About this opportunity:

Cenovus is currently looking for a Senior Production Engineering Technologist, Thermal or Senior Production Engineer, Thermal to join our team in Calgary!

Working with the Senior Manager, Christina Lake & Sunrise, the Senior Production Engineering Technologist, Thermal or Senior Production Engineer, Thermal will work within their own and multi-disciplinary teams to optimize their pads and bring forward opportunities to increase production, reserve recoveries, and lower costs.

In addition to day-to-day responsibilities, the successful candidate will be assigned ESP reliability project work where they are the production engineering point-of-contact or SME within the team. Within these additional responsibilities, they are expected to identify and pursue gaps and value-add opportunities as well as deliver on strategic projects and initiatives that support the broader Production Engineering team.

Responsibilities:

• Well operation and production optimization of SAGD well pairs, including some of the most productive and lowest SOR wells in onshore Canada on a growing asset:

  • Use industry leading technology to optimize producer and injector performance based on live data

  • Pump system and completion selection and design for existing and new wells

  • Collaborate with Completions/Well Servicing, Operations, Process Engineering to identify and execute on value-add opportunities

  • Collaborate with other subsurface professionals from Reservoir Engineering and Geology on optimizing pad performance and recovery through operating strategy, pad redevelopment and redrills

• Demonstrate and expand on valuable technical experience through project work & SME opportunities, including:

  • ESP Reliability Improvement – Monitor and advocate for design improvements

  • Lead ESP Dismantle, Inspection and Failure Analysis (DIFA) process and apply a consistent approach for failure root cause identification and mitigations across all thermal assets and vendors. Prioritize equipment component analysis, runtime cutoffs etc.

  • Variable Frequency Drives (VFD) SME accountability – sizing, troubleshooting, ESP matching etc.

• Progress the development of Artificial Lift Tracking Software (ALTS)

• Support early identification of well failures through ESP monitoring and analysis

Qualifications:

• Must be legally entitled to work in Canada

• Licensed Professional Technologist/ Engineer (or EIT) registered with APEGA

• A minimum of 8 years of Engineering/Technology experience in the Oil & Gas Industry is required

• Experience specific to Production Engineering/Technology responsibilities would be preferred

• Consideration will be given to keen individuals with less than 8 years’ experience but have demonstrated ability to learn quickly, balance their priorities and being a creative problem solver

• Specific responsibilities will be paired to the successful candidate’s qualifications

• Working knowledge of thermal ESP systems would be considered an asset

• Tangible experience in data analysis and visualization would be considered an asset

• Working knowledge of SAGD Reservoir operations, completions designs and/or facilities processes would be considered an asset

• Demonstrated ability to learn new concepts quickly and apply past experiences to current role

• Ability to interact and work closely in a multi-disciplinary team is required

• A proven self-starter who is adaptable and takes on ambiguous problems with a pragmatic approach

• Able to independently handle a broad range of activities with shifting priorities while delivering on all core responsibilities

• Builds/maintains trust and credibility with stakeholders outside of the Production Engineering discipline and peers by demonstrating effective communication and knowledge of a variety of disciplines

• Delivers results through analysis, creative thinking, and curiosity

• Comfortable applying sound judgement and technically accurate recommendations with sometimes ambiguous information

• Communicates respectfully, clearly, concisely, and confidently to support ideas, gain collaboration and acceptance of ideas or proposed actions

• Willing to take feedback from peers and collaborators into consideration before implementing change

• Challenges the status quo while seeking to understand current “Best Practices” and processes

• Commitment & accountability for own learning and self-improvement

Note: The application deadline for this position is 11:59 PM MT on December 6, 2023.

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About Cenovus:

We're a Canadian-based integrated energy company headquartered in Calgary. We're committed to maximizing value by sustainably developing our assets in a safe, innovative, and cost-efficient manner, integrating environmental, social and governance considerations into our business plans.

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