Senior Site Process Control Technologist

Cenovus Energy; Village of Donalda; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading energy company in Canada is looking for a Senior Site Process Control Technologist to provide process control support at their Foster Creek facility. The ideal candidate will have a minimum of 8 years of experience in electrical or instrumentation roles and be legally authorized to work in Canada. Responsibilities include maintaining control system standards and investigating production losses. This full-time role offers competitive benefits and opportunities for career advancement.

Benefits

Paid vacation

Health & dental benefits

Life insurance

Disability benefits

Qualifications

• Legally authorized to work in Canada.
• Minimum 8 years of experience in electrical/instrumentation roles.
• Experience with safety or automation systems.

Responsibilities

• Provide daily process control support for Operations.
• Maintain and enhance control system standards.
• Investigate production losses related to control system events.

Skills

Hands-on expertise with Honeywell Experion

Strong understanding of industrial communication networks

Experience with Microsoft Office

Background in plant construction

Education

Engineering degree or relevant certification

Tools

Honeywell Experion

Emerson DeltaV

ControlLogix PLCs

Job description

Worker Type: Employee Job Post End Date: 12/04/2025

About this opportunity

Cenovus is currently seeking a Senior Site Process Control Technologist for our Foster Creek facility. In this role, you will provide advanced technical support in logic programming, controls troubleshooting, and system analysis. You will work closely with Operations, Maintenance, and Engineering teams to address daily operational needs while also supporting longer-term improvement initiatives through the Management of Change (MOC) process.

While this vacancy is currently at Foster Creek 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

Foster Creek & Christina Lake

• This is a full-time employee position working a shift rotation
• 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

• This is a full-time employee position working a shift rotation
• 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

• Provide daily process control support for Operations, delivering frontline troubleshooting and coordinating with Field/Well Pads, PDO, Water Re-use, Steam, and Utilities teams to ensure safe and reliable plant performance.
• Maintain and enhance control system standards, configuration guidelines, troubleshooting procedures, training materials, workflow dashboards, and the Operations Technology Knowledge Base.
• Support safety programs by reporting Process Control–related incidents, participating in site safety initiatives, and identifying improvement opportunities within DCS/PLC/SCADA and automation systems.
• Investigate production losses related to control system events, providing technical analysis and contributing to corrective and preventive actions.
• Plan and execute control system work for outages, turnarounds, shutdowns, and startups, including pre-commissioning, commissioning, and PCS task coordination.
• Implement Operations Bypass requests, apply and remove force logic, and support daily bump tests in accordance with established procedures.
• Execute automation Management of Change (MOC) packages, participate in HAZOPs, FATs, peer reviews, and ensure programming complies with engineering documentation, standards, and best practices.
• Maintain accurate project documentation, redlines, as-builts, eSDK updates, and time tracking, ensuring proper turnover to Document Management and alignment with controlled engineering records.

Who you are

Our ideal candidate will have the following minimum requirements:

• Legally authorized to work in Canada
• Engineering degree, ASET certification, or relevant Journeyman/alternative education.
• Minimum 8 years of experience in electrical/instrumentation roles involving control, safety, or automation systems.
• Hands‑on expertise with major systems: Honeywell Experion & Safety Manager, Triconex, Emerson DeltaV & DeltaV SIS; plus working knowledge of ABB systems, ControlLogix PLCs, HIMA, GE Woodward GAP, and SCADA platforms.
• Strong understanding of industrial communication networks and protocols (Profibus, Modbus, ControlNet, radio networks).
• Experience with operations and engineering tools such as Historians, OPC interfaces, Microsoft Office, Adobe Acrobat, and Bluebeam.
• Background in plant construction, SAT testing, commissioning/start-up, or facility operations (SAGD experience 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 December 3, 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. 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 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

  • Cenovus Cares: We believe in the power‑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 $25,000 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.

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