Senior Production Engineer

Worker Type : Employee

Job Post End Date : 01 / 10 / 2026

About this opportunity :

Cenovus Atlantic Region is seeking a Senior Production Engineer for the St. Johns NL this role you will support safe and efficient production operations across the White Rose field including the West White Rose platform associated subsea assets and flowlines and the SeaRose FPSO topsides processing and gas-handling systems. You will provide technical expertise to both onshore and offshore Production Operations teams as they oversee the full operational scope of the field.

This role also offers the opportunity to lead or contribute to several innovative systems and initiatives including the Online Subsea Advisor (supporting subsea leak detection and hydrate monitoring) the Emissions AI program (providing artificial intelligencebased emissions insights) and other forward-looking projects aligned with Cenovus value of Make It Better.

This position is located at our St. John NL office.

What youll do :

Optimize efficiency reliability and uptime of topsides processing equipment.

Manage and analyze alarms and trips to ensure safe and stable operations.

Troubleshoot production system issues and coordinate resolution with relevant teams.

Participate in incident investigations and formal risk assessments including HAZOPs PHAs and What If reviews.

Identify and address factors affecting production performance equipment reliability or overall operability.

Support the development review and updating of operational procedures and work instructions.

Who you are :

Our ideal candidate will have the following minimum qualifications :

Legally authorized to work in Canada.

Bachelors degree in Engineering; Chemical Mechanical or Process Engineering considered an asset.

A member in good standing or eligible for registration with Professional Engineers and Geoscientist Newfoundland & Laboratory (PEGNL) is required

Minimum 8 years of related offshore oil industry experience with knowledge of offshore production equipment systems and control-of-work processes.

Experience with subsea facilities and well operations (including interventions / workovers) is an asset.

Understanding of reservoir behavior and limitations with knowledge of drilling completions or well intervention activities.

Experience working with SAP and proficiency in data analytics / visualization tools (e.g. Power BI Spotfire).

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 January 9 2026.

Cenovus was ranked one of Canadas Best Employers in 2025. Were 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. Learn more.

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 .

Consistent with the Accords Act residents of Newfoundland and Labrador specifically and Canada generally who are qualified will be given first consideration for training and employment.

Who we are :

Ranked as one of Canadas Best Employers in 2025 Cenovus is an integrated energy company headquartered in Calgary. Were 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. Cenovuss downstream operations include upgrading refining and marketing operations in Canada and the United States.

We are the operator and majority owner of the West White Rose field and extensions located approximately 350 kilometres offshore Newfoundland and Labrador. West White Rose is a concrete based drilling platform which will access resources in the western part of the existing White Rose field and use the SeaRose floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel for processing within our Atlantic Region Operations.

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The Cenovus experience

Total rewards

Were 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 peoples 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 $1000 per event).

Receive donation matching up to $25000 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 .

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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Required Experience :

Senior IC

Key Skills

Lean Manufacturing,Docker,Kubernetes,Terraform,Electrical Engineering,Debugging,Elasticsearch,Conflict Management,SAP Manufacturing,Process Engineering,As9100,Manufacturing

Employment Type : Full-Time

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1