Worker Type: Employee
About this opportunity:
Cenovus Energy is seeking a new Process Controls Engineer for the Lima Refinery with a strong attention to detail, ability to learn, and the flexibility to adjust to changes based on plant priorities.
The role will ensure that DCS Regulatory/Supervisory Controls, Operator Graphics, Alarm System, Process Historian and PI are designed and implemented in accordance with refinery standards to maintain, optimize and continue safe operation. This position will also manage Budget Adherence, Schedule Adherence, PSM compliance, Alarm Performance and Control Scheme Implementation. The Process Controls Engineer's level of problem-solving will vary with tenure & maturity in the position. This role requires complex problem solving skills to assist Operations and Process Engineering in diagnosing and developing solutions to refinery operational issues.
What you'll do:
Provide new and maintain existing DCS control scheme designs, control configurations, alarm configurations and operator graphics that meet refinery guidelines and provide improved reliability/safety for ongoing plant operations
Participate in Design Review, P&ID’s Review, Engineering Milestone Review, MOC, Investigation, Hazard & Operability (HAZOP) Study, Layer of Protection Analysis (LOPA) processes
Provide Project Engineering support in accordance with sites standards and practices and provide ease of maintenance and increased reliability to the refinery
Develop control schemes in accordance with site standards that allow for ease of use for operations and maintainability and reliably for the Area Business Team Process Controls Engineers
Specify and procure DCS Hardware in accordance with site standard hardware
Who you are:
Legally authorized to work in the US
Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering or Electrical Engineering
4+ years of direct refinery Process Controls experience or other closely related experience
Knowledge of job or industry specific practices or processes; critical/unique skills/knowledge:Proficient technical skills and knowledge of refinery operations, process flows, coordination, andsystems
MBA, PMP Certification, or Professional Engineer License considered an asset
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 JULY 3, 2026.
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