About this opportunity:

Reporting to the Senior Manager, Discipline Facilities Engineering, the Staff Discipline Facilities Engineer (ICE) provides specialized instrumentation, controls and electrical engineering for automation design and IoT-enabled integration projects across Canadian Thermal Conventional Heavy Oil (CTCHO) assets.

Centralized in Calgary, the role scopes and designs the addition or modification of field devices and control system equipment into Cenovus's existing industrial automation systems and infrastructure and delivers these changes through the Management of Change (MOC) process. The ICE engineer will coordinate the design and scoping activities with Operations, Operations Technology, Operations Process Engineering and Cenovus IT to provide engineering direction and deliverables for ICE projects.

What you’ll do:

• Point of contact for ICE and integration technical support to Maintenance, Reliability, Operations, OT, OPE and other engineering disciplines across CTCHO.
• Lead front-end investigation, scoping and design basis for projects that bridge field instrumentation, automation systems and data platforms (e.g., pipeline leak detection, rotating equipment monitoring, instrumentation diagnostics, erosion monitoring, power meter data integration, field SCADA integration).
• Design the integration of sensors, field controllers and monitoring technologies into DCS/PLC/SCADA and OT-IT data systems, defining I/O, controller, control network, HMI, historian and data flow requirements.
• Produce and approve engineering work packages (control narratives, I/O lists, network/architecture diagrams, wiring schematics, device data sheets) per CEC, IEEE, API, CSA, ISA-95, ISA-99/IEC 62443 and ISA 18.2.
• Coordinate with OT, OPE, IT, Operations, Maintenance and vendors to align technology selection, cyber security and infrastructure ownership.
• Own project control deliverables (scoping documents, decision records, cost estimates, schedules, forecasts, risk, reporting); manage third-party resources and procurement; support site construction and commissioning.
• Submit EIs/MOCs, facilitate MOC and PHA, and take MOCs from initiation through close-out in line with COIMS (Cenovus Operations Integrity Management System ) and the PPMP.
• Develop standardized, repeatable designs and templates, and apply lessons learned to new integration projects.

Who you are:

Our ideal candidate will have the following minimum requirements:

• Legally authorized to work in Canada.
• Bachelor’s degree in engineering.
• Registered P.Eng  with APEGA and/or APEGS.
• Minimum 12 years of experience in design, implementation, commissioning, and operation of SAGD assets.
•  Extensive knowledge in facilities engineering, including turnaround, asset management, and hazard awareness, with expertise in industry codes and standards for Instrumentation, Process Controls, and Electrical (i.e. ISA, CSA, CEC, API).
• Proven experience in Process Control Systems (Automation/OT) integration, with strong knowledge of industry norms and standard processes for oil sands control systems.

We acknowledge the value of transferrable 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 28, 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.

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