Senior Project Engineer

About this opportunity:

Reporting to the Senior Manager, Project Engineering & Program Management, the Senior Project Engineer is responsible for ensuring the safe, on-budget, on-schedule, and high-quality delivery of projects for the Canadian Thermal Conventional Heavy Oil asset team. The role manages all project phases from initial scoping and detailed design, through construction and commissioning; providing technical leadership and adhering to Cenovus’s established project execution processes.

What you’ll do:

• Provide single point coordination of upfront scoping and troubleshooting of projects including necessary field verifications and data gathering.
• Lead engineering and procurement, through external engineering firms, of repeatable and/or medium to complex projects across multiple concurrent projects and execution phases while meeting objectives, budgets, schedules, and construction expectations in accordance with Cenovus project standards.
• Provide engineering expertise on projects and perform in-house piping and mechanical system design of low complexity work in accordance with specifications, codes, regulations and recommended practices.
• Responsible for developing contracting strategies, plans, bids, and evaluations of Engineering and Procurement vendors driven by execution needs.
• Support construction and commissioning, providing technical guidance to help resolve execution issues.
• Prepare and communicate project reports; provide input to presentations supporting leadership decision making on project scopes, risks, interfaces, and delivery status.
• Facilitate the Cenovus Management of Change (MOC) process to safely manage facility changes from early engagement through start-up and turnover to operations.

Who you are:

Our ideal candidate will have the following minimum requirements:

• Legally authorized to work in Canada.
• Licensed Professional Engineer registered with APEGA.
• Minimum 8 years of experience working on SAGD Projects, or Oil & Gas Projects.
• Previous experience working directly at an operating asset, in a Facilities Engineering role or at an EPCM is an asset.
• Extensive knowledge and familiarity with applicable codes and standards for design, fabrication and construction of Oil & Gas Projects.
• Proven track record managing stakeholders both external - Engineering contractors & Vendors – and internal such as regulatory, land, SCM.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively in a fast-paced environment with competing priorities, applying sound judgment and excellent communication, leadership, organizational, and problem-solving skills.

We acknowledge the value of transferrable skills and may consider equivalent combinations of experience and education should you not meet a specific requirement.

Note: The application deadline for this position is 11:59 PM MT October 19, 2026.

Cenovus was ranked one of Canada’s Best Employers in 2025. We’re committed to being an employer of choice in our industry by offering a competitive total rewards package and employee programs and rewarding career development opportunities. Learn more.

Who we are:

Ranked as one of Canada’s Best Employers in 2025, Cenovus is an integrated energy company headquartered in Calgary. We’re committed to maximizing value by developing our assets in a safe, responsible and cost-efficient manner. We operate in Canada, the United States and the Asia Pacific region. Our operations include oil sands projects in northern Alberta, thermal and conventional crude oil and natural gas projects across Western Canada, crude oil production offshore Newfoundland and Labrador and natural gas and liquids production offshore China and Indonesia. Cenovus’s downstream operations include upgrading, refining and marketing operations in Canada and the United States.

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Total rewards

We’re committed to being an employer of choice through competitive compensation and our comprehensive total rewards package, including:

• Paid vacation (including a flex day program for eligible staff)
• Health & dental benefits
• Substantial mental health coverage
• Life insurance
• Disability benefits