We’re a Canadian-based integrated energy company headquartered in Calgary. We’re committed to maximizing value by developing our assets in a safe, responsible and cost-efficient manner, integrating sustainability considerations into our business plans.
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.
Our shares trade under the symbol CVE and are listed on the Toronto and New York stock exchanges.
Site Representative Roles and Responsibilities daily but not limited to:
GENERAL EXPECTATIONS
- You are Cenovus’ representative as the prime contractor.
- You are responsible to enforce and maintain Cenovus’ safety expectations.
- Verify documentation is in place prior to starting the project.
- Ensure appropriate handover of all documentation if a project is transferred to another CSR.
- Ensure the Job Books are kept up to date throughout the project and returned complete in a timely fashion (two weeks). Ensure contractors are completing proper documentation to supplement the Job Book.
- You are responsible to plan the sequence of construction of events and ensure the selected contractors are scheduled on site.
- Always ensure the use of Cenovus approved contractors . If it hasn’t been identified within the project discuss with your Senior Manager.
- Ensure all contractors are executing the agreed upon plan while meeting Cenovus’ safety and quality expectations.
- Site working hours are 10 hour days unless otherwise determined per project. On days off or travel home days you must review with the CSR Lead time required on site for that day.
- If required let operations know when you arrive or leave site. This should have been clarified at the kick off meeting.
- You are expected to comply with Cenovus policies, adhere to acceptable legal business principles, and exhibit a high degree of personal integrity and professionalism at all times. You are expected to refrain from behavior that might be harmful to you, your co-workers, business associates or the Company. Any breach of the Business Conduct Code is considered serious and may result in disciplinary action including the immediate termination of your contract.
- You must avoid all situations in which your personal interests’ conflict with your duties to Cenovus or the interests of the Company. You are required to disclose any potential conflict of interest to your Senior Manager.
- You are required to keep all your Cenovus & Industry safety certifications valid and current.
- Ensure that all of Cenovus’ Safety Rules and Regulations are followed. Always default to the most stringent policies and the Life Saving Rules.
- The ERP must be created, reviewed and distributed to all personnel. Make sure they follow the roles and responsibilities of the ERP.
- Complete ERP Exercises as defined.
- Ensure the Site Sign In is being utilized and the Contractor Orientation is complete.
- Ensure that all workers understand it is their responsibility to Refuse Unsafe Work.
- Verify contractor’s safety tickets are available for the applicable work task and site.
- Ensure you receive a site-specific orientation and hazard assessment from operations and that you communicate this to the contractors. This needs to be documented.
- Verify contractors receive the construction and site-specific orientation.
- Make sure daily tailgate meetings take place as scheduled with everyone in attendance. Record minutes and/or items discussed.
- You are required to follow Cenovus LTCHO Policy
- You are required to follow Cenovus SIMOPS standards.
- Verify permits and site-specific hazard assessments are filled out properly.
- You are required to report all incidents and serious near misses/hazard ID’s to the Construction Senior Manager immediately and then follow up with the incident report in a timely fashion. Consult the CSR Expectations memo for notification requirements per incident type.
- Ensure work authorization permit is in place prior to commencement of work and is signed off at the end of the day or contractor phones when leaving site, and record on the permit.
- You are required to submit your Man-Hours on the Daily Report.
- You are required to do worker observation/LSR verification as defined and enter into Intelex.
- It is important to understand when you are accepting the controlling authority of a site or when the site is staying within Operations’ control and you are acting on their behalf.
- Verify all contractors receiving a permit have Permit Holder Training.
- Review Contractor Task Hazard Assessments and sign them.
- Perform THA Assessment as defined.
- Verify LSR’s that are considered when preforming Hazzard Assessments.
- Verify fitness-for-task is considered when authorizing work and that individuals are empowered to speak up if they have concerns (fitness-for-task includes physical ability, physical limitations, mental state, emotional state, fatigue, morale, motivation, stress, high workload, time pressure, poor communication, vague guidance, overconfidence, first time performing task, distraction, first day back following days off, end of work shift, phobias, etc.).
- Follow regulatory requirements and notifications for hydrotesting according to the applicable regulatory jurisdiction. Consult your Project Lead or Senior Manager for support.
