Senior Mechanical Engineer, TAR Lead

About this opportunity:

Cenovus Energy is seeking a Senior Mechanical Engineer, Turnaround (TAR) Lead to provide engineering technical support for TAR planning and execution teams acting as the liaison for the Asset Engineering Teams. This role ensures planning process aligns with engineering codes and standards, develops tools and processes to improve TAR Planning quality and efficiency, recommends third party support model for TAR planning, and evaluates competency for external resource. This position works closely with and coordinates with the appropriate discipline engineer(s), asset coordinators, and managers to help drive safe and reliable performance in accordance with operating plans. The Senior Mechanical Engineer, TAR Lead can potentially be on a rotating on-call schedule to support the operation's needs, where some nights/weekends may be required.

What you’ll do:

• Review of Turnaround (TAR) scope to ensure it aligns with TAR Premise. Primary technical contact for day-to-day TAR maintenance. Works with technical Subject Matter Experts to align TAR planning processes with engineering standards and reliability strategies for all asset classes

• Apply Continuous Improvement process to improve TAR planning and engineering. Determine appropriate resources to develop TAR package requirements

• Works with unit inspector(s) and asset engineers to assist with mitigation of mechanical integrity threats, perform fitness-for-service evaluations, equipment strategies/RBI and recommend end-of-life strategies

• Investigates accidents, near-misses and RCA (using 5 whys, fault tree analysis and Sologic) as assigned

• Responsible for the development of Engineering Packages for Approval (IFA) and for Construction (IFC) for TAR work

• Provides assurance of TAR discovery - related scope into the TAR worklists, integrate TAR findings into reliability plans

• Understand short-term and long-term cost drivers, reliability, availability, and mechanical integrity risks and develop mitigation plans

• Understands how Unit Strategies support overall site targets and plays an integral role in assuring reliability risks are adequately addressed through Unit Strategies, TAR Strategies, Annual Maintenance Plans, Asset Criticality Lists and Defect Elimination lists

Who you are:

• Legally authorized to work in the US

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or other closely related engineering discipline required

• 8+ years experience in a refinery or other heavy industrial experience related to fixed equipment required

• Knowledgeable in relevant ASME, API, and ISO standards and codes

• Knowledgeable in safe work practices within an operating oil refinery

• Maximo, Meridium, AutoCAD experience considered an asset

• Project Management experience considered 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 January 17th, 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. Learn more.

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Who we are:

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 downstream operations include upgrading, refining and marketing operations in Canada and the United States. We are currently the largest refiner in Ohio and transport products from our refineries in Lima and Toledo, Ohio and Superior, Wisconsin via pipelines, rail cars and trucks to customers throughout the United States.

Other 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.

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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:

• Generous paid vacation

• Annual bonus

• Retirement savings plan matching

• Long-term incentives

• Medical & dental coverage

• Life insurance

• Disability benefits

• Employee assistance program

• Virtual healthcare coverage

• Generous leave of absence programs

• Fitness membership reimbursement

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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