Reservoir Engineer-in-Training

About this opportunity

Reporting to the Senior Manager, Reservoir Forecasting, the Reservoir Engineer-in-Training supports forecasting and optimization work across Cenovus’s thermal assets, including Foster Creek, Christina Lake, Lloyd, and Sunrise. Your primary responsibility is to generate robust production forecasts with appropriate uncertainty ranges, impacting critical inputs into the business plan, budgeting cycle, capital funding, and redevelopment programs.

This role offers broad exposure to both forecasting and reservoir optimization. Approximately 25% of your time will focus on Res Opt support for a group of producing pads, working closely with geoscientists and production engineers to diagnose performance, identify opportunities, and improve recovery. You’ll also contribute to the development and improvement of analytical tools, workflows, and best practices that increase accuracy, efficiency, and the overall value delivered by the Forecasting Team.

• Conduct pad reviews by analyzing long‑term performance trends, comparing results to forecasts, evaluating recovery over time, and identifying opportunities to improve conformance, reduce SOR, or increase production.
• Develop and history match models to forecast performance for producing pads, supporting technical evaluations and identifying value‑add optimization opportunities.
• Prepare well‑level forecasts and economic assessments for redrill and redevelopment opportunities on your assigned pads.
• Collaborate with Production Engineering, Geoscience, and Reservoir Development teams to share insights, troubleshoot, and ensure strong multidisciplinary alignment.
• Support improvements to forecasting tools, workflows, and best practices, helping enhance efficiency and technical consistency across the team.
• Manage workload and priorities effectively to deliver high‑quality results aligned with asset needs and organizational value.

Our ideal candidate will have the following minimum requirements:

• Legally authorized to work in Canada.
• Registered Engineer-in-Training with APEGA.
• Possess a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, with Petroleum Engineering discipline preferred.
• Minimum of 2 years of experience post‑graduation in thermal SAGD and reservoir engineering. Exposure to production engineering would be an asset.
• Familiarity with forecasting or simulation workflows would be 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 Final date to receive applications for this position is 11:59 PM MT February 20th, 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.

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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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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…