Senior Coordinator, OT Site DCS

Reporting to the Manager, OT, DCS Process Control & Operations Risk Management, the Senior Coordinator OT Site DCS provides senior-level technical coordination, governance, and multi-site accountability for DCS/Safety systems across assigned assets. This role ensures front line operations support, standards compliance, risk management, and MOC project execution alignment across multiple operating sites while acting as the primary interface between Operations, Engineering, Projects, and external integrators.

While this position is currently at Foster Creek, this posting could be used to fill vacancies at any of the Oil Sands Operations sites (Christina Lake, Christina Lake North, Foster Creek, or Sunrise, based on business need).

Work Environment:

• This is a full-time employee position working a shift rotation.

• All Oil Sands Operations sites have full-service camp facilities and recreational amenities.

Transportation:

• Depending on your place of residence and your shift rotation, bus and/or air transportation to/from site is offered from designated departure points in select locations.

• Foster Creek is serviced by flight Hubs in Calgary and Edmonton as well as bus transportation to site from La Corey, AB.

• Christina Lake is serviced by flight Hubs in Calgary and Edmonton as well as bus transportation to site from La Corey, AB. and Lac La Biche, AB.

• Christina Lake North is serviced by flight hubs in Calgary and Edmonton.

• Sunrise is serviced by flight hubs in Calgary and Edmonton.

What you'll do:

• Actively participate in Cenovus safety programs and ensure compliance with all safety policies, regulatory directives, and Management of Change (MOC) requirements, including COIMS.

• Facilitate DCS team participation in risk assessments (e.g., HAZOP, PHA), coordinate IMS incident reporting, and facilitate corrective action tracking and closure for DCS-related incidents

• Ensure after-hours callout processes are clearly defined and communicated.

• Coordinate DCS disaster recovery awareness and readiness, and confirm direct reports are trained to execute recovery protocols.

• Assist Operations with shutdown bypass requests and facilitating logic forces as required.

• Provide coordination and consistency across DCS, PLC, SCADA, graphics configurations, alarm management, and control loop performance for Canadian Thermal assets.

• Prioritize and coordinate Management of Change (MOC) execution, scheduled maintenance, and operations support.

• Ensure accuracy of as-built documentation as part of MOC execution including shutdown keys, control narratives, P&IDs, and other controlled documents.

• Track work activities across SAP and ServiceNow applications.

• Support project FATs, pre‑commissioning, commissioning, and turnover activities as needed; ensure lessons learned are captured and shared.

• Review CSU and project turnover packages to confirm DCS deliverables meet standards and operational readiness requirements.

• Execute DCS activities as a working contributor as capacity permits.

• Ensure adequate resourcing for work activities and vacation coverage

• Approve DCS access control for internal and external parties. Ensure adequate permitting, safe work plan approval and proper notification of remote work.

• Collaborate with the 3 other Senior Coordinators ensuring adherence to expertise support model, proper resource distribution and technical competence availability to accommodate work at all assets.

Who you are:

• Must be legally entitled to work in Canada.

• Registered P.ENG with APEGA or Technologist certification.

• Minimum 12 years of related industry experience with demonstrated leadership of a technical team.

• Experience facilitating cross-functional stakeholder engagement with Operations, Engineering, Projects, and external vendors.

• Experience with one or more of the following platforms:
  o Emerson DeltaV, DeltaV SIS (Safety Instrumented System)
  o Honeywell Experion, Honeywell Safety Manager
  o ABB Freelance, ABB XA
  o Triconex Safety Instrumented System
  o ControlLogix PLCs

• Experience with plant construction, commissioning, start-ups and operations.

• Understanding of MOC process, alarm management strategies, preventative maintenance and system monitoring.

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

As this position has been identified as safety sensitive, employment of a final candidate selected for this position will be conditional upon successful completion of required pre-employment medical and alcohol/drug assessments.

For this position you will be required to maintain a Class 5 driver's license, a satisfactory driving record, and adhere to the appropriate Company policies and guidelines.  A driver's abstract will be one of the background checks requested in the pre-employment screening for the final candidate.

Note: The application deadline for this position is 11:59 PM MT, May 13, 2026.

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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