Coordinator, SWU Mechanical

Cenovus Energy; Calgary; Hybrid; CAD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid vacation

Health & dental benefits

Mental health coverage

Life insurance

Disability benefits

Employee family assistance

Virtual healthcare coverage

Job summary

Cenovus Energy is seeking a Mechanical Coordinator for Steam, Water and Utilities at Christina Lake. You will lead a diverse mechanical trades crew, ensure safe execution, adherence to standards, and alignment with engineering design on SAGD maintenance projects.

The role requires strong leadership, planning, and collaboration across multiple operations teams. The position offers full-time employment on-site at Christina Lake with rotation and corporate benefits.

Qualifications

• Proven leadership of mechanical trades workforce.
• Strong focus on safety, regulatory compliance and quality.
• Excellent communication and coordination with diverse teams.

Responsibilities

• Supervise daily mechanical maintenance activities and ensure safety and quality.
• Lead toolbox talks and safety meetings; drive continuous improvement.
• Coordinate service providers, approvals, and work-order lifecycle alignment.
• Develop and mentor direct reports; manage performance and staffing.

Skills

Leadership

Safety leadership

Team supervision

Troubleshooting

Communication

Education

Journeyman Pipefitter or Millwright

Class 5 driver's license

Job description

Worker Type: Employee Job Post End Date: 09/06/2026 The Mechanical Coordinator, Steam, Water and Utilities, plays a critical leadership role in ensuring the safe, efficient, and high-quality execution of mechanical maintenance activities at our Christina Lake, Oil Sands SAGD operation. This position provides daily supervision to a diverse mechanical workforce including millwrights, welders, pipefitters, scaffolders, insulators, and equipment operators. Reporting to the Maintenance Sr. Coordinator and as a key leader within the maintenance department, you will ensure all work is performed safely, meets regulatory requirements, aligns with engineering design, and adheres to company specifications, codes, and standards. While this vacancy is currently at Christina Lake, this posting could be used to fill vacancies at any of the Oil Sands Operations sites (Christina Lake, Christina Lake North, Foster Creek, or Sunrise, based on business need).

Work Environment

This is a full-time employee position working a shift rotation of 8 days on/ 6 days off. All Oil Sands Operations sites have full-service camp facilities and recreational amenities.

Transportation

Depending on your place of residence and your shift rotation, bus and/or air transportation to/from site is offered from designated departure points in select locations. Foster Creek is serviced by flight Hubs in Calgary and Edmonton as well as bus transportation to site from La Corey, AB. Christina Lake is serviced by flight Hubs in Calgary and Edmonton as well as bus transportation to site from La Corey, AB. and Lac La Biche, AB. Christina Lake North is serviced by flight hubs in Calgary and Edmonton. Sunrise is serviced by flight hubs in Calgary and Edmonton.

What you’ll do

• Supervise daily mechanical maintenance activities and support a safe, high-performance workforce.
• Champion Cenovus safety initiatives and lead/participate in toolbox talks, safety meetings, and kickoff meetings.
• Ensure all work meets codes, standards, specifications, quality expectations, and schedule/budget alignment.
• Oversee service providers, including progress reporting, field-ticket approvals, and coordination of accommodations.
• Ensure workers are properly trained and resourced and maintain alignment with the work-order life cycle.
• Provides leadership, coaching and mentoring to team.
• Ensures current and future talent/skill needs of team are met through development and staffing.
• Utilizes an appropriate balance of "doing" and "leading" to achieve team goals.
• Lead the completion of as-built documentation and work closeouts.
• Responsible for the ongoing development of direct reports (personal and technical) Manage performance of direct reports through timely feedback and regular performance conversations.
• Identify and drive improvements in safety, efficiency, and cost.
• Foster an inclusive, respectful, and collaborative team culture.

Who you are

• Must be legally entitled to work in Canada
• Journeyman Pipefitter or Millwright, or Journeyman certification in another mechanical trade with strong relevant experience could be considered.
• 10+ years of maintenance experience in SAGD, heavy industry or process plants.
• Previous direct leadership of mechanical trades workforce required.
• Strong troubleshooting, communication, and collaboration skills used to implement work safely with different team member priorities while meeting schedule requirements.
• We acknowledge the value of transferable skills and may consider equivalent combinations of experience and education should you not meet a specific requirement.
• As this position has been identified as safety sensitive, employment of a final candidate selected for this position will be conditional upon successful completion of required pre-employment medical and alcohol/drug assessments.
• For this position you will be required to maintain a Class 5 driver's license, a satisfactory driving record, and adhere to the appropriate Company policies and guidelines.
• A driver's abstract will be one of the background checks requested in the pre-employment screening for the final candidate.

Application Deadline

The application deadline for this position is 11:59 PM MT September 4, 2026.

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.

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

Development philosophy

• 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. 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 $10,000 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. For more information about working at Cenovus, visit cenovus.com. 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.

Company background

We’re a Canadian-based integrated energy company headquartered in Calgary. We’re committed to maximizing value by developing our assets in a safe, innovative and cost-efficient manner, integrating environmental, social and governance considerations into our business plans. 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. Our shares trade under the symbol CVE, and are listed on the Toronto and New York stock exchanges.