Wapiti Operator

Cenovus Energy Inc.; Valhalla; On-site; CAD 95,000 - 120,000; 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 an experienced Wapiti Operator to join our Northern Corridor Operations team. This role oversees the safe, reliable, and efficient operation of the Wapiti oil battery and associated field, including pumping and flowing wells, oil treating and sales, pipelines, and gas compression.

Work involves 8 days on, 6 days off, 10-hour days, with residence around Grande Prairie. The role is unionized and requires strong safety leadership and the ability to manage call-outs and

Qualifications

• Legally allowed to work in Canada.
• Minimum Grade 12 education.
• Minimum 5 years’ experience in oil and gas operations; treating and compression experience is an asset.

Responsibilities

• Operate, maintain, troubleshoot, and optimize wells, compression systems, pipelines and related facilities.
• Enhance production and equipment uptime while identifying cost-saving opportunities.
• Lead safe work practices with hazard assessments and Safe Work Permits; manage call-outs and supervise contractors.

Skills

Safety leadership

Op010

Education

Grade 12 standard education

Tools

IOC

ERP training

Job description

About this opportunity

Cenovus is seeking an experienced Wapiti Operator to join our Northern Corridor Operations team. This role is responsible for the safe, reliable, and efficient operation and optimization of the Wapiti oil battery and associated field, including pumping and flowing oil wells, oil treating and sales, pipelines, and solution gas compression. Working with minimal supervision, the successful candidate will take ownership of their operating area, support contractors, manage call-outs, identify opportunities to improve reliability and efficiency, and contribute to safe and compliant operations.

Work Environment: This is a full-time employee position working a shift rotation (8 days on, 6 days off, 10-hour days). This position requires the successful candidate to reside in or around Grande Prairie. This is a unionized role.

What you’ll do

Operate, maintain, troubleshoot, and optimize wells, compression systems, pipelines, and related facilities to ensure safe and efficient performance. Enhance production and equipment uptime while proactively identifying cost-saving and improvement opportunities. Lead safe work practices by conducting hazard assessments, initiating Safe Work Permits, and demonstrating strong safety leadership. Independently manage call-outs, troubleshoot issues including compression systems, and identify ways to reduce future call-outs. Supervise contractors and ensure flawless execution of maintenance, support with new well/facility start-ups, and other operational activities. Support compliance with corporate policies, government regulations, and safety programs, including ERP and Oil Spill Exercise Training. Accurately input downtime coding and production data, ensuring timeliness and precision in reporting and documentation. Utilize systems like IOC to drive operational efficiency and contribute to planning, peer reviews, and continuous improvement efforts.

Who you are

• Legally authorized to work in Canada
• Minimum Grade 12 education.
• Minimum 5 years’ experience
• Oil and gas treating and compression experience is an asset.
• 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 October 7, 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.

The Cenovus experience

• 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

• Internal course offerings
• Education assistance for additional development
• Opportunities to work on special projects
• Leadership development programs for emerging and established leaders

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.

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.