Senior Maintenance Scheduler

Oil Authority; City of Lloydminster; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 140,000; 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 seeks a Senior Maintenance Scheduler in Lloydminster, Alberta, to lead weekly, six-week, and 90-day look-ahead maintenance scheduling for refinery assets. You will partner with Maintenance, Operations, and Project teams, focusing on safety, reliability, and operational excellence.

The role emphasizes performance metrics and continuous improvement of MWMP. Candidates should have extensive asset maintenance experience in energy, expertise with SAP/ERP and scheduling tools, and a strong

Qualifications

• Post-secondary education in a maintenance-related discipline or journeyperson certification.
• Experience with asset maintenance, scheduling, and KPI performance in oil & gas.
• Knowledge of maintenance strategies, work management processes, planning, scheduling, backlog management.

Responsibilities

• Lead maintenance scheduling by developing and managing weekly, six-week, and 90-day look-ahead schedules.
• Incorporate safety controls and Life Saving Rules into planning and scheduling.
• Ensure Safety Critical Element preventive maintenance activities are scheduled and completed.
• Coordinate with Maintenance, Operations, and Engineering to prioritize work and minimize interruptions.
• Drive reliability by executing preventive and corrective maintenance strategies and reviewing equipment history.

Skills

Maintenance planning

Scheduling

Asset management

Safety compliance

SAP/ERP

Education

Post-secondary in maintenance-related discipline

Journeyperson trade certification

Instrumentation/Electrical/Millwright

Tools

GWOS

Primavera

Prometheus

SAP/ERP

Job description

About this opportunity:

As a Senior Maintenance Scheduler, you will play a key role in supporting the safe, reliable, and efficient operation of our refinery assets. Working closely with Maintenance, Operations, and Project teams, you will develop and optimize weekly, six-week, and long-term maintenance schedules to ensure work is effectively planned and executed.

You will also contribute to the continuous improvement of our Maintenance Work Management Process by leveraging maintenance performance data, key performance indicators, and scheduling best practices to improve execution and asset reliability. Using ERP and scheduling systems as your primary tools, you will help ensure the right work is completed at the right time, with a strong focus on safety, reliability, and operational excellence.

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Work Environment:

• This position is located in Lloydminster and requires the successful candidate to live in the area
• This is a full-time employee position

What you’ll do:

• Lead maintenance scheduling by developing and managing weekly, six-week, and 90-day look-ahead schedules, balancing safety, risk, resources, operational priorities, and equipment availability.
• Champion safety and compliance by incorporating risk assessments, Control of Work requirements, Life Saving Rules, COIMS requirements, and hazard mitigation into maintenance planning and scheduling.
• Support Process Safety by ensuring Safety Critical Element preventive maintenance activities are scheduled and completed in accordance with established performance standards.
• Manage maintenance work orders and backlog by collaborating with Maintenance Supervisors, Planners, Operations, and Engineering to prioritize work and minimize operational interruptions.
• Drive equipment reliability by ensuring preventive and corrective maintenance strategies are effectively executed and by participating in equipment history reviews, bad‑actor identification, and maintenance strategy improvements.
• Lead Maintenance Work Management Process (MWMP) performance by monitoring KPIs, developing performance reporting, leading schedule‑related meetings, and identifying opportunities for continuous improvement.
• Coordinate resources and materials by working with Purchasing, Warehouse, contractors, and Maintenance Planners to ensure required materials, spare parts, services, and work packages are available for scheduled work.
• Provide operational support and leadership coverage by assisting Maintenance Planners with work packages, supporting Maintenance Supervisors as required, and participating in scheduled on‑call and Emergency Response Plan activities.

Who you are:

Our ideal candidate will have the following minimum requirements:

• Legally authorized to work in Canada
• Post‑secondary education in a maintenance‑related discipline, such as Engineering Technology, or a Journeyperson trade certification, preferably Instrumentation, Electrical, or Millwright.
• Minimum 8+ years of experience in asset maintenance within the energy industry, including 3+ years in maintenance planning, coordination, and/or scheduling for a multi‑trade work group.
• Strong knowledge of maintenance strategies, work management processes, planning, scheduling, backlog management, and KPI performance within an oil and gas environment.
• Working knowledge of SAP/ERP systems, maintenance scheduling applications such as GWOS, Primavera, or Prometheus, and Microsoft Office.
• Knowledge of applicable codes, standards, regulations, and industry practices, including pressure and rotating equipment, electrical, instrumentation and controls, and process operations.
• Experience in a multi‑functional maintenance or technical organization; professional certification in Maintenance Planning, Asset Management, RCM, or CMRP 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 18, 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.