Senior Project Engineer

Oil Authority; Calgary; Hybrid; CAD 140,000 - 190,000; 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 is seeking a Senior Project Engineer to ensure safe, on-budget, on-schedule, and high-quality delivery of major projects across the Canadian Thermal Conventional Heavy Oil asset team. You will lead scoping, design, procurement, and construction with a focus on complex execution while complying with Cenovus standards.

The role requires a Professional Engineer licensed in Canada, 8+ years of SAGD or Oil & Gas experience, and strong leadership, communication, and

Qualifications

• Licensed Professional Engineer registered with APEGA.
• Minimum 8 years of experience on SAGD or Oil & Gas projects.
• Experience with operating assets or EPCM is a plus.
• Strong knowledge of codes and standards for design, fabrication and construction.

Responsibilities

• Provide single point coordination of upfront scoping and troubleshooting of projects including necessary field verifications and data gathering.
• Lead engineering and procurement, through external engineering firms, of repeatable and/or medium to complex projects across multiple concurrent projects and execution phases while meeting objectives, budgets, schedules, and construction expectations in accordance with Cenovus project standards.
• Provide engineering expertise on projects and perform in-house piping and mechanical system design of low complexity work in accordance with specifications, codes, regulations and recommended practices.
• Responsible for developing contracting strategies, plans, bids, and evaluations of Engineering and Procurement vendors driven by execution needs.
• Support construction and commissioning, providing technical guidance to help resolve execution issues.
• Prepare and communicate project reports; provide input to presentations supporting leadership decision making on project scopes, risks, interfaces, and delivery status.
• Facilitate the Cenovus Management of Change (MOC) process to safely manage facility changes from early engagement through start-up and turnover to operations.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Organizational skills

Problem solving

Education

Professional Engineer (APEGA)

Job description

About this opportunity:

Reporting to the Senior Manager, Project Engineering & Program Management, the Senior Project Engineer is responsible for ensuring the safe, on-budget, on-schedule, and high-quality delivery of projects for the Canadian Thermal Conventional Heavy Oil asset team. The role manages all project phases from initial scoping and detailed design, through construction and commissioning; providing technical leadership and adhering to Cenovus’s established project execution processes.

What you’ll do:

• Provide single point coordination of upfront scoping and troubleshooting of projects including necessary field verifications and data gathering.
• Lead engineering and procurement, through external engineering firms, of repeatable and/or medium to complex projects across multiple concurrent projects and execution phases while meeting objectives, budgets, schedules, and construction expectations in accordance with Cenovus project standards.
• Provide engineering expertise on projects and perform in-house piping and mechanical system design of low complexity work in accordance with specifications, codes, regulations and recommended practices.
• Responsible for developing contracting strategies, plans, bids, and evaluations of Engineering and Procurement vendors driven by execution needs.
• Support construction and commissioning, providing technical guidance to help resolve execution issues.
• Prepare and communicate project reports; provide input to presentations supporting leadership decision making on project scopes, risks, interfaces, and delivery status.
• Facilitate the Cenovus Management of Change (MOC) process to safely manage facility changes from early engagement through start-up and turnover to operations.

Who you are:

Our ideal candidate will have the following minimum requirements:

• Legally authorized to work in Canada.
• Licensed Professional Engineer registered with APEGA.
• Minimum 8 years of experience working on SAGD Projects, or Oil & Gas Projects.
• Previous experience working directly at an operating asset, in a Facilities Engineering role or at an EPCM is an asset.
• Extensive knowledge and familiarity with applicable codes and standards for design, fabrication and construction of Oil & Gas Projects.
• Proven track record managing stakeholders both external - Engineering contractors & Vendors – and internal such as regulatory, land, SCM.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively in a fast-paced environment with competing priorities, applying sound judgment and excellent communication, leadership, organizational, and problem-solving skills.

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 19, 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.

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.