Process Unit & Utilities Specialist

Cenovus Energy; City of Lloydminster; On-site; CAD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Cenovus Energy seeks a Process Unit & Utilities Specialist in Lloydminster to ensure safe and efficient operations within the refinery. The role involves managing operational improvements, energy conservation techniques, and compliance with safety regulations. Ideal candidates will have extensive experience in engineering and a commitment to safety standards.

Benefits

Competitive total rewards package

Employee programs

Career development opportunities

Qualifications

• Minimum 12 years of working knowledge of product specifications and distillation principles.
• Legally authorized to work in Canada.
• Experience in managing Control Lab operations.

Responsibilities

• Ensure regulatory requirements for health, safety, and environmental performance are met.
• Manage Control Lab operations to maintain testing efficiency.
• Provide input to short-term production plans for the refinery.

Skills

Health, Safety, and Environmental Performance

Risk Management

Project Management

Operational Improvements

Energy Conservation Techniques

Education

1st Class Power Engineering Certification

Job description

Worker Type: Employee

Job Post End Date: 06/05/2025

About this opportunity:

The Process Unit & Utilities Specialist is responsible for maintaining safe, environmentally sound, and reliable asset capabilities within the refinery. As the steam chief for the facility, they will implement operational improvements and energy conservation techniques to maximize unit efficiencies and optimize overall energy consumption. This role will define and support project requirements, provide guidance for COIMS and risk management in area. The Process Unit & Utilities Specialist will work closely with the unit contact engineers to optimize the plant performance and to identify and resolve vulnerabilities.

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Work Environment:

• This position is a full-time employee position working a shift rotation located in Lloydminster and requires the successful candidate to live in the area.

What you’ll do:

• Responsible for health, safety, and environmental performance, ensuring regulatory requirements are met for area including safety, environmental, AEPA, AER, etc.

• Manage Control Lab operations to maintain a maximum testing efficiency and product control ensuring ISO 9001:2015 Standards are met

• Be accountable for unit performance to achieve budget through-put and plant utilization targets, identifying areas for cost reductions

• Be responsible for risk management and mitigations for area (HAZID, PHA’s, QRA, Bowtie, Barrier Health, etc.) managing and overseeing area compliance for incident and action management

• Provide input to the short-term production plan (STP) for the refinery in conjunction with the offsites Senior Specialist, preparing business plans or justifications for engineering work

• Oversee and track project performance to ensure priority and timelines are achieved or communicated, working with Operations Maintenance Coordinator to prioritize planned work

• Develop short term and long-term plans in collaboration with other work groups (marketing, value chain, logistics, business opportunity, engineering, etc.)

• Provide input and coordination of plant optimization efforts, plant start-ups/shutdowns, process recovery

Who you are:

Our ideal candidate will have the following minimum requirements:

• Legally authorized to work in Canada

• 1st class Power Engineering certification for the province of Alberta

• Minimum 12 years of working knowledge of product specifications, crude & vacuum distillation principles

We acknowledge the value of transferrable 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 June 4, 2025.

Internal candidates that are currently in a lower grade will be assessed based on their sustained job performance, how they demonstrate the expected organizational competency behaviors and values and in discussions with their current leader prior to resolving next steps.

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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Internal candidates that are currently in a lower grade will be assessed based on their sustained job performance, how they demonstrate the expected organizational competency behaviors and values and in discussions with their current leader prior to determining next steps, with the focus on identifying opportunities for development and career advancement within the organization.

Who we are:

We’rean integrated energy company headquartered in Calgary with oil and natural gas production operations in Canada and the Asia Pacific region, and upgrading, refiningand marketing operations in Canada and the United States. We’recommitted to maximizing value by sustainably developing our assets in a safe, innovativeand cost-efficient manner, integrating environmental, social and governance considerations into our business plans.

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At Cenovus, we embrace diversity of thought, experience and backgrounds to help us make better business decisions, address our challenges, seize opportunities and unlock innovative solutions. We’re committed to building a diverse, equitable and inclusive workplace where people feel respected, valued and engaged. We strive for a collaborative, physically and psychologically safe environment where you can be yourself, feel a sense of belonging and thrive. For more information, including details on our inclusion and diversity targets and networks, 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.

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