Cenovus

Cenovus

Senior Production Engineer

CA-AB-Calgary · Senior

Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 12 days ago
AccessibilityMechanical DesignLeadershipCollaboration

About the role

  • Worker Type: Employee Job Post End Date: 07/22/2026 About this opportunity: The Conventional Production Engineering team is seeking a highly motivated Senior Production Engineer to join our Calgary-based team.
  • This is an exciting opportunity to influence business performance through asset strategy development, operational excellence, and collaboration with multidisciplinary teams across the organization.
  • We acknowledge the value of transferrable skills and may consider equivalent combinations of experience and education should you not meet a specific requirement.

Responsibilities

  • Promote safety and Process Safety as a core value in all engineering, design, and operational activities, including participation in Process Safety Event responses.
  • Manage key aspects of the assigned area's P&L, including production performance, operating costs, and operations capital to maximize asset value.
  • Provide production, process, and design engineering support for wells and facilities, including troubleshooting, optimization, hydraulic pipeline modeling, compressor evaluations, and artificial lift design.
  • Lead well intervention and production optimization programs, including cost estimating, program development, and execution support.
  • Serve as the primary engineering stakeholder in the Management of Change (MOC) process, completing technical scoping, project design, economic analysis, and project execution.
  • Manage project financial performance by preparing justifications, initiating AFE approvals, monitoring expenditures, maintaining accruals, and communicating budget variances.
  • Collaborate with Operations, Finance, Joint Venture partners, Commercial teams, and the Integrated Operations Center (IOC) to optimize production, support resource development plans, and mentor less experienced engineers.
  • Strong knowledge of facility design and the application of industry codes and standards, including ASME B31.3, CSA Z662, and related regulations.
  • Support causes you care about with volunteer opportunities in and outside of work.
  • We actively promote internal job movement, recognizing the value of gaining new perspectives, building connections across teams, and applying expertise in new ways.

Requirements

  • Minimum of 8 years of production and operations engineering experience within the upstream oil and gas industry.
  • Demonstrated ability to authenticate mechanical engineering deliverables.
  • Strong technical troubleshooting, analytical, and decision-making skills with the ability to solve complex operational challenges.
  • Our ideal candidate will have the following. minimum requirements:

Skills

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  • Equal opportunity employer
  • For more information about working at Cenovus, visit cenovus.com.
  • Title and compensation administration will be based on the skills and capabilities of the successful incumbent.
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Compensation

  • Receive donation matching up to $25,000 annually.

Benefits

  • 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
  • Virtual healthcare coverage
  • We foster a culture of continuous learning and development to support employees as they build meaningful careers.
  • Education assistance for additional development
  • 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'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.

Company info

  • 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
  • Employee family assistance
  • Internal course offerings
  • Opportunities to work on special projects

Visa & Work Authorization

  • Legally authorized to work in Canada.
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