Coordinator, SWU Mechanical

Cenovus Energy; Conklin; On-site; CAD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Vacation & flex days

Health & dental benefits

Mental health coverage

Life insurance

Employee assistance

Educational assistance

Job summary

Cenovus Energy is seeking a Mechanical Coordinator, Steam, Water and Utilities, to lead mechanical maintenance at Christina Lake and other Oil Sands sites. You will supervise a diverse trades workforce and ensure safe, compliant work aligned with engineering design and company standards.

The role requires 10+ years in SAGD/heavy industry, journeyman certification in a mechanical trade, and strong leadership abilities to mentor a team and improve safety, efficiency, and costs across complex

Qualifications

• 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.

Responsibilities

• 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.
• Provide leadership, coaching and mentoring to team.
• Identify and drive improvements in safety, efficiency, and cost.
• Foster an inclusive, respectful, and collaborative team culture.

Skills

Leadership

Troubleshooting

Communication

Collaboration

Mechanical maintenance

Education

Journeyman certification in a mechanical trade

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-performanceworkforce.
• Champion Cenovus safety initiatives and lead/participate in toolbox talks, safetymeetings, and kickoff meetings.
• Ensure all work meets codes, standards, specifications, quality expectations, andschedule/budget alignment.
• Oversee service providers, including progress reporting, field-ticket approvals, andcoordination of accommodations.
• Ensure workers are properly trained and resourced and maintain alignment with thework-order life cycle.
• Provides leadership, coaching and mentoring to team.
• Ensures current and future talent/skill needs of team are met through development andstaffing
• 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 performanceconversations
• Identify and drive improvements in safety, efficiency, and cost.
• Foster an inclusive, respectful, and collaborative team culture.

Who you are:

Our ideal candidate will have the following minimum requirements:

• Must be legally entitled to work in Canada
• Journeyman Pipefitter or Millwright, or Journeyman certification in another mechanicaltrade 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 worksafely 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.

Note: 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.

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The Cenovus experience

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. 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 $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.