Senior Strategic HR Partner

Cenovus; Calgary; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading energy company seeks a Senior HR Strategic Partner to enhance workforce capacity and alignment with business goals. This Calgary-based role involves close collaboration with leadership to drive organizational effectiveness, supporting a dynamic and innovative work culture. Applicants should have substantial HR experience and demonstrated skills in change management and critical thinking.

Benefits

Competitive total rewards package

Career development opportunities

Qualifications

• Minimum 8 years HR experience.
• Experience in Organizational Effectiveness / Team Effectiveness.
• Demonstrable ability to influence culture and leaders.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a strategic partner aligning people strategies with business goals.
• Diagnose organizational challenges and facilitate improvements.
• Lead talent development and succession planning initiatives.

Skills

Collaboration

Critical Thinking

Change Management

Education

Post-secondary degree in a related field

CHRP designation or equivalent

Job description

Reporting to the Senior Manager Strategic HR Partnerships your main responsibility will be to provide strategic HR support to Senior Leaders Front line leaders and employees who reside in Lloydminster Saskatchewan. This role is based in Calgary Alberta with frequent travel (up to 50%) to Lloydminster. This role works closely with the broader Strategic HR Partner team as well as the HR Centers of Expertise (COE) to deliver programs and services in alignment with the business and people strategy and plans.

The ideal candidate will be client-focused with abilities to build important relationships and capable of leading change to support HR goals aligned with the companys strategy and culture. A strong business sense is necessary to comprehend operations and the external environment in order to apply insights and tools that align HR initiatives with Cenovuss overall strategy.

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What youll do :

Serve as a strategic partner to leadership aligning people strategies with business goals to enhance capacity capability experience and drive high performance

Diagnose organization challenges identify interventions and work with leaders to facilitate improvement and change

Implement the Cenovus People Plan / People Principles by leading HR projects and partnering with COEs to ensure alignment on programs that enhance capacity capability and employee experience

Lead and facilitate integrated talent development succession planning and internal mobility to support performance needs while representing business needs in HR program design / planning and improvement

Provide change management support and collaborate with leaders and employees on performance and conduct

Support annual HR programs (i.e. leadership and employee development performance management mentoring etc) and provide expertise in organization design workforce planning team effectiveness and talent development to drive retention and performance

Capture feedback from clients regularly to ensure planning projects services and support that is being provided aligns with business area needs

Collaborate with HR Operations to ensure consistent and quality delivery of services to clients

Report and address employee concerns in accordance with Company policies

Influence and support the development and delivery of fit for purpose governance programs processes and services within the COEs and service delivery teams of the HR Department

Who you are :

Our ideal candidate will have the following minimum requirements :

Legally authorized to work in Canada

Post-secondary degree in a related field CHRP designation or equivalent is an asset

Minimum 8 years HR experience with experience demonstrating technical and behavioral HR Capabilities below

Minimum of 5 years of Organizational Effectiveness / Team Effectiveness and demonstrable ability to influence culture and both Senior and Frontline leaders

Progression of roles within HR with increased responsibility and scope

Strong collaboration and critical thinking skillsable to partner across teams design solutions work independently and use data to inform business decisions.

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 June 11 2025.

Internal candidates that are currently in a lower grade will be assessed based on their sustained job performance how they demonstrate the expected organizational competency behaviors and values and in discussions with their current leader prior to determining next steps.

Cenovus was ranked one of Canadas Best Employers in 2025. Were 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 :

Were an integrated energy company headquartered in Calgary with oil and natural gas production operations in Canada and the Asia Pacific region and upgrading refining and marketing operations in Canada and the United States. Were committed to maximizing value by sustainably developing our assets in a safe innovative and cost-efficient manner integrating environmental social and governance considerations into our business plans.

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We strive for a collaborative physically and psychologically safe environment where you can be yourself feel a sense of belonging and thrive. For more information including details on our inclusion and diversity targets and networks visit .

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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Required Experience :

Senior IC

Key Skills

AIX,ABAP,Cardiovascular,HVAC Design,AV

Employment Type : Full-Time

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1

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