Senior Instrumentation Engineer

Senior Instrumentation Engineer

Cenovus is seeking a Senior Instrumentation Engineer for our Toledo Refinery. As part of the Instrument and Electrical Engineering Team, this role supports safe, reliable, and cost-effective unit operations through technical leadership and instrumentation expertise. The Senior Instrumentation Engineer applies advanced technologies and engineering practices to monitor, maintain, and improve instrumentation systems. This position provides both project and day-to-day support while collaborating closely with engineering, maintenance, operations, and external experts.

What you'll do:

• Provide deep technical support to unit operations and the instrument shop for maintenance activities including field engagement.
• Review engineering projects and improvements to ensure compliance with refinery standards and good engineering practice.
• Provide technical input in determining priority and scope of instrumentation equipment repairs or replacement for projects, turnaround, and maintenance activities.
• Work within multi-discipline team to identify and managing instrumentation reliability improvement opportunities.
• Directs the efforts of third-party design engineering and construction contractors for small project package development.
• Acts as a subject matter expert, offering peer leadership & technical guidance to achieve common goals.

Who you are:

• Legally authorized to work in the US
• 8+ years in Instrument Engineering or related experience in a chemical plant, refinery, or equivalent environment
• BS degree in Electrical, Mechanical, or Chemical Engineering/Engineering Technology required.
• Experience supporting maintenance, reliability, or process organizations
• Engineering skills in troubleshooting/specifying instruments, with knowledge of connectivity to DCS, PLC and/or SIS equipment, associated with process equipment i.e. pumps, heat exchangers, vessels, compressors, piping.
• Successful candidate must have (or be able to obtain) a TWIC card.

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 13, 2025.

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.

If you require accessibility assistance to complete the on-line application or otherwise apply for an open position with Cenovus, its subsidiaries and affiliates, please email careeropportunities@cenovus.com.

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.

We're committed to being an employer of choice through competitive compensation and our comprehensive total rewards package, including:

• 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

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.

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.