- Adhere to Cenovus Lifting & Rigging Policy.
- Follow all applicable regulations including MOE, MER, AER, NEB, TSASK, ABSA, SaskPower, OH&S and CSA.
- You are Cenovus’ representative to ensure all environmental issues are followed.
- You are required to know job specific Ministry of Environment (Saskatchewan MOE & Alberta Energy Regulator AER) requirements.
- Verify the water management and mud management processes are followed and documents are sent to the appropriate Cenovus Environmental contact.
- You are required to notify spills to the current environment advisor for appropriate reporting to regulatory authorities.
- Follow scope of work and do not deviate without approval from Project Lead or Construction Senior Manager. Manage the construction spend to the PO limit as well as approved construction change orders.
- Carry out a P&ID check throughout the job to ensure work is completed as per P&ID. Utilize Request for Information (RFI) with RFI Log.
- You will follow the land line lists and ensure that the landowner conditions are met, and discussions are documented.
- Obtain vendor quotations from contractors at the request of Project Leads or EPCs.
- You are required to ensure all contractors and disciplines utilize ITPs.
- Review the ITP and place hold points, percentage of witness and review steps on the ITP. You are required to work with the contractor to keep the ITP up to date.
- Follow commissioning and Turnover to Operations activities as discussed at the project kick-off meeting. Categorize, resolve and track deficiencies in a timely manner.
- Complete sign off with operations and contractor when job is complete.
- You are required to gather up QA/QC binders and documentation including signed NDE reports, fill them out and turn them in together in a timely manner. You are responsible to review the QA/QC turnover binders and ensure all applicable documentation is included.
- Verify all NDE technicians have the appropriate certifications for the task.
- Follow Cenovus NCR process when applicable.
- Ensure contractors are completing all as built and red line drawings and including in the job book.
- You will be required to witness pressure tests and make sure the documents are filled out properly.
- Verify welders are prequalified by the contractor and ensure that they are using approved welding procedures that have been accepted by Cenovus.
- Verify that the proper material is being installed as per line lists and specifications and is logged. Review and spec. deviations.
- When sending contractors to pick up materials for you, ensure a packing slip is generated and the contractor has received all noted materials.
- Follow the HOG material transfer process and cc the project lead when material transfers are submitted.
- At the end of a job, complete the Project Completion Cleanup Report (spring clean-up or other work) and provide to the project lead and EPC. Submit a copy of the cleanup report in job binder and email to HOG Spring Cleanup. This helps to plan the clean-up work and to forecast final costs.
- Complete daily reports summarizing activities and costs. Daily reports will be in SiteView. Record all areas of concern, late delivery items, etc. on the daily report.
- Tickets to be signed and returned to the vendor in a timely manner. You are required to fill out the Cost Summary Report in SiteView daily.
- It is required to attach pictures along with daily reports to show events or work on projects.
- You are required to manage a Change Order Log, a Request for Information Log (RFI), and a Non-Conformance Report Log (NCR). Ensure all personnel on site are aware of this expectation.
- You are required to have Industry Level 2 Ground Disturbance course, as well the Ground Disturbance course before supervising any ground disturbance on Cenovus’ behalf. There is also an annual refresher course that is required.
- Follow Cenovus’ Ground Disturbance Damage Prevention Policy at all times.
- If a problem with ground disturbance or uncertainty comes up, you contact the Ground Disturbance Advisor or the Construction Senior Manager, or both.
- You are required to send in any unknown lines found when doing line locating to Cenovus the Ground Disturbance Advisor as well as fill out a Near Miss Report and provide it to your Senior Manager.
- You are required to have a GD pre-job meeting utilizing the GD Authorization Form prior.
Ticket required in advance of start: Standard First Aid w/ CPR, H2S Alive, TDG, WHMIS, Confined Space Pre-Entry Awareness, Fall Arrest, Ground Disturbance Level II.SCBA Face Piece Fit Test, Fire Extinguisher, Gas Detection
- Life Saving Rules
- Injury Reporting and medical treatment for contractors & CLP
- LOTO
- Scaffold Training