• Job Description

  Req#: R-407434
  Worker Type: Employee

  Group: Geoscience Northern Corridor/Clearwater/Rainbow Department

  Job Post End Date: 08/24/2024

  About this opportunity:

  Cenovus is currently looking for a Staff Geologist to join our Conventional Development team located in the Calgary office. Reporting to the Sr Geology Manager, the Staff Geologist will work in a multi-disciplinary team responsible for the Rainbow and other Deep Basin assets. The successful candidate will be accountable for evaluating resource extents, establishing inventory for the long range plan and supporting active drilling operations. This individual will have the ability to work independently and prioritize projects to meet the strategy of the Conventional Development team.

  What you’ll do:

  • Collaborate with a multi-disciplinary team of Geologists, Geophysicists, and Engineers to support capital program planning and execution.

  • Manage and guide drilling operations, which includes providing geosteering decisions in real time to ensure optimal horizontal well placement.

  • Utilize petrophysical workflows to calculate reservoir properties (Net Pay, Sw, HCPV, etc) (experience working with user defined equations is an asset).

  • Create geological mapping for high grading inventory, establishing drilling locations and refining long rang plans.

  • Evaluate business development opportunities such as acquisitions and divestitures, mineral land tenure expiries and crown land sale acquisitions.

  • Contribute to Cenovus’s subsurface community by participating in peer reviews, technical assurance and knowledge sharing events.

  • Generate new ideas and opportunities to develop resource in core operating areas.

  • Progress and support capital programs through technical reviews, regulatory approvals, well planning and post execution evaluations.

  Who you are:

  • Must be legally entitled to work in Canada.

  • B.Sc. Degree or higher in Geology.

  • A minimum of 10+ years of related industry experience.

  • Member of APEGA or another Provincial Professional Geoscience Organization is required.

  • Experience with a wide range of geoscience software (knowledge of Geographix and Petrel is an asset).

  • Understanding of carbonate depositional systems.

  • Drilling and operations experience.

  • Previous working experience in the Western Canadian Deep Basin is an asset.

  • Demonstrates the ability to understand and operate effectively in a diverse and multi-cultural environment.

  • Experience managing a mature property is an asset.

  • Waterflood experience is an asset.

  Note: The application deadline for this position is 11:59 PM MT August 23, 2024.

  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 careeropportunities@cenovus.com .

  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.

  Who we are:

  We’re an integrated energy company headquartered in Calgary with oil and natural gas production operations in Canada and the Asia Pacific region, and upgrading, refining and marketing operations in Canada and the United States. We’re committed to maximizing value by developing our assets in a safe, responsible and cost-efficient manner, integrating environmental, social and governance considerations into our business plans.

  We've been named a Top Alberta Employer for 2024, a designation recognizing organizations leading their industries in offering exceptional places to work.

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  For more information, please visit cenovus.com.

  At Cenovus, we embrace diversity of thought, experience and backgrounds to help us make better business decisions, address our challenges, seize opportunities and unlock innovative solutions. We’re committed to building a diverse, equitable and inclusive workplace where people feel respected, valued and engaged. We strive for a collaborative, physically and psychologically safe environment where you can be yourself, feel a sense of belonging and thrive. For more information, including details on our inclusion and diversity targets and networks, visit Cenovus.com.

  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.

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• About the company

  Cenovus Energy Inc. In 2017, Cenovus purchased ConocoPhillips' 50 percent share of their Foster Creek Christina Lake oil sands projects and most of their conventional assets in Alberta and British Columbia, including the Deep Basin.

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