Senior Inspector

Worker Type: Employee

About this opportunity:

Cenovus is hiring a Senior Inspector for our Superior, WI refinery to oversee the mechanical integrity of pressure-containing equipment, ensuring compliance with federal, state, and local requirements. The Sr. Inspector will collect and analyze data, make recommendations on equipment life cycles, and collaborate with operations, maintenance, and contractors to ensure safe and reliable equipment operation. Additionally, the Sr. Inspector will mentor and support Inspectors, ensuring they develop and follow Inspection Test Plans that prioritize compliance and safety.

Interested in working in Superior? Learn more!

What you’ll do:

• Ensure all required jurisdictional on-stream, out-of-service, and/or monitoring inspections and activities are completed as scheduled and as required.
• Review all inspections completed and perform life cycle, corrosion rate, and/or remaining life calculations to determine integrity of fixed equipment per API recommended practices.
• Perform reviews of all NDE, PMI, and other work performed on fixed equipment by maintenance, maintenance contractors, inspection contractor, and/or other TAR contractor activities, and maintain active communication with operations, maintenance, engineering, and terminal operations to ensure safe and reliable operation of fixed equipment.
• Manage, review, and maintain data received and entered into the IDMS and assure accuracy of reporting information.
• Generate inspection requirements, NDE requirements, and other relevant hold points for the general inspection of and/or work performed on fixed equipment, and coordinate with maintenance, operations, engineering, and TAR groups to ensure all existing and/or proposed work is scheduled and completed as per applicable jurisdictional standards and ensure all work is completed to refinery QA/QC standards.
• Perform other activities directed by the inspection/integrity manager, as required and/or necessary to support Safety, Compliance and Reliable Operations.

Who you are:

• Legally authorized to work in the US
• Certifications in API 510 and API 570 are required, certification in AWS-CWI is an asset
• Applicable Knowledge of ASNT-TC1A NDE techniques are required
• Knowledge of API 571 and API 580 Damage Mechanisms and RBI is an asset
• 8 years minimum experience within refining industry or at a refinery is required
• Experience in SAP, PCMS and other business enterprise software is required.

We acknowledge the value of transferrable skills and may consider equivalent combinations of experience and education should you not meet a specific requirement.

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.  

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 t