Job Description

About this opportunity:

The Senior Planning Technologist will primarily be responsible to maintain and steward the plan of West White Rose (WWR) Flowline & Brownfield Projects. This plan contains a high level forecast and timing of projects required for the total well program, as well as a more detailed plan for projects near readiness for offshore execution. The position will work closely with our EPC contractor, our SSDCI reservoir depletion plan, and our offshore planning groups to ensure the plan is aligned with the drilling schedule and offshore work is added to offshore execution plans. This position requires a solid understanding of the reservoir depletion plan, flowline completion EPC schedules, and the Cenovus organization and procedures to implement work offshore. The role supports the overall Project Team' s goal of execution of the West White Rose (WWR) Flowline & Brownfield Projects, aligned with the Atlantic region reservoir depletion plan.

This position is a full time, permanent position, located at our St. John’s office.

What you’ll do:

• Maintain the project team's overall project plan

• Ensure the plan is aligned to drilling plan and re-aligned with changes to it as required

• Ensure the plan reflects EPC projects with definition as appropriate for the point in time its shown (high level for future year projects, more detailed for projects in execution)

• Provide periodic communication of the plan to stakeholders at appropriate intervals

• Coordinate with project team to ensure timely estimates and support the LRP process

• Support the project implementation coordinator in scheduling work offshore

Who you are:

Our ideal candidate will have the following minimum qualifications:

• Legally authorized to work in Canada

• Technical designation, Engineer or Technologist

• Minimum of 8 years’ experience with planning and scheduling of medium scale projects, particularly in Well Flowline Tie-in would be an asset

• Proficient in planning / scheduling tools such as P6

• Strong understanding of EC planning components and drilling schedules

• Required training as per the CAPP Standard Practice and the approved Cenovus Training Matrix

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

This is a safety sensitive position and will be subject to pre-placement Fitness for Work assessments, which includes drug and alcohol screening, a medical and driver’s abstract review.

Note: The application deadline for this position is 11:59 PM MT, July 21st, 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, with the focus on identifying opportunities for development and career advancement within the organization.

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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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 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.

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

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 ($20/hour, 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.

If you are a CURRENT EMPLOYEE, please apply by going to our Internal Career Site.