Process Engineer

Cenovus Energy; Toledo (OH); On-site; USD 85,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous paid vacation

Annual bonus

Retirement savings plan matching

Long-term incentives

Medical & dental coverage

Life insurance

Disability benefits

Employee assistance program

Virtual healthcare coverage

Generous leave of absence programs

Fitness membership reimbursement

Job summary

Cenovus Energy is hiring a Process Engineer for our Toledo Refinery. You will provide technical support across process areas, drive safety and reliability improvements, and work with the optimization team to reduce costs. A Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering and 2+ years of refinery experience are required.

Join a leading integrated energy company with ongoing development opportunities and a strong focus on safety, compliance, and performance. This on-site role is based in Toledo, OH.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering required.
• 2+ years experience in refining or a similar process industry required.
• Equivalents considered with transferable skills and education.

Responsibilities

• Provide process engineering support and technical expertise within defined areas of accountability to ensure safe, reliable, and optimal operations.
• Optimize variable costs using technical knowledge and proactive energy management.
• Analyze variances between the commercial plan and actual performance and assist the optimization team in closing gaps.
• Participate in HAZOPs, LOPAs, and incident investigations.
• Support reporting and verification activities for safety and environmental compliance, including Title V.
• Ensure safe operating limits and availability envelopes are understood and address recurring SOL/SDL exceedances.
• Lead Management of Change (MOC) and Process Safety Minimum Expectations (PSME) gap analyses.
• Identify and justify turnaround scope and assist turnaround planning and execution.

Skills

Process engineering

Process control

Process technology

Energy management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering

Job description

Worker Type: Employee Job Post End Date: 10/14/2026

About this opportunity:

Cenovus Energy is seeking a talented Process Engineer to join our team at the Toledo Refinery. Reporting to the Manager, Process Engineering, you'll serve as the technical advisor for an operating area of the refinery, providing objective evaluations of process challenges and driving continuous improvements in safety, reliability, and business performance.

Interested in working in Toledo? Learn more!

What you’ll do:

Responsibilities for this position may include but are not limited to:

• Provide process engineering support and technical expertise within defined areas of accountability, applying process engineering, process control, and process technology to achieve safe, reliable, and optimal operations
• Optimize variable costs by using technical knowledge and a proactive approach to energy management
• Analyze variances between the commercial plan and actual performance, and help the optimization team close gaps
• Participate in HAZOPs, LOPAs, and incident investigations
• Support reporting and verification activities for safety and environmental compliance, including Title V
• Ensure safe operating limits and availability operating envelopes are understood, and investigate and resolve recurring SOL/SDL exceedances
• Initiate and lead Management of Change (MOC) and Process Safety Minimum Expectations (PSME) gap analyses
• Identify and justify turnaround scope, and support turnaround planning and execution

Who you are:

Legally authorized to work in the US

Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering required

2+ years experience in refining or a similar process industry (chemical, manufacturing, or nuclear) required

Previous refinery experience or experience within a closely related process industry considered an asset

We acknowledge the value of transferable skills and may consider equivalent combinations of experience and education should you not meet a specific requirement.

Note: The application deadline for this position is 11:59 PM MT OCTOBER 13, 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.

Who we are:

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 downstream operations include upgrading, refining and marketing operations in Canada and the United States. We are currently the largest refiner in Ohio and transport products from our refineries in Lima and Toledo, Ohio and Superior, Wisconsin via pipelines, rail cars and trucks to customers throughout the United States. Other 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. Find Cenovus on LinkedIn, Facebook and Instagram.

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The Cenovus experience Total rewards

• Generous paid vacation
• Annual bonus
• Retirement savings plan matching
• Long-term incentives*
• Medical & dental coverage
• Life insurance
• Disability benefits
• Employee assistance program
• Virtual healthcare coverage
• Generous leave of absence programs
• Fitness membership reimbursement

*Eligibility for Total Rewards varies by position. This role may not be eligible for all Total Rewards offerings.

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.

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.