Manager, HR Partnerships, Heavy Oil Operations

Worker Type: Employee Job Post End Date: 10/28/2026

About this opportunity

Reporting to the Senior Manager, Strategic HR Partnerships, the Manager, Human Resources Business Partnerships leads a team of Senior HR Business Partners supporting our Oil Sands and LTCHO business units, while providing direct HR partnership to an assigned client group. As a working manager, this role combines people leadership with strategic HR expertise, providing trusted advice on complex workforce and organizational matters. The role leads key people initiatives, mentors HR talent, and supports the effective delivery of HR programs and solutions across our Canadian Heavy Oil Operations. This position is based in Calgary, Alberta.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach, mentor, and develop a team of Senior HR Business Partners, building capability and ensuring consistent, high-quality HR support across the business.
• Serve as a trusted partner to senior leaders, providing strategic HR guidance to support business performance, organizational effectiveness, and workforce capability.
• Act as the lead HR Business Partner for an assigned client group, providing strategic and operational HR support in a working manager capacity.
• Partner with business leaders to identify people priorities and design and implement strategic workforce and organizational initiatives aligned with business objectives.
• Diagnose complex organizational, leadership, workforce, and culture challenges, providing practical solutions and expert guidance on employee relations, operating model changes, and workforce transitions.
• Leverage workforce insights, people metrics, and business intelligence to identify trends, inform decisions, and develop targeted people solutions.
• Lead the effective implementation and adoption of enterprise HR programs and strategic initiatives, providing guidance and expertise across the HRBP team and supported client groups.
• Build strong partnerships across HR Centers of Expertise, HR Operations, and business leadership to deliver integrated, sustainable people solutions.

Qualifications

• Must be legally entitled to work in Canada.
• Post-secondary degree in Human Resources, Business, or a related field.
• Minimum 12 years of progressive HR experience, including 8+ years in an HR Business Partner capacity or related roles demonstrating comparable technical expertise.
• Demonstrated expertise in organizational effectiveness, including organizational design, team effectiveness, and influencing organizational culture.
• Proven ability to influence and advise senior and frontline leaders on complex people and organizational matters.
• Demonstrated experience leading large-scale organizational change and developing solutions to complex organizational challenges.
• Formal or informal people leadership, coaching, or mentorship experience is considered a strong asset.
• CHRP designation or equivalent professional HR designation is considered an asset.
• We acknowledge the value of transferrable skills and may consider equivalent combinations of experience and education should you not meet a specific requirement.

The application deadline for this position is 11:59 PM MT October 27, 2026.

Company Culture

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.

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.

Total rewards

• 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.

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

Our culture

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

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