Staff Instrumentation Engineer

Cenovus Energy; San Juan de Terranova; On-site; CAD 120,000 - 180,000; 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 is seeking a Staff Instrumentation Engineer to support offshore operations, with deep expertise in instrumentation, control systems, and safety functions. You will own SIFs and provide technical guidance across multiple disciplines, including offshore maintenance and project design.

The role requires 12+ years of experience, a engineering degree, and PEGNL eligibility, with travel offshore and safety-sensitive responsibilities as part of the team.

Qualifications

• Legally authorized to work in Canada.
• Minimum of 12 years of industry experience.
• Bachelor’s degree in engineering.
• PEGNL membership or eligible for registration.
• Safety sensitive position with offshore travel and muster requirements.

Responsibilities

• Identify opportunities to improve availability, safety, and economic performance.
• Provide technical support to Operations/Maintenance for instrumentation and control systems.
• Troubleshoot operability issues and devise technical solutions.
• Own safety instrumented systems and monitor safety functionality.
• Provide day-to-day technical assistance to offshore operations teams.
• Guide and supervise EPC contractors.
• Perform technical design reviews for small projects (I&C).
• Participate in Risk Assessments (LOPA, SIL, Revalidation).
• Mentor junior engineers and interns.

Skills

Analytical

Collaborative

Communication skills

Instrumentation & control systems

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

PEGNL registration eligibility

PEGNL in good standing (or eligible)

Tools

SIF knowledge

Fire and Gas detection systems

Offshore instrumentation experience

Job description

Worker Type: Employee Job Post End Date: 09/15/2026

About this opportunity

The Staff Instrumentation Engineer position involves participation in proposed modifications and daily technical support of instrumentation and control systems. This position requires provision of input to investigative studies, regulatory maintenance programs and safety/production/drilling enhancement initiatives. The role includes responsibility for the basic design principles for electronic instrumentation, pneumatic instrumentation, hydraulic instrumentation, analyzers, and the control systems used for measurement, indication, control, and safeguarding of production, utility, and marine facilities. This includes specific knowledge of SIF (Safety Instrumented Functions) for Emergency Shutdown as well as Fire and Gas detection systems. As part of a multi-discipline team, the position requires collaboration with and seeking input from all other disciplines and departments in support of Operations.

What you’ll do

Identify and develop opportunities for equipment/processes to improve the availability of various units, enhance safety, and improve economic performance of the field. Provide technical support to Operations and Maintenance for instrumentation and control system-related queries. Troubleshoot operability issues, control systems and instrumentation breakdowns to achieve technical solutions. The role will require technical ownership of safety instrumented systems, monitoring safety systems functionality and participating in risk assessments. Provide day-to-day technical assistance to offshore operations/maintenance groups including preventative maintenance procedures, troubleshooting, problem analysis and technology evaluations. Provide guidance and direction to EPC contractors. Perform technical reviews of engineering designs. Provide detail engineering design for small projects which are primarily I&C. Participate in formal and informal Risk Assessments, including but not limited to LOPA, SIL, Revalidation. Mentor and support junior engineers, engineering technologists, and student interns by providing technical guidance, fostering professional development, and promoting engineering best practices.

Who you are

Our ideal candidate will have the following minimum qualifications: Legally authorized to work in Canada. Successful candidate must be confident, analytical, collaborative and have strong communication skills. Working knowledge of regulations for Offshore Oil and Gas facilities. A minimum of 12 years of industry experience. A bachelor’s degree in engineering. A member in good standing or eligible for registration with Professional Engineers and Geoscientist Newfoundland & Laboratory (PEGNL). Functional Safety Engineer certification would be 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.

This is a safety sensitive position and will be subject to offshore pre-placement Fitness for Work assessments, which includes drug and alcohol screening, a CAPP medical and BST/HUEBA testing. You must be able to travel via helicopter and boat. This position requires the successful candidate travel offshore, there you will be required to obtain and maintain medical clearance and obtain all required training necessary for offshore travel. This is a safety sensitive position and will be subject to pre-placement Fitness for Work assessments, which includes drug and alcohol screening, a medical and driver’s abstract review.

Note: The application deadline for this position is 11:59 PM MST on September 14, 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. If you require accessibility assistance to complete the on-line application or otherwise apply for an open position with Cenovus, its subsidiaries and affiliates, please email [e-mail]. Consistent with the Accords Act, residents of Newfoundland and Labrador specifically and Canada generally, who are qualified, will be given first consideration for training and employment.

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. We are the operator and majority owner of the West White Rose field and extensions, located approximately 350 kilometres offshore Newfoundland and Labrador. West White Rose is a concrete based drilling platform, which will access resources in the western part of the existing White Rose field and use the SeaRose floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel for processing within our Atlantic Region Operations.

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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

Our culture

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 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.