Senior Health & Safety Advisor

Cenovus Energy; British Columbia; On-site; CAD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading energy company in Canada is seeking a Senior Advisor for Health and Safety. This role involves leading the implementation of safety programs and managing safety performance across operations. Candidates should have at least 8 years of relevant experience in the oil and gas industry. The position offers a full-time contract with a competitive benefits package.

Benefits

Paid vacation including a flex day program

Health & dental benefits

Mental health coverage

Life insurance

Disability benefits

Employee family assistance

Virtual healthcare coverage

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in the Oil and Gas industry, specializing in H&S.
• Legally authorized to work in Canada.
• Experience with major projects and SAGD operations.

Responsibilities

• Lead H&S programs and initiatives across various sites.
• Support the maintenance of safety management plans.
• Develop assurance activities and monitor action plans.

Skills

Safety management planning

Incident investigation

OHS legislation interpretation

Risk assessment

Education

Certified Safety Professional or Canadian Registered Safety Professional

Job description

About this opportunity:

Reporting to the Manager, H&S, the Senior Advisor, H&S is responsible for eliminating injuries and delivering top quartile performance across the business. This role will facilitate the implementation of leading practice H&S programs throughout field operations.

While this vacancy is currently at Christina Lake, this posting could be used to fill vacancies at any of the three Oil Sands Operations sites (Christina Lake, Foster Creek, or Sunrise, based on business need).

Work Environment

• This is a full-time employee position working a shift of 12 hrs/day and 6 hrs on the first and last day; 8 days on 6 days off; 42 hrs/week; Wednesday start; 2 week cycle

Foster Creek & Christina Lake

• Foster Creek and Christina Lake has full-service camp facilities
• 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
• 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

Sunrise

• Sunrise is located approximately 100 km northeast of the City of Fort McMurray and is a fly in/fly out remote camp-based position
• Cenovus will provide transportation to Sunrise from designated hubs out of Calgary and Edmonton
• At the Sunrise site, employees will be provided comfortable camp accommodations and recreational amenities

What you’ll do:

• Interpret applicable OHS Legislation, Industry standards & practices, internal Management System Standards, Cenovus H&S program components and worker training requirements
• Support and lead H&S programs and initiatives, assisting sites in development of yearly assurance plan
• Develop assurance activities for the site and H&S team, assisting in development and monitoring of gap closing action plans
• Work with site leadership and Deployed Health and Safety team to maintain safety management plans for each entity
• Lead safety metrics dashboard development and continuous improvement, tracking and communicating performance reports, safety metrics, trends, on a recurring frequency
• Provide support to business unit users for entry, accuracy, closure, as well as reporting and trends

Who you are:

Our ideal candidate will have the following minimum requirements:

• Legally authorized to work in Canada
• Minimum 8 years of experience in the Oil and Gas industry, specializing in the H&S Occupation
• Certified Safety Professional or Canadian Registered Safety Professional is an asset
• Major project, Well Delivery, SAGD Operations, and Safety Management systems experience

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 October 13, 2025.

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. We’re an equal opportunity employer and welcome applications from all qualified candidates.

To learn more about Cenovus and working with us, visit cenovus.com.

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

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.

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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