Manager, Reliability Project Implementation

Cenovus Energy; Calgary; On-site; CAD 120,000 - 180,000; 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 in Calgary seeks a Manager to lead Reliability Project Implementation, translating maintenance data and MOC deliverables into SAP readiness for projects and turnovers. You will guide cross-functional teams across Reliability Engineering, Projects, Maintenance, Operations, and Supply Chain to align with site requirements and governance.

Successful candidates bring senior leadership, SAP mastery, and a track record in project execution within industrial environments, enabling

Qualifications

• Extensive knowledge of SAP master data, equipment hierarchies and maintenance plans.
• Strong experience in reliability, asset management and project execution.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop the Reliability Project Implementation team.
• Ensure SAP readiness and handover docs are complete for project turnover.
• Coordinate with Reliability Engineering, Projects, Maintenance, Operations and Supply Chain.

Skills

SAP expertise

Maintenance data

Leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Journeyman Red Seal or Technologist

Tools

SAP

Job description

About this opportunity

The Manager, Reliability Project Implementation leads a team responsible for ensuring reliability strategies, project requirements, and Management of Change (MOC) deliverables are translated into complete, accurate, and operationally ready SAP maintenance data. The role's primary deliverables are SAP readiness for projects and MOCs, successful project turnover and operational handover, and effective coordination across Reliability Engineering, Projects, Maintenance, Operations, and Supply Chain. Success in this role requires strong leadership, SAP and maintenance management expertise, project execution skills, and the ability to influence and align stakeholders across multiple functions.

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.

What you’ll do

• Establish and maintain appropriate collaboration with Reliability Engineering, Projects, Maintenance, Operations and Supply Chain, working within their established processes and governance rather than developing our own.
• Establish and collaborate to maintain criteria for documentation handover from projects to the Reliability Project Implementation team.
• Establish and maintain clear completion criteria and quality checks to confirm SAP master data, maintenance plans, approvals and handover documents are complete, accurate and ready for use.
• Navigate LTCHO and OSO governance requirements, influencing consistency where possible and applying site‑specific differences where required.
• Define intake criteria and manage prioritization, assignment and delivery of Major Project and MOC‑driven SAP readiness work.
• Track project status, risks, data gaps, blockers, milestones and outcomes.
• Communicate progress to stakeholders and elevate issues as required.
• Build stakeholder alignment for project execution through proactive communication, cross functional collaboration and clear reporting of progress, challenges and successes.
• Align SAP readiness deliverables with project milestones, commissioning, startup and operational handover requirements.
• Lead, mentor and develop the Reliability Project Implementation team.

Who you are

• Legally authorized to work in Canada.
• Journeyman Red Seal or Technologist in relevant field.
• Minimum 12 years of experience in maintenance, reliability, project implementation, asset management, operations, or related industrial environments.
• Strong knowledge of SAP master data, equipment hierarchies, BOMs, maintenance plans, reliability and maintenance practices, Management of Change processes, and cross‑functional project execution.
• Experience leading teams responsible for SAP readiness, maintenance data implementation, project turnover, commissioning, startup support, and operational handover across Reliability Engineering, Projects, Maintenance, Operations, and Supply Chain.

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 15, 2026.

About us

Cenovus is an integrated energy company headquartered in Calgary. 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

Culture

We foster a culture of continuous learning and development to support employees as they build meaningful careers.

Values

Protect what matters – Do it right – Make it better – Do it together

We energize the world to make people’s lives better.

Equality and Inclusion

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.

Title and compensation administration will be based on the skills and capabilities of the successful incumbent.