Senior HR Business Partner

Cenovus Energy; Calgary; On-site; CAD 100,000 - 150,000; 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, Alberta, seeks a seasoned HR Business Partner to provide strategic HR support to Operations & Technical Services leadership, aligning people programs with business goals.

You will partner with leaders to enhance organizational effectiveness, workforce readiness, and leadership capability while guiding talent outcomes and employee experience. This role requires 8+ years HR experience, with strong change management and organizational design skills.

Qualifications

• Must be legally entitled to work in Canada.
• Post-secondary degree in Human Resources, Business, or a related discipline.
• Minimum 8 years of progressive HR experience, including 4+ years as an HRBP.
• Proven experience partnering with senior leaders on strategic people solutions.
• CHRP or equivalent is considered an asset.

Responsibilities

• Partner with leaders to develop and execute people strategies aligned with business objectives.
• Act as trusted advisor on talent management, succession, development, retention and engagement.
• Lead integrated talent processes: reviews, succession, workforce planning, performance, internal mobility.
• Identify challenges and gaps; implement practical solutions to improve performance.
• Consult on organizational design, change management, leadership effectiveness, and employee experience.
• Use workforce data and insights to inform decisions and shape people strategies.
• Collaborate with Centers of Expertise to deliver aligned HR programs and services.
• Advise on employee relations matters and workplace conduct.

Skills

Strategic HR

Leadership coaching

Organizational design

Workforce planning

Employee relations

Change management

Education

Post-secondary degree in HR, business or related discipline

Job description

Worker Type: Employee

Job Post End Date: 10/03/2026

About this opportunity: Reporting to the Senior Manager, HR Business Partners, this role provides strategic HR support to the Operations & Technical Services leadership team, leaders, and employees. Working closely with HR Business Partners and Centers of Expertise, you will deliver people programs and services that align with business objectives and workforce strategies. As a trusted advisor, you will partner with leaders to enhance organizational effectiveness, leadership capability, talent outcomes, and workforce readiness while supporting the successful delivery of business goals. This position is based in Calgary, Alberta.

Responsibilities

Partner with leaders to develop and execute people strategies that support business objectives, workforce plans, and organizational effectiveness.

Act as a trusted advisor, providing guidance on talent management, succession planning, employee development, retention, and engagement.

Lead integrated talent processes, including talent reviews, succession planning, workforce planning, performance management, and internal mobility.

Identify organizational challenges, workforce risks, and capability gaps, and implement practical solutions to improve business performance.

Provide consultation and coaching to leaders on organizational design, change management, leadership effectiveness, and employee experience.

Use workforce data, market trends, and people insights to inform decision-making and shape people strategies.

Partner with HR Centres of Expertise and HR Operations to deliver aligned, effective, and business-focused HR programs and services.

Advise leaders and employees on employee relations matters, performance concerns, workplace conduct, and company policies.

Lead or contribute to HR and cross-functional initiatives that advance business priorities and continuous improvement.

Foster a high-performing culture through effective leadership support, organizational capability building, and workforce readiness.

Qualifications

Must be legally entitled to work in Canada.

Post-secondary degree in Human Resources, Business, or a related discipline.

Minimum 8 years of progressive HR experience, including at least 4 years in an HR Business Partner capacity.

Demonstrated success partnering with senior leaders to develop and implement strategic people solutions that support business objectives.

Proven experience across key HR disciplines, including organizational effectiveness, organizational design, talent management, succession planning, workforce planning, employee relations, and change management.

Strong track record of increasing responsibility, scope, and complexity throughout an HR career.

Professional HR designation (CHRP) or equivalent is considered an asset.

Note: The application deadline for this position is 11:59 PM MT October02, 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.

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

• 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.