Senior Production Engineer​/Technologist

Worker Type:
Employee Job Post End Date: 01/15/2026
** About this opportunity:
** As a Senior Production Engineer/Technologist, you’ll play a critical role in optimizing the performance of approximately 50 SAGD well pairs within one of Cenovus’ thermal assets. Working closely with a multi-disciplinary pad team, you’ll focus on increasing production, maximizing reserve recovery, and minimizing SOR through strategic producer and injector manipulation. Beyond these core responsibilities, you’ll take on specialized subject matter expert (SME) roles, representing Production Engineering in cross-functional projects and initiatives.

Success in this role requires agility in a fast-paced environment, exceptional prioritization skills, and the ability to balance immediate operational needs with long-term strategic objectives.
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* 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).
* Design completions and operating strategies for new pads and wells
* 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.
* Degree or diploma in Engineering.
* Professional Engineer (P. Eng.) accredited with APEGA/APEGS is considered an asset.
* Minimum of 8 years of experience in oil and gas.
* Experience with data manipulation, analytics, and visualization is an asset.
* Working knowledge of SAGD reservoir operations or facilities processes is an asset.
* Proven ability to learn new concepts quickly, apply creative problem solving, collaborate within multi-disciplinary teams, and thrive in ambiguity.

We acknowledge the value of transferrable skills and may consider equivalent combinations of experience and education should you not meet a specific requirement.
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* Note:

The Final date to receive applications for this position is 11:59 PM MT January 14, 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.#LI-JS1

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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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**** 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)
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