About this opportunity:
Cenovus is seeking an experienced Reservoir Engineer with a strong technical foundation in reservoir engineering and resource development.
As a key member of our Conventional Heavy Oil (CHO) asset team, you will help drive our growth strategy by:
Influencing optimal well designs to improve performance
Improving forecast accuracy to enable better decision-making
Unlocking value from our large resource base through competitor analysis and technical reviews
We are looking for someone who has a proven ability to collaboratively turn ideas into results. Strong analytical skills, paired with proficiency in data science tools (eg. Python, visualizations, machine learning, etc.) will be a significant asset. This is a unique opportunity to work on one of the largest and most diverse heavy oil land positions in Canada, with the scale and resources to test new ideas, learn quickly and deliver meaningful results.
What you’ll do:
Translate strategy and priorities into development plans and actions
Maximize value of Conventional Heavy Oil assets by working collaboratively with asset team members (Reservoir, Geoscience, Production, Field Operations and well delivery)
Provide reservoir engineering guidance to evaluation and design of Conventional Heavy Oil projects and long-range planning (production forecasting, type-curve assumptions, etc.)
Provide reservoir modeling to enhance our current primary multilateral projects and determine design of future primary and EOR projects
Leverage reservoir simulation and empirical modeling to inform well/field design optimizations and improvements
Participate in project lookbacks and competitor analysis to improve well costs, design and performance
Ensure forecasts are reflective of current performance
Develop databases, dataflows, data visualizations and machine learning models to provide actionable insights
Technical assurance support of critical reservoir engineering functions including analog analysis, type curve generation, well design optimization and risk management to ensure development economics sufficiently capture and balance scope, value, risk and uncertainty
Who you are:
Our ideal candidate will have the following minimum requirements:
Legally authorized to work in Canada
Professional Engineer (P. Eng.) accredited with APEGA/APEGS
Minimum of 8 years of reservoir/production engineering experience. Experience with Cold heavy Oil development would be considered an asset
Proficiency in AccuMap, PVR, SCADA, Power BI, Value Navigator or similar tools
Experience in reservoir simulation
Experience/capability in economic evaluation.
Experience in Python, SQL and machine learning models
Demonstrated ability to learn new concepts quickly
Experience designing and implementing water/polymer flood operations is an asset
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, September 1st, 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 determining 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. Learn more.
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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.
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.
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