Process Engineer

About this opportunity:

Cenovus Energy is seeking a talented Process Engineer to join our team at the Toledo Refinery. Reporting to the Manager, Process Engineering, you'll serve as the technical advisor for an operating area of the refinery, providing objective evaluations of process challenges and driving continuous improvements in safety, reliability, and business performance.

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Responsibilities for this position may include but are not limited to:

• Provide process engineering support and technical expertise within defined areas of accountability, applying process engineering, process control, and process technology to achieve safe, reliable, and optimal operations
• Optimize variable costs by using technical knowledge and a proactive approach to energy management
• Analyze variances between the commercial plan and actual performance, and help the optimization team close gaps
• Participate in HAZOPs, LOPAs, and incident investigations
• Support reporting and verification activities for safety and environmental compliance, including Title V
• Ensure safe operating limits and availability operating envelopes are understood, and investigate and resolve recurring SOL/SDL exceedances
• Initiate and lead Management of Change (MOC) and Process Safety Minimum Expectations (PSME) gap analyses
• Identify and justify turnaround scope, and support turnaround planning and execution

Legally authorized to work in the US

Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering required

2+ years experience in refining or a similar process industry (chemical, manufacturing, or nuclear) required

Previous refinery experience or experience within a closely related process industry considered an asset

We acknowledge the value of transferable 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 OCTOBER 13, 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.

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. Find Cenovus on Linked In, Facebook and Instagram.

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• 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

* Eligibility for Total Rewards varies by position. This role may not…