Staff Site Process Control Engineer/Technologist

Cenovus Energy; Unorganized Kenora District; On-site; CAD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid vacation

Health & dental benefits

Life insurance

Disability benefits

Employee family assistance

Virtual healthcare coverage

Job summary

Cenovus Energy is seeking a Staff Site Process Control Engineer/Technologist for our Oil Sands operations. This on-site role focuses on configuring DCS, PLC, SCADA, safety systems, and HMIs, and providing front-line troubleshooting for Operations.

You will work as part of a site-wide DCS team, supporting engineering, commissioning and operations with risk assessments, MOC compliance, and turnover activities.

Qualifications

• 12+ years as P.Eng or Technologist in instrumentation, automation and control systems.
• Experience with production facility engineering, commissioning, operation & maintenance.

Responsibilities

• Provide site-based changes to DCS, PLC, SCADA, Safety System and HMI configurations.
• Troubleshoot operations and support risk assessments and Safe Work Plans.
• Manage DCS work compliance with MOC, COIMS, and alarm design assessments.
• Perform front-line operations troubleshooting and configuration across DCS and related platforms.
• Support shutdowns, startups, outages and turnarounds with OT Systems team.
• Develop, test and turnover control/safety system logic and graphics per work packages.

Skills

DCS configurations

PLC & SCADA

Safety systems (HMI)

DeltaV

Honeywell

Rockwell

Triconex

SAP

ServiceNow

Industrial networks (Profibus/Modbus/C

Education

P.Eng or Instrumentation/Automation Technologist

Tools

SAP

ServiceNow

Job description

Worker Type: Employee

Job Post End Date: 11/06/2026

About this opportunity:

Reporting to the OT Site DCS Senior Coordinator, the Staff Site Process Control Engineer/Technologist provides site-based changes to DCS, PLC, SCADA, Safety System and HMI configurations, as well as front-line troubleshooting support for Operations and subject matter expertise consultation to engineering functions. The position operates as a primary on-site DCS execution resource within a broader team under the governance of the Senior Coordinator, OT Site DCS.

While this vacancy is currently at Christina Lake North 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:

• This is a full-time employee position working a 8X6 shift rotation.
• All Oil Sands Operations sites have full-service camp facilities and recreational amenities.

Transportation:

• 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.
• Christina Lake North has service flight Hubs in Calgary, Edmonton and Saskatoon. There is also bus transportation to these sites from La Corey, AB / Lac La Biche, AB.

What you’ll do:

• Uphold Cenovus safety programs and policies, participate in risk assessments (PHA, HAZOP), and review Safe Work Plans for DCS work in collaboration with Operations.
• Provide after-hours callout support for unplanned trips and restarts, manage shutdown bypasses and logic forces, and support resolution of process control-related safety and lost production incidents.
• Ensure DCS work complies with MOC, Cenovus Operations Integrity Management System (COIMS), and Thermal Recovery Specifications, maintaining team standards, tracking work in SAP and ServiceNow, and participating in configuration peer reviews.
• Provide front-line Operations troubleshooting and configuration changes across DCS, Safety System, PLC, SCADA, and HMI platforms, including control loop tuning and alarm bad actor improvements.
• Support shutdowns, startups, outages, and turnarounds, collaborating with the OT Systems team to ensure DCS reliability and availability.
• Develop, implement, and test control/safety system logic and graphics per project work packages, ensuring configurations match controlled documentation and alarm design assessments are completed with Alarm Management SMEs.
• Support FAT, pre-commissioning, commissioning, and turnover activities for facilities-engineered projects, review Commissioning & Startup team turnover packages for larger major projects to confirm DCS deliverables meet standards and operational readiness.
• Ensure project documentation is redlined, approved, and turned over to Document Management, and that lessons learned are captured and shared.

Who you are:

Our ideal candidate will have the following minimum requirements:

• Legally authorized to work in Canada.
• Minimum 12 years as a P.Eng or as a Technologist working in the Instrumentation, Automation and Control System field with a broad level of experience.
• Experience with the Engineering, Commissioning, Operation & Maintenance functions of a production facility.
• Demonstrated design, implementation, and operational knowledge of integrated plant control and safety systems (DeltaV, Honeywell, Rockwell, Triconex).
• Experience with work management systems (SAP, Service-Now).
• Knowledge of industrial communication networks including Profibus, Modbus, ControlNet, and radio systems.

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 November 5, 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.

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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 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.