Senior Facilities Engineer

About this opportunity:

Reporting to the Senior Manager of Facilities Engineering, the Senior Facilities Engineer provides front-line technical support to Maintenance and Operations personnel. Responsible for facility changes, this engineer interprets codes and regulations, performs upfront scoping, develops construction work packages, and manages risk according to the Cenovus management of change (MOC) process.

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Work Environment:

• This position is located in Lloydminster and requires the successful candidate to live in the area.

What you’ll do:

• Be the point of contact for on-site technical support to the Maintenance and Operations teams.

• Provide engineering expertise on facility non-RIK changes, mechanical alterations/workarounds and equipment installations/repairs.

• Perform piping and mechanical system design in accordance with specifications, codes, regulations and recommended practices (e.g. CSA Z662 & ASME B31.3).

• Provide upfront scoping for day-to-day, low complexity mechanical work and support scoping efforts for larger projects through field verifications, data gathering and walk downs.

• Generate mechanical engineering work packages by creating and modifying engineering drawings such as P&IDs, line lists and general arrangement layouts.

• Develop standardized designs and methodologies for repeatable projects.

• Perform field validations to verify the design content of controlled technical documents.

• Complete project management deliverables for in-scope work including cost estimates, schedules, forecasting, budget stewardship and reporting.

• Facilitate the Cenovus Management of Change (MOC) process to safely manage facility changes.

• Submit Engineering Investigations (EI) and management of change (MOC) requests on behalf of assigned facilities.

• Support Operations in framing and scoping requests to engage centralized engineering teams.

• Ensure engineering work is carried out within the requirements of the Cenovus Professional Practice Management Plan (PPMP).

Who you are:

Our ideal candidate will have the following minimum requirements:

• Legally authorized to work in Canada.

• Minimum 8 years of experience as a Mechanical and/or Facilities engineer.

• Licensed P.ENG registered with APEGA or APEGS.

• Experience in oil and gas facilities is considered 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 MT February 26, 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 $25,000 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.

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