Cenovus Energy

Senior Turnaround Planner

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

Qualifications

  • Legally authorized to work in Canada.
  • Minimum 8 years of relevant experience.
  • Red Seal journeyman, technical diploma, or process operations background.
  • Experience with major maintenance or turnaround planning.
  • Familiarity with scheduling software such as P6 or CMMS/GWAS is considered an asset.

Responsibilities

  • Review approved scope and ensure all documentation is complete.
  • Develop execution plans including P&IDs markups and inspection drawings.
  • Create step out plans in SAP for safe work execution.
  • Participate in contractor validation reviews and optimization sessions.
  • Support contractor RFIs and AWRs during the planning phase.
  • Assist with labor leveling in scheduling for each unit.
  • Lead scope/job plan reviews and detailed schedule assessments.
  • Coordinate with projects and procurement for material readiness.

Benefits

  • Opportunity to work in Lloydminster region.
  • Support for employee development and continuous improvement.
  • Safety-sensitive role with required pre-employment assessments.
  • Potential for internal candidates to advance based on performance and competencies.
Full Job Description
Worker Type: Employee

Job Post End Date: 07/09/2026

About this opportunity:

Reporting to the Senior Supervisor, Turnaround Planning, the Senior Turnaround Planner plays a critical role in supporting turnaround planning and execution. This position ensures all assigned tasks are completed within established TAR milestones and the Plan-to-Plan process, while driving continuous improvement in turnaround and outage management practices.

Interested in working in Lloydminster? Learn more!

Work Environment:
  • This position is located in Lloydminster and requires the successful candidate to live in the area.


What you'll do:
  • Review approved scope and confirm all required documentation is complete.
  • Develop execution plans including P&IDs markups, inspection drawings/tabs, plot plan updates, and BOMs.
  • Create the step out plans in SAP to allow for safe and efficient execution of work.
  • Participation in the contractor validation reviews, field walks, schedule quality reviews and optimization sessions.
  • Support responses to contractor RFIs as designated by the Lead Planner which includes AWRs submitted during the planning phase.
  • Assist schedulers with labor levelling in each unit.
  • Lead scope review/job plan index reviews and scope challenge sessions.
  • Lead detailed schedule reviews.
  • Coordinate with projects, procurement, and engineering to ensure materials readiness and approved work packages.
  • Develop contract strategies and review RFPs during contractor selection phases.
  • Monitor progress, costs, and performance; manage added work, maintain BOMs/material masters, and drive continuous improvement.


Who you are:

Our ideal candidate will have the following minimum requirements:
  • Legally authorized to work in Canada.
  • Minimum 8 years of relevant experience.
  • Minimum Red Seal journeyman, technical diploma, or process operations background.
  • Experience supporting major maintenance or turnaround planning, acting as an operations liaison with projects, and working with scheduling software such as P6 or CMMS/GWAS are all considered assets.


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

As this position has been identified as safety sensitive, employment of a final candidate selected for this position will be conditional upon successful completion of required pre-employment medical and alcohol/drug assessments.

For this position you will be required to maintain a Class 5 driver's license, a satisfactory driving record, and adhere to the appropriate Company policies and guidelines. A driver's abstract will be one of the background checks requested in the pre-employment screening for the final candidate.

Note: The application deadline for this position is 11:59 PM MT, July 8, 2026.

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.

If you require accessibility assistance to complete the on-line application or otherwise apply for an open position with Cenovus, its subsidiaries and affiliates, please email [redacted].

For more information about working at Cenovus, 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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If you are a CURRENT EMPLOYEE, please apply by going to our Internal Career Site.

About Cenovus Energy

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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