Group: North America Manufacturing, Performance Improvement Department
Job Post End Date: 09/26/2024
About this opportunity:
Cenovus seeks a Chief Process Engineer for our Downstream North America assets to enhance reliability and profitability. Responsibilities include optimizing projects, identifying cost-effective debottlenecking, evaluating new technology, and developing mitigation plans and standard processes.
What you'll do:
Employ strong engineering knowledge to analyze Cenovus' existing processes, systems, technology, and assets. Devise an effective strategy to provide top-tier services to the business.
Implement and maintain custody of Downstream design practices and engineering standards for process design based on experience at leading/pacesetter industry players
Apply standard methodologies to address Reliability and Process Safety vulnerabilities and Loss Profit Opportunities in assets. Prioritize design issues with higher risks and larger Loss Profit Opportunities, validating the underlying Root Cause Analysis.
Directly lead a small team of engineers, and indirectly lead engineers at each refinery, through the design and implementation phases of processing engineering and, in-scope, major projects
Lead projects of various sizes throughout development, option selection, and design phases, incorporating all fields and providing operational advice.
Apply Continuous Improvement techniques to reliability and processing problem solving to improve our assets to reach top quartile performance
Implement Cenovus Technical Competency Program in the US in support of technical competency development and career advancement for junior engineers across the US
Train process engineers across the company on engineering standards and principles to develop sustainable processes.
Who you are:
Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering or equivalent experience
25+ years of engineering experience working for a leading refining operating company with a majority of experience in process engineering and projects, some operational experience will be desired.
Broad and detailed knowledge of design practices and industry standards
Willing to travel approximately 50% of the time, both domestically and internationally.
Preferred:
Able to integrate the work of this team with the asset teams including operational advisory
Provide process engineering guidance to Downstream small, medium, and large capital projects including conceptual and applied design of existing facilities modifications or new technologies.
Identify, evaluate, and implement new technologies.
Identify processes to improve the safety, integrity, and operational efficiency and reliability of Downstream assets.
Provide technical expertise on strategic technical business decisions, including acquisitions or business model changes, by integrating the engineering, regulatory and economic drivers along with operational and project expertise.
Provide solving expertise.
Provide expertise to incident investigations as well as for plant optimization activities.
Lead efficient and effective technical professional networks to drive standardization and best practices sharing and implementation.
Become a recognized subject matter expert in downstream process engineering design and troubleshooting
Identify, evaluate, prioritize and develop process improvement opportunities (business processes and refining production processes).
Lead a process and project engineering Community of Practice group.
Foster team environment to effectively deliver value.
Increase technical knowledge at our staffing engineering base and process improvement through implementation.
Ensure safety and environmental compliance
What we offer:
Company-provided medical and dental benefits
Time-off
Retirement Savings Plan
Tuition & Professional Development Assistance
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 25, 2024.
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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 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 developing our assets in a safe, responsible 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 customers throughout the United States.
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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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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