 +116,7 @@ func init() {
 
 type Reconciler struct {
 	*jobframework.JobReconciler
-	expectationsStore *expectationsStore
+	expectationsStore *expectations.Store
 }
 
 func (r *Reconciler) Reconcile(ctx context.Context, req ctrl.Request) (ctrl.Result, error) {
@@ -142,7 +143,7 @@ func NewJob() jobframework.GenericJob {
 func NewReconciler(c client.Client, record record.EventRecorder, opts ...jobframework.Option) jobframework.JobReconcilerInterface {
 	return &Reconciler{
 		JobReconciler:     jobframework.NewReconciler(c, record, opts...),
-		expectationsStore: newUIDExpectations("finalizedPods"),
+		expectationsStore: expectations.NewStore("finalizedPods"),
 	}
 }
 
@@ -154,7 +155,7 @@ type Pod struct {
 	unretriableGroup      *bool
 	list                  corev1.PodList
 	absentPods            int
-	excessPodExpectations *expectationsStore
+	excessPodExpectations *expectations.Store
 	satisfiedExcessPods   bool
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/controller/jobs/pod/pod_controller_test.go b/pkg/controller/jobs/pod/pod_controller_test.go
index 4a6f794521..b7c855b8bd 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/jobs/pod/pod_controller_test.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/jobs/pod/pod_controller_test.go
@@ -49,6 +49,11 @@ import (
 	_ "sigs.k8s.io/kueue/pkg/controller/jobs/raycluster"
 )
 
+type keyUIDs struct {
+	key  types.NamespacedName
+	uids []types.UID
+}
+
 func TestPodsReady(t *testing.T) {
 	testCases := map[string]struct {
 		pod  *corev1.Pod
diff --git a/pkg/controller/jobs/pod/expectations.go b/pkg/util/expectations/store.go
similarity index 75%
rename from pkg/controller/jobs/pod/expectations.go
rename to pkg/util/expectations/store.go
index 8f07e49813..c9b3070d67 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/jobs/pod/expectations.go
+++ b/pkg/util/expectations/store.go
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 limitations under the License.
 */
 
-package pod
+package expectations
 
 import (
 	"sync"
@@ -26,22 +26,22 @@ import (
 
 type uids = sets.Set[types.UID]
 
-// expectationsStore contains UIDs for which we are waiting to observe some change through event handlers.
-type expectationsStore struct {
+// Store contains UIDs for which we are waiting to observe some change through event handlers.
+type Store struct {
 	sync.Mutex
 	name string
 
 	store map[types.NamespacedName]uids
 }
 
-func newUIDExpectations(name string) *expectationsStore {
-	return &expectationsStore{
+func NewStore(name string) *Store {
+	return &Store{
 		name:  name,
 		store: make(map[types.NamespacedName]uids),
 	}
 }
 
-func (e *expectationsStore) ExpectUIDs(log logr.Logger, key types.NamespacedName, uids []types.UID) {
+func (e *Store) ExpectUIDs(log logr.Logger, key types.NamespacedName, uids []types.UID) {
 	log.V(3).Info("Expecting UIDs", "store", e.name, "key", key, "uids", uids)
 	expectedUIDs := sets.New[types.UID](uids...)
 	e.Lock()
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ func (e *expectationsStore) ExpectUIDs(log logr.Logger, key types.NamespacedName
 	}
 }
 
-func (e *expectationsStore) ObservedUID(log logr.Logger, key types.NamespacedName, uid types.UID) {
+func (e *Store) ObservedUID(log logr.Logger, key types.NamespacedName, uid types.UID) {
 	log.V(3).Info("Observed UID", "store", e.name, "key", key, "uid", uid)
 	e.Lock()
 	defer e.Unlock()
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ func (e *expectationsStore) ObservedUID(log logr.Logger, key types.NamespacedNam
 	}
 }
 
-func (e *expectationsStore) Satisfied(log logr.Logger, key types.NamespacedName) bool {
+func (e *Store) Satisfied(log logr.Logger, key types.NamespacedName) bool {
 	e.Lock()
 	_, found := e.store[key]
 	e.Unlock()
diff --git a/pkg/controller/jobs/pod/expectations_test.go b/pkg/util/expectations/store_test.go
similarity index 97%
rename from pkg/controller/jobs/pod/expectations_test.go
rename to pkg/util/expectations/store_test.go
index d8765e23b4..d23ea51b91 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/jobs/pod/expectations_test.go
+++ b/pkg/util/expectations/store_test.go
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 limitations under the License.
 */
 
-package pod
+package expectations
 
 import (
 	"testing"
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ func TestExpectations(t *testing.T) {
 			uids: []types.UID{"a", "b", "c", "x", "y", "z"},
 		},
 	}
-	expectations := newUIDExpectations("test")
+	expectations := NewStore("test")
 	err := parallelize.Until(ctx, len(initial), func(i int) error {
 		e := initial[i]
 		expectations.ExpectUIDs(log, e.key, e.uids)