Senior Process Safety Engineer

Worker Type:
Employee

Job Post End Date: 08/01/2026

Senior Process Safety Engineer at Cenovus Energy – leading process safety initiatives at the Superior, WI refinery.

• Ensure regulatory compliance with U.S. process safety requirements, including OSHA PSM and EPA RMP.
• Lead and support refinery process safety programs, providing technical safety and engineering expertise across PHA/HAZOP, LOPA, MAH, and Management of Change (MOC).
• Drive continuous improvement of process safety systems, workflows, and assurance mechanisms.
• Serve as a change agent, embedding process safety principles across the organization and influencing stakeholders at all levels.
• Lead or support incident investigations and root cause analyses, identifying lessons learned and preventing recurrence of major incidents.
• Coordinate and oversee audits (internal, third‑party, insurance), ensuring gap identification, tracking, and timely close‑out of corrective actions.
• Partner with site leadership and HSE leadership to identify and mitigate key risks, advance safety systems, and set, measure, and analyze occupational and process safety performance goals.

• Legally authorized to work in the US.
• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, chemistry, science, or safety/environmental discipline.
• 12+ years of experience in process engineering, technical safety, or process safety engineering in oil and gas or chemicals.
• Subject‑matter expert of U.S. regulations, specifically OSHA and the Process Safety Management Standard (29 CFR ) and EPA RMP Rule.
• In‑depth familiarity with MOC, PHA/HAZOP, LOPA, and major accident hazard (MAH) methodologies and good practices.
• Demonstrated experience in facilitating MOC, HAZOP/PHA, and LOPA.
• Proficient in Root Cause Analysis methodologies and incident investigation leadership.
• Experience in contractor safety, auditing, and emergency response.
• We acknowledge the value of transferable skills and may consider equivalent combinations of experience and education should you not meet a specific requirement.

• 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.

Equal opportunity employer. We embrace and encourage diverse perspectives and seek merit‑based opportunities for all 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.