Senior Process Engineer

Senior Process Engineer

The Senior Process Engineer will increase develop project scopes in Front End Development at our Canadian Assets. This role will focus on validating business needs and developing low-sustainable cost solutions to help assure the capital portfolio is competitive by minimizing capital dollars on sustaining capital. This role will also provide technical support on execution and commissioning as well as procedure development, setting up laboratory changes, and operations/technical training. The Senior Process Engineer will work with estimating and scheduling resources as well as economics and cashflows for engineering and economic review.

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

What you'll do:

• Lead the front-end project development phase, develop project justifications, analyze and validate data for concept development, and define capital times.
• Collaborate with various teams to validate assumptions and develop economic models to compare opportunities based on return, complexity, and strategic alignment.
• Assess the project scope and determine risk ranking or economic justification for approvals, reducing complexity, cost, and ability to resolve risk competitively on sustaining capital.
• Develop margin improvement projects to support growth in our assets, verifying economics and determining minimum technical solution to gain margin improvements.
• Provide process engineering oversight by developing basis of design, ensuring compliance with engineering standards, supporting MOC, and reviewing/approving key design deliverables (PFDs, P&IDs, H&MBs, equipment sizing, relief calculations, process safety information).
• Develop project premise documents at concept development (FED1) and Basis for Design documents at Select (FED 2).

Who you are:

• Legally authorized to work in Canada
• Bachelor of Science degree in Chemical or Petroleum Engineering
• A member in good standing or eligible for registration with APEGA or APEGS
• Minimum 8 years of refining process engineering and project engineering experience
• Strong technical computing literacy to support modeling, simulation, and data analysis
• Willing to travel approximately 10-15% of the time

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 September 9, 2025.

Internal candidates that are currently in a lower grade will be assessed based on their sustained job performance, how they demonstrate the expected organizational competency behaviors and values, and in discussions with their current leader prior to resolving next steps.

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.

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.

Our total rewards package includes:

• 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

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 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.