Staff, Integrated Operations and Production Planning Engineer

Cenovus Energy; Calgary; 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, Integrated Operations and Production Planning Engineer to lead the iSTO program for a major SAGD asset. You will shape multi-year outage, turnaround, and maintenance plans to enhance reliability, efficiency, and cost control.

Collaboration with Operations, Maintenance, and Asset Integrity is essential. Responsibilities include developing long-range maintenance strategies, forecasting production losses, and guiding stakeholders with data-driven insights.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering and P.Eng. designation with good standing (APEGA).
• Minimum 12 years of engineering experience in SAGD/oil sands/oil and gas.
• Experience with data modeling, analysis, and visualization for decision support.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management with senior leadership.

Responsibilities

• Lead long-range planning strategy for designated asset, developing 5-year turnaround and maintenance plans.
• Develop and optimize production loss forecasting models by integrating reservoir, process, and iSTO data.
• Manage changes through iSTO process to align schedule, budget, and priorities.
• Provide mentorship and influence site leadership through reviews and cross-functional forums.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Communication

Presentation to leadership

Data modeling/analysis

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering

P.Eng. designation

Tools

Power BI

Job description

About this opportunity

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. Cenovus was ranked one of Canada’s Best Employers in 2025.

The Staff, Integrated Operations and Production Planning Engineer leads the integrated Shutdown, Turnaround, and Outage (iSTO) program for a major SAGD operating asset, developing and managing multi-year asset strategies, such as outage optimization, program level turnaround and major maintenance sequencing, and OPEX budgets exceeding $100 million. The primary focus of this position is to lead long-range planning strategies, including the development and optimization of multi-year outage, turnaround, and maintenance plans that support safe, reliable, and efficient operations. The role partners closely with Operations, Maintenance, Integrity and Operations/Production Engineering. The position also provides technical leadership through continuous improvement initiatives, mentorship, and collaboration to deliver safe, reliable, and cost-effective operations. This position may require occasional travel to our site location(s).

What you’ll do

Lead the long-range planning strategy for a designated operating asset, developing, optimizing, and managing integrated 5-year Turnaround and Major Maintenance plans, schedules, and budgets to support asset reliability, operational readiness, and business objectives. Develop and optimize production loss forecasting models by integrating Reservoir, Development, Process, and iSTO data to support long-range outage planning, production forecasting, and business decision-making. Establish preliminary scope frameworks for future turnaround and major maintenance events, and manage approved changes through the iSTO Change Request process to ensure alignment with schedule, budget, and operational priorities. Optimize outage strategies and schedules to minimize production losses, improve execution efficiency, reduce operating costs, and enhance marketing volume forecast reliability. Partner with Operations, Maintenance, Asset Integrity, Production, Process, Reservoir, and Development teams to align long-range maintenance and outage plans with asset objectives. Identify and lead OPEX reduction, maintenance budget optimization, and continuous improvement initiatives across CTCHO. Provide technical mentorship and guidance to team members, drawing on expertise in Operations, Maintenance, Asset Integrity, and Process Engineering. Engage and influence site and senior leadership through regular reviews, presentations, and cross-functional forums focused on long-range planning strategy, turnaround optimization, production loss mitigation, and business performance.

Who you are

Our ideal candidate will have the following minimum requirements: Legally authorized to work in Canada Bachelor’s degree in engineering and professional engineer (P.Eng.) designation in good standing with APEGA. Minimum 12 years of engineering experience, preferably within the SAGD, oil sands, or broader oil and gas industry, including experience supporting operations, long-range asset strategies, maintenance, turnaround, or integrity program management activities. Broad technical knowledge across Asset Integrity, Process Engineering, Production Engineering, Facility Engineering, Management of Change (MOC), and Major Capital Projects. Strong analytical capabilities, including experience with data modeling, analysis, and visualization tools such as Power BI to support data-driven decision-making. Proven ability to influence and drive results across Operations, Maintenance, Engineering, and Corporate Planning organizations in a fast‑paced, continuously evolving environment. Exceptional communication, facilitation, and stakeholder management skills, with experience presenting to senior leadership and leading cross‑functional discussions to achieve alignment and business objectives.

Application deadline

Note: The application deadline for this position is 11:59 PM MT September 2nd, 2026.

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.

Total rewards

• 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.

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

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.

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

Additional company information

Find Cenovus on LinkedIn, Facebook and Instagram. 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]. 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.

Location

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.