Job Description
About this opportunity:
Cenovus Energy and the Foster Creek team are seeking a Senior Production Engineer/Technologist to play a key role in optimizing the performance of one of North America’s leading SAGD operations. In this position, you will work within a multidisciplinary team to drive production growth, maximize reserve recovery, and improve steam efficiency across approximately 50 SAGD well pairs. This is an opportunity for a highly motivated and technically strong engineer to influence both day-to-day operations and long-term strategic initiatives in a fast-paced, collaborative environment. The successful candidate will combine strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to prioritize competing demands, lead cross-functional initiatives, and deliver operational excellence.
What you’ll do:
Optimize operations and production for ~50 SAGD well pairs, including improving reservoir conformance, designing producer/injector completions, managing ESP performance (run life, sizing/design, etc.), developing operating strategies (ESP setpoints, steam/gas injection rates, pressure targets), and ensuring data quality (well tests, operating data).
Support completions designs and operating strategies for new well pads.
Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams (Completions & Well Servicing, Operations, Process Engineering, Reservoir Engineering, Geology) to identify and execute value-add opportunities.
Lead side projects or SME initiatives, such as automation projects, DTS or ESP strategy development, metering & well testing improvements, data science and visualization, well integrity management, source & disposal wells, and inactive well management.
Drive safe, efficient production while minimizing SOR within facility constraints.
Identify gaps and deliver strategic projects that support broader Production Engineering goals.
Who you are:
Our ideal candidate will have the following minimum requirements:
Legally authorized to work in Canada
Professional Engineering designation (P.Eng.) or Engineering Diploma required with 8+ years of engineering experience in the oil and gas industry, preferably within SAGD operations
Field operations experience and/or experience in production, reservoir, development, or completions engineering associated with SAGD well pairs and thermal facilities is considered a strong asset
Strong understanding of SAGD operations, artificial lift systems (including ESPs), and related surface facilities, with familiarity in PFDs, P&IDs, and subsurface disciplines
Demonstrated analytical and technical capabilities, including experience with data manipulation, visualization, PI systems, and Power BI
Self-motivated and adaptable problem solver with strong communication, organizational, and stakeholder engagement skills, with occasional travel to site required
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 June 12, 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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