Senior Specialist, Downstream Maintenance & Reliability

Worker Type: Employee

About this opportunity:

Join Cenovus Energy as the Senior Specialist, Downstream Maintenance & Reliability (M&R) as a recognized subject matter expert in maintenance and reliability practices within downstream operations. In this role, you will play a critical leadership function in shaping and implementing standardized M&R practices to support safe, compliant, reliable, and cost-effective operations. With deep technical expertise and strategic insight, you will define and drive best-in-class processes, ensure alignment across sites, and serve as a key enabler of Cenovus’s Operational Excellence goals. Preference given to individuals who currently reside in or can relocate to the Ohio area

What you’ll do:

• Drive implementation of the "Maintain Right" pillar within the Downstream Reliability Model, establishing standardized maintenance and reliability practices.

• Collaborate with site leaders and central functions to ensure consistent execution of M&R processes aligned with Operational Excellence goals.

• Conduct gap assessments and lead initiatives passionate about defect elimination, RCFA, and risk-based maintenance planning.

• Establish and guide the Downstream M&R Leaders Network to encourage knowledge sharing, alignment, and adoption of standard methodology.

• Define and track critical metrics to monitor reliability improvements and drive continuous performance gains.

• Mentor M&R leaders across the organization, supporting talent development and succession planning to build long-term capability.

Who you are:

• Legally authorized to work in the US.

• 20+ years of downstream refining experience, with at least 10+ years dedicated to Maintenance & Reliability

• Demonstrated leadership in driving groundbreaking change in complex organizations

• Deep understanding of M&R fundamentals, reliability engineering, and operational excellence methodologies

• Proven track record to work across large, matrixed organizations and influence at all levels

• Experience with reliability tools and techniques (RCM, RCFA, defect elimination, asset management frameworks)

• Strong intuition for business and critical thinking with the ability to align technical work to business priorities

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 May 18, 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. Learn more. 

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What we offer:
• Company-paid medical and dental
• Time-off
• 401K
• Tuition & Professional Development Assistance
• Employee Volunteer Hours

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Cenovus Energy is an affirmative action employer, and we are committed to providing equal employment opportunities to qualified applicants without regard to age, disability, genetic information, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, veteran status, national origin, or personal or physical characteristics protected by law.

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 sustainably developing our assets in a safe, innovative and cost-efficient manner, integrating environmental, social and governance considerations into our business plans.

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