Worker Type: EmployeeJob Post End Date: 11/07/2025**About this opportunity:**Cenovus is seeking a Senior Reservoir Engineer to join our fast-paced and high-accountability Reservoir team. This role is responsible for analyzing well and reservoir operating data to implement strategies that enhance long-term reservoir performance, supporting Cenovus thermal growth plans and involves optimizing multiple pads across properties such as Foster Creek, Christina Lake, Sunrise, and Lloydminster-area SAGD projects.This position also offers opportunities to influence asset-spanning projects, and studies, including operational strategy advancements, well design, technology progression, field trials, and data science initiatives.**What youll do:*** Collaborate within a multi-disciplinary pad team to identify opportunities to improve well and pad performance.* Propose and implement new technology studies and field trials, including the development of learning plans, analysis of results, documentation of key insights, and transition of successful initiatives to commercialization.* Continuously improve standards and influence best practices within the thermal reservoir community (e.g., well placement, completion designs, liner specifications, well operating strategies).* Forecast well performance and design optimized completions while evaluating opportunities to enhance value through operating strategy, well placement, SOR management, and late-life production (rampdown/blowdown) strategies.* Collaborate with teams across Geology & Geophysics, Production, Reservoir Development, Drilling & Completions, Facility & Process Engineering, Projects, and external partners (e.g. regulators, technology solution vendors).**Who you are:**Our ideal candidate will have the following minimum requirements:* Legally authorized to work in Canada* Minimum 8 years of experience with a Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) accredited with APEGA or other Provincial Professional Organization* Prior experience working on commercially operating SAGD assets (production, development, completions or reservoir engineering)* SAGD thermal experience or other enhanced oil recovery experience in a subsurface role is considered an asset* Solid understanding of thermal reservoir simulation (CMG STARS, SLB IX / Intersect, Cenovus SAPSIM, or an equivalent thermal simulation software package) is considered an asset* Experience programming in one or more languages (Python, R, VBA, Matlab, C++, SQL, etc.) is considered an assetWe 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 November 6, 2025.**Cenovus was ranked one of Canadas Best Employers in 2025. Were 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.If you require accessibility assistance to complete the on-line application or otherwise apply for an open position with Cenovus, its subsidiaries and affiliates, please email .**Who we are:**Ranked as one of Canadas Best Employers in 2025, Cenovus is an integrated energy company headquartered in Calgary. Were 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. Cenovuss downstream operations include upgrading, refining and marketing operations in Canada and the United States.Find Cenovus on , and .**The Cenovus experience****Total rewards**Were 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 leadersWe 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 outcomesfor employees and for the company as a whole.**Our culture*** Our purpose: We energize the world to make peoples 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 .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.If you are a CURRENT EMPLOYEE, please apply by going to our . #J-18808-Ljbffr
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Senior Reservoir Engineer