Senior Process Engineer Ohio

Cenovus Energy

  • Ohio
  • $25,000 per year
  • Permanent
  • Full-time
  • 13 days ago
Worker Type: EmployeeJob Post End Date: 09/06/2025About this opportunity:Join Cenovus Energy as a Senior Process Development Engineer, where you will play a crucial role in advancing our Front-End Development projects at Ohio Refineries. This opportunity allows you to validate business needs, develop low-cost solutions, and ensure our capital portfolio remains competitive. You will collaborate with asset teams, technical experts, and EHS resources to align on project solutions and support procedure development, commissioning, and operational training.What you’ll do:
  • Lead project development and select phases, including front-end engineering design, scope definition, and cost/schedule optimization to ensure alignment with business objectives and capital efficiency.
  • Collaborate cross-functionally with EHS, Reliability, Asset, and Infrastructure teams to identify capital opportunities, validate assumptions, and incorporate operational needs into project planning.
  • Develop and justify project concepts, including economic models, risk assessments, and problem statements to support strategic decision-making and long-range planning.
  • Ensure technical quality and compliance, reviewing and approving process engineering deliverables such as PFDs, P&IDs, H&MBs, equipment sizing, and process safety documentation.
  • Support process safety and MOC activities, acting as a technical resource to ensure safe and compliant implementation of design changes.
  • Drive margin improvement initiatives, working with SMEs and commercial teams to identify and implement cost-effective technical solutions that enhance asset performance.
  • Perform quality control and assurance on detailed engineering work, including relief calculations, flare loading, alarm management, and process safety information.
  • Rank and prioritize capital projects based on return on investment, complexity, and strategic alignment to support portfolio optimization.
Who you are:
  • Legally authorized to work in the US
  • Bachelor of Science degree in Chemical or Petroleum Engineering required
  • 8+ years of experience in Refining process and project engineering
  • Strong technical computing literacy for modeling, simulation, and data analysis
  • Willing to travel approximately 15% of the time between Ohio Refineries
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 September 5, 2025.Internal candidates that are currently in a lower grade will be assessed based on their sustained job performance, how they demonstrate the expected organizational competency behaviors and values and in discussions with their current leader prior to determining next steps.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.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: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 , and .The Cenovus experienceTotal rewardsWe’re committed to being an employer of choice through competitive compensation and our comprehensive total rewards package, including:Generous paid vacationAnnual bonusRetirement savings plan matchingLong-term incentivesMedical & dental coverageLife insuranceDisability benefitsEmployee assistance programVirtual healthcare coverageGenerous leave of absence programsFitness membership reimbursementOur development philosophyWe 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 offeringsEducation assistance for additional developmentOpportunities to work on special projectsLeadership 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 outcomes—for employees and for the company as a whole.Our cultureOur purpose: We energize the world to make people’s lives better.Our values:Protect what mattersDo it rightMake it betterDo it togetherCenovus 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 employerWe 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.Interested in this opportunity? Click the Apply link.If you are a CURRENT EMPLOYEE, please apply by going to our .

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