Senior Production Engineer/Technologist

Worker Type: Employee

Job Post End Date: 01/15/2026

About this opportunity:
As a Senior Production Engineer/Technologist, you'll play a critical role in optimizing the performance of approximately 50 SAGD well pairs within one of Cenovus' thermal assets. Working closely with a multi-disciplinary pad team, you'll focus on increasing production, maximizing reserve recovery, and minimizing SOR through strategic producer and injector manipulation. Beyond these core responsibilities, you'll take on specialized subject matter expert (SME) roles, representing Production Engineering in cross-functional projects and initiatives. Success in this role requires agility in a fast-paced environment, exceptional prioritization skills, and the ability to balance immediate operational needs with long-term strategic objectives.

What you'll do:

• Optimize operations and production for ~50 SAGD well pairs, including improving reservoir conformance, designing producer/injector completions, managing ESP performance (run life, sizing/design, etc.), developing operating strategies (ESP setpoints, steam/gas injection rates, pressure targets), and ensuring data quality (well tests, operating data).
• Design completions and operating strategies for new pads and wells
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams (Completions & Well Servicing, Operations, Process Engineering, Reservoir Engineering, Geology) to identify and execute value-add opportunities .
• Lead side projects or SME initiatives, such as automation projects, DTS or ESP strategy development, metering & well testing improvements, data science and visualization, well integrity management, source & disposal wells, and inactive well management.
• Drive safe, efficient production while minimizing SOR within facility constraints.
• Identify gaps and deliver strategic projects that support broader Production Engineering goals.

Who you are:
Our ideal candidate will have the following minimum requirements:

• Legally authorized to work in Canada.
• Degree or diploma in Engineering.
• Professional Engineer (P. Eng.) accredited with APEGA/APEGS is considered an asset.
• Minimum of 8 years of experience in oil and gas.
• Experience with data manipulation, analytics, and visualization is an asset.
• Working knowledge of SAGD reservoir operations or facilities processes is an asset.
• Proven ability to learn new concepts quickly, apply creative problem solving, collaborate within multi-disciplinary teams, and thrive in ambiguity.

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 January 14, 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.

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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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The Cenovus Experience
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
• Employee family assistance
• Virtual healthcare coverage

Our development philosophy
We foster a culture of continuous learning and development to support employees as they build meaningful careers. We offer a variety of employee development initiatives, including:

• Internal course offerings
• Education assistance for additional development
• Opportunities to work on special projects
• Leadership development programs for emerging and established leaders

We actively promote internal job movement, recognizing the value of gaining new perspectives, building connections across teams, and applying expertise in new ways. As a fully integrated energy company, we believe that sharing knowledge across our business and operations creates stronger outcomes—for employees and for the company as a whole.

Our culture

• Our purpose: We energize the world to make people's lives better.

• Our values:

• Protect what matters

• Do it right
• Make it better

• Do it together

• Cenovus Cares: We believe in the power of purpose-driven work. Our Employee Giving and Volunteering Program, Cenovus Cares, connects our people to our purpose, inspiring action and elevating impact year-round.

• Support causes you care about with volunteer opportunities in and outside of work.

• Earn donation grants while volunteering (up to $1,000 per event).
• Receive donation matching up to $25,000 annually.
• Staff resource groups: We have various staff resource groups to help ensure our people feel a sense of belonging and can grow and do their best work. These voluntary groups are employee-led and all groups are open to all staff in all locations.

Equal opportunity employer
We believe a workplace where everyone has merit-based opportunities to grow, achieve career aspirations and feel a sense of belonging benefits our people, our company and the regions where we live and work. We embrace and encourage different perspectives and approaches, which help us make better business decisions. We believe that through this approach, we can solve challenges, seize opportunities and unlock innovative solutions.

To achieve an unbiased and respectful workplace, individuals are evaluated based on qualifications, merit and abilities, and we encourage applications from all qualified candidates. We also acknowledge the value of transferrable skills and may consider equivalent combinations of experience and education should you not meet a specific requirement.

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The requirements of this posting may be modified to support business needs. Title and compensation administration will be based on the skills and capabilities of the successful incumbent.

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