About this opportunity Reporting to the OT Site DCS Senior Coordinator, the Staff Site Process Control Engineer/Technologist provides site-based changes to DCS, PLC, SCADA, Safety System and HMI configurations, as well as front‑line troubleshooting support for Operations and subject matter expertise consultation to engineering functions. The position operates as a primary on‑site DCS execution resource within a broader team under the governance of the Senior Coordinator, OT Site DCS.

Worker Type: Employee

While this vacancy is currently at Christina Lake North this posting could be used to fill vacancies at any of the three Oil Sands Operations sites (Christina Lake, Foster Creek, or Sunrise, based on business need).

Work Environment

This is a full‑time employee position working a 8X6 shift rotation.

All Oil Sands Operations sites have full-service camp facilities and recreational amenities.

Transportation

Depending on your place of residence and your shift rotation, bus and/or air transportation to/from site is offered from designated departure points in select locations.

Christina Lake North has service flight Hubs in Calgary, Edmonton and Saskatoon. There is also bus transportation to these sites from La Corey, AB / Lac La Biche, AB.

What you’ll do

Uphold Cenovus safety programs and policies, participate in risk assessments (PHA, HAZOP), and review Protected Work Plans for DCS work in collaboration with Operations.

Provide after‑hours callout support for unplanned trips and restarts, manage shutdown bypasses and logic forces, and support resolution of process control‑related safety and lost production incidents.

Ensure DCS work complies with MOC, Cenovus Operations Integrity Management System (COIMS),



and Thermal Recovery Specifications, maintaining team standards, tracking work in SAP and ServiceNow, and participating in configuration peer reviews.

Provide front‑line Operations troubleshooting and configuration changes across DCS, Safety System, PLC, SCADA, and HMI platforms, including control loop tuning and alarm bad actor improvements.

Support shutdowns, startups, outages, and turnarounds, collaborating with the OT Systems team to ensure DCS reliability and availability.

Develop, implement, and test control/safety system logic and graphics per project work packages, ensuring configurations match controlled documentation and alarm design assessments are completed with Alarm Management SMEs.

Support FAT, pre‑commissioning, commissioning, and turnover activities for facilities‑engineered projects, review Commissioning & Startup team turnover packages for larger major projects to confirm DCS deliverables meet standards and operational readiness.

Ensure project documentation is redlined, approved, and turned over to Document Management, and that lessons learned are captured and shared.

Who you are Our ideal candidate will have the following minimum requirements:

Legally authorized to work in Canada.

Minimum 12 years as a P.Eng or as a Technologist working in the Instrumentation, Automation and Control System field with a broad level of experience.





Experience with the Engineering, Commissioning, Operation & Maintenance functions of a production facility.

Demonstrated design, implementation, and operational knowledge of integrated plant control and safety systems (DeltaV, Honeywell, Rockwell, Triconex).

Experience with work management systems (SAP, Service-Now).

Knowledge of industrial communication networks including Profibus, Modbus, ControlNet, and radio systems.

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 November 5, 2026.

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