Senior Specialist, Downstream Equipment Integrity

About this opportunity

The Equipment Integrity SME serves as the technical authority for pressure equipment and mechanical integrity within Cenovus Energy’s downstream business. This role leads the development and oversight of mechanical integrity programs to ensure regulatory compliance, asset protection, and safe operations, while partnering with engineering, operations, project teams, and leadership to provide expert guidance and strategic solutions.

Relocation required and provided to Ohio.

• Develop and maintain corporate mechanical integrity standards, policies, and procedures in alignment with regulatory requirements and industry codes (API, ASME, OSHA).
• Serve as the technical authority for pressure equipment integrity, including inspections, failure analysis, fitness-for-service (FFS), and risk-based inspection (RBI).
• Establish and apply risk assessment methodologies to identify, evaluate, and mitigate integrity threats for fixed equipment, piping, and tanks.
• Ensure mechanical integrity compliance across all facilities and support internal and external audits, including management of corrective actions.
• Lead mechanical integrity training, competency, and qualification programs for engineers and inspectors, and mentor site-level integrity leadership.
• Lead the Mechanical Integrity Community of Practice and represent Cenovus on industry committees (API, AFPM, ASME) to drive continuous improvement and adoption of best practices.

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering (Mechanical Materials Science, or related discipline) with deep technical specialization in mechanical integrity.
• 15+ years of downstream or energy-sector experience, with 10+ years providing technical leadership for mechanical integrity programs in refining, petrochemical, power, or oil and gas operations.
• Recognized subject matter expertise in mechanical integrity standards and regulations, including API 510/570/653, API 579/ASME FFS-1, ASME, and OSHA PSM.
• Demonstrated expert-level capability in failure analysis, corrosion mechanisms, risk-based inspection (RBI), and NDT experience for FFS assessments.

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

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.

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• 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

• Internal course offerings
• Education assistance for additional development
• Opportunities to work on special projects
• Leadership development programs for emerging and established leaders

• 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…