Manager, Health & Safety Major Projects

Cenovus Energy; Christina Lake; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading energy company located in British Columbia seeks a Manager, Health & Safety for Major Projects. This role emphasizes driving safety culture and regulatory compliance while leading a team of Senior Advisors. Ideal candidates have extensive experience in H&S, preferably within oil & gas, and hold relevant certifications. The position requires strong leadership skills and a commitment to continuous improvement in health and safety practices.

Benefits

Paid vacation including flex days

Health & dental benefits

Mental health coverage

Life insurance

Disability benefits

Virtual healthcare coverage

Qualifications

• Legally authorized to work in Canada.
• 10+ years' experience in Health & Safety or Operations-based leadership.
• Experience in oil & gas preferred.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with leadership teams to set safety goals.
• Lead a team of Senior Health & Safety Advisors.
• Drive continuous improvement in health and safety performance.

Skills

Leadership

Health & Safety expertise

Communication

Education

CRSP or equivalent certification

Engineering degree or related field

Job description

Overview

The Manager, Health & Safety – Major Projects is a field-based leadership role responsible for providing both technical and functional guidance on all Health & Safety (H&S) matters across the Major Projects portfolio in Western Canada and the United States. This role plays a key part in driving a strong safety culture by championing the implementation and continuous improvement of H&S processes aligned with Cenovus’s Operational Integrity Management System (COIMS). The incumbent will ensure compliance with all applicable Occupational Health & Safety (OH&S) legislation and industry best practices, helping to safeguard workers and support the successful execution of Major Projects.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with the Sr Manager and CCMT field leadership teams to establish and deliver yearly strategic goals and objectives.
• Provide leadership and development of 8-10 Senior Health & Safety Advisors that support Major Projects. These Advisors are located in all of the Cenovus assets across Western Canada and the US.
• Collaborate within the organization to share standards, lessons learned and continuously improve the company performance.
• Lead Health & Safety culture by example and provide leadership, feedback, and assistance to others. Role models a proactive approach to continuously improving health and safety performance.
• Fostering collaboration between the Deployed H&S team and the Central H&S team, using multi-disciplinary support as a conduit for communication.
• Facilitate and shape the field strategies and implementation tactics required to support Safe Work performance.
• Manage performance and development of the Health & Safety direct reports through timely feedback and regular performance conversations. This is a team of high functioning, Senior Advisors.
• Regular travel is required to stay connected with remote teams and assets.

Who you are

Our ideal candidate will have the following minimum requirements:

• Legally authorized to work in Canada.
• Experience in a leadership position.
• Minimum 10 years' experience in the H&S function or Operations-based leadership; experience specific to oil & gas preferred.
• CRSP, NCSO, EH&S diploma/certificate or a degree that is technically related to Major Projects (engineering, electrician, etc).
• Extensive technical, practical and leadership experience in H&S, including expertise in planning and experience in driving industry leadership in H&S performance.
• Proven commitment to health & safety and a passionate desire to drive continuous improvement in these areas.
• Previous experience with, or exposure to, the development and implementation of safety standards or practices.

We acknowledge the value of transferrable skills and may consider equivalent combinations of experience and education should you not meet a specific requirement.

Note: The application deadline for this position is 11:59 PM MT October 4, 2025.

About Cenovus

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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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

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
• 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 $25,000 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.

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