Cenovus Energy

Senior Drilling Systems Engineer

St John’s, NL

full_time

About This Job

Worker Type: Employee

Job Post End Date: 06/13/2025

About this opportunity:

The Drilling Systems Engineer is responsible for providing technical support for drilling-related systems on the SeaRose FPSO and WWR Platform, supporting safe and efficient drilling operations through system integrity, troubleshooting, and engineering modifications.

What you’ll do:

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Provide engineering support to Drilling and Operations teams for drilling equipment and systems, ensuring reliability and compliance with offshore standards

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Lead the development and implementation of system changes for drilling infrastructure, stewarding all modifications through the MOC process

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Participate in abnormal or non-routine operations, including troubleshooting drilling systems, supporting risk assessments (HAZOPs, PHAs), and developing mitigation plans

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Act as the subject matter expert for Safety Critical Elements on the WWR platform and maintain accurate system descriptions and lifecycle documentation

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Collaborate in a multi-discipline engineering environment for selection and purchase of new equipment, detailed design input, and engineering investigations

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Maintain active involvement in COIMS processes related to drilling system design, integrity management, and emergency preparedness, including Emergency Response Team participation

Who you are:

Our ideal candidate will have the following minimum qualifications:

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Legally authorized to work in Canada

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Bachelor of Engineering in Mechanical Engineering

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Member in good standing or eligible for registration with Professional Engineers and Geoscientists Newfoundland & Labrador (PEGNL)

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Minimum 8 years experience within the oil and gas industry

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In-depth knowledge of the Oil & Gas Industry, and Regulatory & Certifying Authority regulations, codes & standards

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Experience with Hazards and Operability Studies (HAZOPs), Process Hazard Analysis (PHAs) & Risk Assessments

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

This is a safety sensitive position and will be subject to pre-placement Fitness for Work assessments, which includes drug and alcohol screening, a medical and driver’s abstract review

Note: The application deadline for this position is 11:59 PM MT June 12, 2025.

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 resolving next steps.

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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Consistent with the Accords Act, residents of Newfoundland and Labrador specifically and Canada generally, who are qualified, will be given first consideration for training and employment. 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 sustainably developing our assets in a safe, innovative and cost efficient manner, integrating environmental, social and governance considerations into our business plans.

Cenovus is the operator and majority owner of the White Rose field and extensions, located approximately 350 km offshore Newfoundland and Labrador. West White Rose is a concrete based drilling platform, which will access resources in the western part of the existing White Rose field and use the SeaRose floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel for processing within our Atlantic Region Operations.

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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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