Staff Geologist

Worker Type: EmployeeJob Post End Date: 06/04/2026

About this opportunity:

Cenovus is currently looking for a Staff Geologist to join our Conventional Heavy Oil team located in the Calgary office.

Reporting to the Alberta Geoscience Manager, Conventional Heavy Oil, the Senior Geologist will be accountable to work in a multi-disciplinary team to ensure reservoir development plans are optimized to meet Cenovus business needs, enable the successful execution of our development plans, and support our long-term strategy.

What you’ll do:

• Conduct geological evaluations using core data, well logs, drilling, and production information to identify and mature new drilling prospects.

• Provide technical insights and recommendations to support project strategies and development decisions.

• Prepare and present technical recommendations and project updates to leadership through formal review processes.

• Evaluate Crown, freehold, and industry-held land opportunities for acquisition, divestiture, and strategic development.

• Support Long Range Planning (LRP) and annual budgeting activities through technical and economic analysis.

• Lead continuous improvement and workflow optimization initiatives to enhance geoscience, reservoir engineering, and project economics.

• Mentor junior team members while promoting consistent development practices and effective cross-disciplinary collaboration.

• Prepare technical documentation and presentations for reviews, gate milestones, lookbacks, and knowledge-sharing initiatives.

Who you are:

Our ideal candidate will have the following minimum requirements:

• Legally authorized to work in Canada

• . degree or higher in Geology with 12+ years of progressive industry experience.

• Registered member of APEGA or another provincial professional geoscience organization.

• Proficient in industry-standard geoscience software including Geographix, Accumap, GeoScout, and Petrel.

• Proven track record in prospect generation, asset evaluation, and development planning.

• Strong project management experience with the ability to support multidisciplinary asset development initiatives.

• Solid understanding of geology, sequence stratigraphy, and clastic depositional systems, including exposure to Mannville Group stratigraphy.

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 3, 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.

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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.

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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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