About this opportunity
The Lloydminster Thermal Geoscience team is seeking a Geologist to support the ongoing development and growth of the Lloyd Thermal Assets. Working within an integrated, multidisciplinary team, this role will support reservoir characterization, development planning, stratigraphic and horizontal well execution, and geological stewardship of future in-situ thermal development opportunities. The successful candidate will also support reserves and resource evaluations, land sale opportunities and expiries, annual planning, and long-range growth initiatives.
What you’ll do
- Collaborate with subsurface, geoscience, reservoir engineering, development, and well delivery teams to support delineation programs and future development opportunities.
- Integrate geological, petrophysical, core, and log data to characterize reservoirs and support resource and reserves assessments.
- Provide geological interpretations and reservoir characterization inputs for geomodel updates and simulation studies.
- Support field development planning by integrating subsurface insights with facilities, well delivery, and asset development considerations.
- Provide geological stewardship of future development inventory, redevelopment/redrill wells, and pad layouts to support annual and long-range planning.
- Support workflow optimization and prepare technical presentations, reviews, lookbacks, and knowledge-sharing materials.
Who you are
- Must be legally eligible to work in Canada.
- Member of, or working toward membership with, APEGS, APEGA, or another provincial professional geoscience organization.
- Minimum of 4+ years of geoscience experience.
- Experience in reservoir characterization, development geology, or related subsurface disciplines is considered an asset.
- Working knowledge of SAGD and thermal development practices, with direct thermal development experience preferred.
- Proficiency in Petrel and other geoscience software used to support development and planning decisions.
- Demonstrated ability to work effectively within multidisciplinary teams and influence decisions through technical expertise and collaboration.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and critical-thinking skills, with the ability to manage uncertainty and make data-driven recommendations.
- Strong communication skills, with the ability to translate complex technical information into explicit recommendations while modeling Cenovus values.
Note: The application deadline for this position is 11:59 PM MT November 17, 2026.
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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.
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
Our culture
- Our purpose: We energize the world to make people’s lives better.
- Our values:
- Protect what matters
- Do it right
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