Cenovus Energy

Senior Process Safety Engineer

Cenovus Energy$100K — $130K *
Energy & Utilities
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in engineering, chemistry, science, or safety/environmental discipline
  • 8+ years of experience in process engineering or process safety engineering in oil & gas or chemicals
  • Expertise in U.S. regulations, especially OSHA PSM and EPA RMP
  • Familiarity with methodologies such as MOC, PHA/HAZOP, LOPA, and MAH
  • Proven experience in facilitating MOC, HAZOP/PHA, and LOPA
  • Skilled in Root Cause Analysis and incident investigation leadership
  • Legally authorized to work in the U.S.

Responsibilities

  • Ensure compliance with U.S. process safety regulations
  • Lead refinery process safety programs and provide technical expertise
  • Drive continuous improvement of process safety systems and workflows
  • Serve as a change agent for embedding process safety principles
  • Lead/support incident investigations and root cause analyses
  • Coordinate audits and track corrective actions for gaps identified
  • Partner with site leadership to mitigate key risks and analyze safety performance goals

Benefits

  • Opportunities for professional development and career advancement
  • Supportive work environment focused on safety and well-being
  • Collaboration with cross-functional stakeholders
  • Engagement in critical incident management and safety initiatives
  • Involvement in continuous improvement of safety systems
Full Job Description
Worker Type: Employee

About this opportunity:

Cenovus Energy is now seeking a Senior Process Safety Engineer to lead the process safety initiatives to support a zero-harm work environment by mitigating risk and coordinating with cross-functional stakeholders to address process safety issues at our Toledo Refinery.

What you’ll do:

  • Ensure regulatory compliance with U.S. process safety requirements, including OSHA PSM (29 CFR 1910.119) and EPA Risk Management Program (RMP)

  • Lead and support refinery process safety programs, providing technical safety and engineering expertise across PHA/HAZOP, LOPA, MAH, and Management of Change (MOC)

  • Drive continuous improvement of process safety systems, workflows, and assurance mechanisms to ensure consistent and effective implementation

  • Serve as a change agent, embedding process safety principles across the organization and influencing stakeholders at all levels

  • Lead or support incident investigations and root cause analyses, identifying lessons learned and preventing recurrence of major incidents

  • Coordinate and oversee audits (internal, third party, insurance), ensuring gap identification, tracking, and timely close out of corrective actions

  • Partner with site leadership and HSE leadership to identify and mitigate key risks, advance safety systems, and set, measure, and analyze occupational and process safety performance goals

Who you are:

  • Legally authorized to work in the US

  • Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Chemistry, Science, or Safety/Environmental discipline

  • 8+ years experience in process engineering, technical safety, or process safety engineering in oil and gas or chemicals

  • Subject matter expert of US regulations, specifically the Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) and the Process Safety Management Standard (29 CFR 1910.119) and EPA RMP Rule

  • In depth familiarity with MOC, PHA/HAZOP, LOPA, and major accident hazard (MAH) methodologies and good practices

  • Demonstrated experience in facilitating MOC, HAZOP/PHA, and LOPA

  • Proficient in Root Cause Analysis methodologies and incident investigation leadership

We acknowledge the value of transferable 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 JUNE 26, 2026.

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Cenovus is a Canadian oil company with oil sands operations in northern Alberta that use specialized methods like SAGD to drill and pump the oil to the surface

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5,938 employees
Market Cap
$36.1 billion
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Founded
2009
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