Manager, Health & Saftey Major Projects
About this opportunity:
The Manager, Health & Safety Major Projects is a field-based leadership role responsible for providing both technical expertise and functional Health & Safety (H&S) leadership across Major Projects portfolio in Western Canada and the United States. The successful candidate will champion the implementation and continuous improvement of H&S processes aligned with Cenovus’s Operational Integrity Management System (COIMS), ensuring full compliance with applicable occupational health and safety legislation and industry standards.
In this role, you will support and advance H&S programs across field operations, fostering a culture of safety excellence within a collaborative, solutions-oriented environment. You will play a key role in driving consistent, high-quality safety performance across all aspects of Major Projects while supporting teams to deliver results safely and effectively.
Work Environment:
This is a full-time employee position working 9 days on and 5 days off shift rotation.
This role requires driving to our Oil Sands, Lloydminster and other operational sites in the portfolio, accommodation is provided while on shift.
What you’ll do:
Collaborate with the Director and field Construction & Commissioning Management Team to establish and deliver yearly strategic goals and objectives.
Provide leadership and development of 8-10 Senior Health & Safety Advisors that support Major Projects. These Advisors are located at all the Cenovus assets across Western Canada and the US.
Collaborate across the organization to share standards and lessons learned and continuously improve the company’s performance.
Lead Health & Safety culture by example and provide leadership, feedback, and assistance to others. Role models a proactive approach to continuously improving health and safety performance.
Fostering collaboration between the Deployed H&S team and the Central H&S team, using multi-disciplinary support as a means for communication.
Facilitate and shape the field strategies and implementation tactics required to support Safe Work performance.
Manage performance and development of the Health & Safety direct reports through timely feedback and regular performance conversations. This is a team of high functioning, Senior Advisors.
Who you are:
Our ideal candidate will have the following minimum requirements:
Legally authorized to work in Canada.
Experience in a leadership position.
Minimum 12 years' experience in the H&S function or Operations-based leadership; experience specific to oil & gas preferred.
CRSP, NCSO, EH&S diploma/certificate or a degree that is technically related to Major Projects (engineering, electrician, etc.).
Extensive technical, practical and leadership experience in H&S, including expertise in planning and experience in driving industry leadership in H&S performance.
Demonstrated ability to partner with stakeholders with a strong focus on client service
Previous experience with, or exposure to, the development and implementation of safety standards or practices
Working knowledge of applicable H&S regulations, practices, and training
Strong working knowledge of OH&S legislation and industry standards.
Proven commitment to health & safety and a passionate desire to drive continuous improvement in these areas.
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.
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 Friday June 26th, 2026.
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.
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Who we are:
Ranked as one of Canada’s Best Employers in 2025, Cenovus is an integrated energy company headquartered in Calgary. We’re committed to maximizing value by developing our assets in a safe, responsible and cost-efficient manner. We operate in Canada, the United States and the Asia Pacific region. Our operations include oil sands projects in northern Alberta, thermal and conventional crude oil and natural gas projects across Western Canada, crude oil production offshore Newfoundland and Labrador and natural gas and liquids production offshore China and Indonesia. Cenovus’s downstream operations include upgrading, refining and marketing operations in Canada and the United States.
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The Cenovus experience
Total rewards
We’re committed to being an employer of choice through competitive compensation and our comprehensive total rewards package, including:
Paid vacation (including a flex day program for eligible staff)
Health & dental benefits
Substantial mental health coverage
Life insurance
Disability benefits
Employee family assistance
Virtual healthcare coverage
Our development philosophy
We foster a culture of continuous learning and development to support employees as they build meaningful careers. We offer a variety of employee development initiatives, including:
Internal course offerings
Education assistance for additional development
Opportunities to work on special projects
Leadership development programs for emerging and established leaders
We actively promote internal job movement, recognizing the value of gaining new perspectives, building connections across teams, and applying expertise in new ways. As a fully integrated energy company, we believe that sharing knowledge across our business and operations creates stronger outcomes—for employees and for the company as a whole.
Our culture
Our purpose: We energize the world to make people’s lives better.
Our values:
Protect what matters
Do it right
Make it better
Do it together
Cenovus Cares: We believe in the power of purpose-driven work. Our Employee Giving and Volunteering Program, Cenovus Cares, connects our people to our purpose, inspiring action and elevating impact year-round.
Support causes you care about with volunteer opportunities in and outside of work.
Earn donation grants while volunteering (up to $1,000 per event).
Receive donation matching up to $25,000 annually.
Staff resource groups: We have various staff resource groups to help ensure our people feel a sense of belonging and can grow and do their best work. These voluntary groups are employee-led and all groups are open to all staff in all locations.
Equal opportunity employer
We believe a workplace where everyone has merit-based opportunities to grow, achieve career aspirations and feel a sense of belonging benefits our people, our company and the regions where we live and work. We embrace and encourage different perspectives and approaches, which help us make better business decisions. We believe that through this approach, we can solve challenges, seize opportunities and unlock innovative solutions.
To achieve an unbiased and respectful workplace, individuals are evaluated based on qualifications, merit and abilities, and we encourage applications from all qualified candidates. We also acknowledge the value of transferrable skills and may consider equivalent combinations of experience and education should you not meet a specific requirement.
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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