Wapiti Operator

Cenovus Energy; Valhalla Centre; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid vacation

Health benefits

Mental health coverage

Life insurance

Disability benefits

Employee assistance

Virtual healthcare

Job summary

Cenovus Energy is seeking an experienced Wapiti Operator to join our Northern Corridor Operations team in Grande Prairie area. The role focuses on safe, reliable operation and optimization of the Wapiti oil battery, wells, pipelines, and related facilities, with supervision of contractors and strong emphasis on safety leadership.

The position requires a Class 5 license, unionized environment, a 8 days on/6 days off shift rotation, and residency in or around Grande Prairie.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of oil and gas operating experience.
• Grade 12 education required.
• Ability to work rotating shifts and reside near Grande Prairie.

Responsibilities

• 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.

Skills

Safety leadership

Troubleshooting

Equipment operation

Contractor supervision

Education

Grade 12

Tools

IOC system

ERP

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.
• 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 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.

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The Cenovus experience

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

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