Senior Maintenance Coordinator, Preventative Maintenance

Oil Authority; City of Lloydminster; Hybrid; 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 is seeking a Senior Maintenance Coordinator, Preventative Maintenance, based in Lloydminster, Canada, to lead planning and execution of preventive maintenance across the LTCHO area. You will partner with Operations Leadership, Reliability, and SAP PM teams to improve asset performance and safety.

The ideal candidate has 12+ years in maintenance planning/execution or project management, strong SAP PM experience, and a proven track record of leading multi-disciplinary teams within large

Qualifications

• 12+ years in maintenance planning/execution, turnaround, or project management with relevant education.
• Proven leadership experience managing complex scopes across large organizations.

Responsibilities

• Develop and optimize preventative maintenance systems, procedures, and strategies to improve maintenance efficiency, equipment reliability, and asset performance.
• Lead the development and management of detailed PM work plans with SAP PM development team, Reliability, and Maintenance stakeholders.
• Coordinate crew capacity, scheduling, and work priorities with Operations and other Senior Maintenance Coordinators to ensure effective resource utilization.
• Ensure PM activities and follow-on work are planned, scheduled, executed, and closed out per Cenovus standards.
• Monitor PM schedule adherence, conduct efficiency look-backs, and identify opportunities for continuous improvement.
• Support annual budget development, monthly cost reporting, contractor invoice verification, and cost control while improving contractor performance and value.
• Champion a strong safety culture through control of work, LOD audits, readiness assessments, risk reviews, and recovery plans.
• Lead and develop direct reports by setting accountabilities, training, and fostering a collaborative culture aligned with Cenovus values.

Skills

Leadership

SAP PM

Budgeting

Contractor management

Work management

Planning & scheduling

Education

Engineering

Maintenance management

Business / related discipline

Tools

SAP PM

Job description

About this opportunity:

As the Senior Maintenance Coordinator, Preventative Maintenance, you will play a key role in ensuring safe, reliable, and efficient operations across the Lloyd Thermal Conventional Heavy Oil (LTCHO) area. Reporting to the LTCHO Maintenance Superintendent, you will work closely with Operations Leadership, Maintenance Coordinators, IMSE, and Reliability to plan, prioritize, and execute preventative maintenance activities. This role is ideal for a highly organized and collaborative professional who brings strong business judgment, clear communication, and a commitment to building strong partnerships and delivering results through a "One Team, One Goal" approach.

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Work Environment:

• This position is located in Lloydminster and requires the successful candidate to live in the area

What you’ll do:

• Develop and optimize preventative maintenance systems, procedures, and strategies to improve maintenance efficiency, equipment reliability, and overall asset performance.
• Lead the development and management of detailed PM work plans in collaboration with the SAP PM development team, Reliability, and Maintenance stakeholders.
• Coordinate crew capacity, scheduling, and work priorities with Operations and other Senior Maintenance Coordinators to ensure effective resource utilization.
• Ensure PM activities and follow-on work are effectively identified, planned, scheduled, executed, and closed out in accordance with Cenovus standards.
• Monitor PM schedule adherence, conduct efficiency look-backs, and identify opportunities for continuous improvement in maintenance processes and execution.
• Support annual budget development, monthly cost reporting, contractor invoice verification, and cost control while identifying opportunities to improve contractor performance and value.
• Champion a strong safety culture through effective control of work, LOD audits, readiness assessments, risk reviews, and implementation of recovery plans.
• Lead and develop direct reports by setting clear accountabilities, supporting training and development, and fostering a collaborative "One Team, One Goal" culture aligned with Cenovus values.

Who you are:

Our ideal candidate will have the following minimum requirements:

• Legally authorized to work in Canada
• 12+ years of experience in maintenance planning/execution, turnaround, or project management, with post-secondary education in Engineering, Maintenance Management, Mechanical/Electrical Technology, Business, or related discipline.
• Proven leadership experience managing complex, critical scopes across large organizations, including experience supervising teams and developing people.
• Strong knowledge of work management, maintenance, construction, and turnaround (TAR) processes, including planning and scheduling.
• Demonstrated experience with Safe Control of Work, Asset Risk Management, budgeting, cost control, and contractor management.
• Strong SAP Plant Maintenance (SAP PM) experience, with the ability to develop and optimize maintenance plans and strategies.
• PMP, CMRP, trade certification, or other relevant maintenance, project management, or technical certification is considered an asset.

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 30, 2026

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 $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.